Ringo Starr, 82, and his All-Starr Band were forced to cancel the show in New Buffalo hours before taking the stage after the famous drummer fell ill
- The Beatles legend, 82, retired from performing at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage
- He realized he was unable to perform due to an illness affecting his voice
- The band’s spokesman said Ringo does not have COVID-19 but did not say what affected him
Ringo Starr and his band’s show in New Buffalo, Michigan, was canceled Saturday night due to the famous drummer’s illness.
The Beatles legend, 82, withdrew from performing at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage after realizing he was unable to perform due to an illness affecting his voice.
The band’s spokesman said Ringo does not have COVID-19 but did not say what affected him.
Cancellation: Ringo Starr and his band’s show in New Buffalo, Michigan, was canceled Saturday night due to the famous drummer’s illness
One of the concert-goers told TMZ that he went to management at the Four Winds Casino and pressed them about why the show was a no-go and was told Ringo was ill but wouldn’t go any further.
It has yet to be confirmed if Ringo and the band’s scheduled Sunday night show in Prior Lake, Minnesota will go ahead.
Organizers are hoping to reschedule the New Buffalo show, but promoters told fans they could get a refund if it was a better fit.
Web has reached out to Ringo’s representatives for comment.
Gutted: The Beatles legend, 82, withdrew from performing at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage after realizing he was unable to perform due to an illness affecting his voice
Last month, Ringo celebrated his 82nd birthday by hosting his annual Peace and Love Party in Beverly Hills.
Ringo has had plenty to celebrate lately as he and second wife Barbara celebrated 41 years of marriage on April 27.
The Scouse icon has three children – son Zak, 56; son Jason, 54; and daughter Lee, 51 – from his decades-long marriage to Maureen Starkey, which ended in 1975.
The nine-time Grammy winner and his All Starr Band wrapped up the first leg of their 2022 Spring Tour on June 26 in Clearwater, Florida.
The tour, which was postponed due to the 2020 pandemic, will resume in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the fall on September 23 and conclude in Mexico City on October 20.
All Starr Band: (LR) Warren Ham, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonnette (pictured May)
Ringo’s birthday celebration comes just weeks after he made history as the first member of The Beatles to auction a collection of NFT digital artwork.
$1,000 was the starting bid for all five of the Englishman’s tracks – Galaxy One, Galaxy Two, Bandana Man, Starr Art and Crash – which include short animated videos of his drumming.
“I always wanted to be a drummer, but you never know where a new idea or path will take you,” Ringo (born Richard Starkey) said in a statement.
“This new technology is so advanced that it has inspired me and I have loved creating these NFTs that combine my art and my music. Who would have thought I would spread peace and love throughout the metaverse.”
A portion of the proceeds benefit the Lotus Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing social welfare in areas such as substance abuse, cerebral palsy, brain tumors, cancer, abused women and their children, homelessness and needy animals.
The Beatles: (LR) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo and George Harrison (pictured 1967)