This is pretty terrifying…
08.07.2020 - 12:27 / breakingnews.ie
Ringo Starr celebrated his 80th birthday with a livestream featuring some of his famous friends.
The former Beatle usually marks his birthdays with a public get-together in Hollywood but was forced inside by the coronavirus pandemic.
He hosted an online event – from behind his drum set – with cameos from the likes of Elvis Costello, Dave Grohl and Sheryl Crow, who performed Beatles and Ringo covers from home.
And there were a number of throwback moments from Ringo’s concerts of years gone by,
This is pretty terrifying…
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Ringo Starr has marked his 80th birthday with a livestream featuring a series of appearances from some of his famous friends.The Beatles drummer is known for marking each birthday with a charity event in Hollywood, but coronavirus meant that he was forced to stage it from home for the first time.With Starr leading proceedings from his drum kit, the event saw cameos from the likes of Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello – who all performed a selection of Beatles covers.After
Ringo Starr couldn't celebrate his birthday with his usual party at the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, the former Beatle brought the fun online on Tuesday (July 7) to celebrate the big 8-0 safely and socially distanced.Proceeds raised during the show benefited four organizations, including Black Lives Matter Global Network, the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares and WaterAid.On the Black Lives Matter movement, Starr took some time to note how influential black music was to creating the
not to speak up. “I feel as if we can’t go back now,” she says.
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Ringo Starr has announced a livestream benefit concert to mark his 80th birthday this week.The star-studded event will consist of exclusive new at-home performances and previously unseen concert footage from former Beatles-bandmate Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper, Gary Clark Jr and more.Donations during the event will be split between the Black Lives Matter Global Network, MusiCares, The David Lynch Foundation, and WaterAid.