Ringo Starr cancels tour dates after contracting COVID-19
nme.comRingo Starr has cancelled several shows he had planned in Canada for this week, with the Beatle putting his tour on hold to recuperate after contracting COVID-19.After shows in New Buffalo, Michigan and Prior Lake, Minnesota were cancelled over the weekend “due to illness”, an official statement from Starr’s team confirmed the musician had tested positive for COVID.
As a result, five shows that were scheduled for this week – in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Abbotsford and Penticton – have been axed.“Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home,” the statement said. “As always, he and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them back out on the road soon.”A post shared by Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic)Starr’s tour is set to restart on October 11 in Seattle, Washington, before continuing along to Portland, San Jose, Paso Robles, Los Angeles and Mexico City.
See those dates here.It’s not the first time Starr’s tour dates have been affected by COVID-19 this year. Back in June, Starr postponed a slew of North American dates with his All-Starr Band after two of its members – keyboardist Edgar Winter and guitarist Steve Lukather – tested positive.“We are so sorry to let the fans down,” Starr wrote in a message to fans at the time. “It’s been wonderful to be back out on the road and we have been having such a great time playing for you all.
But as we all know, [COVID-19] is still here and despite being careful these things happen.”Starr put out his latest solo album, ‘What’s My Name’, in 2019.
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