Paul McCartney reunited onstage with his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr for two songs during his acclaimed Got Back tour. The drummer was brought out to huge applause last night (Thursday 19 December) at the O2 Arena in London, where he and McCartney performed an encore of White Album track “Helter Skelter” and “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)”. Starr had earlier been spotted watching the show along with stars such as Kate Moss , Hannah Waddingham , Martin Freeman, Ed Sheeran and George Clooney, along with McCartney’s daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney.
“We’ve got another surprise for you,” McCartney told the audience, having earlier brought out The Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood. “Bringing to the stage the mighty, the one and only Mr Ringo Starr!” As the thunderous applause from fans continued, the 82-year-old told them: “I’ve had a great night tonight..
. how about you? Shall we rock?” As Starr stood by his side, McCartney joked: “We can only rock if you can get on your kit, ma.” Stewart, meanwhile, joined McCartney for a rendition of “Get Back”, during which the latter played his original Hofner 500/1 bass guitar for the first time in more than 50 years.
The instrument was stolen from the back of a van along with other gear belonging to McCartney’s band Wings; he was reunited with it after a nationwide search was launched earlier this year. McCartney’s London show marked the conclusion of his Got Back t.
