Ringo Starr has cancelled the remaining shows of his US tour due to illness. The former Beatles drummer was forced to miss his concert in Philadelphia on Tuesday and has also axed the Radio City Music Hall gig in New York City on Wednesday night. A social media statement read: “Ringo has come down with a cold and after consulting a doctor he was advised to cancel these two remaining shows and get rest.
As always, Ringo and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them soon." Refunds are being given to fans who had tickets for the two cancelled dates. The 84-year-old musician and his All Starr Band kicked off the run on September 7 and played 10 shows in the States, with Ringo last onstage on September 22 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Ringo released the EP 'Crooked Boy' in April - which features the Strokes' guitarist Nick Valensi - and he explained how he asked songwriter and producer Linda Perry to pen more upbeat songs for the project. He told Variety: "Even on 'February Sky,' it was all about the dark sky everywhere in February, so that’s an emotion in there. But I told her, 'There’s gotta be a crack — a break in the sky — and the sun is coming out.
' Because all my songs have that. They can be 'I’m down, I’m this, I’m that..
. But things are getting better, things are going up.' They always have a positive upside.
"'Rewind Forward' [the title song of his previous EP, from 2023] was like that. 'Rewind forward' meant, sometimes you’re in.
