When Graham joined Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band

December 17, 2017

in 2018 Graham Gouldman accepted an invitation to join Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band for a tour of Europe in the summer.

 

Ringo has kept the same band line-up for several years, but wanted a change for the next tour and approached Graham with the idea of him joining.

 

 

The All Starr Band also features Steve Lukather of Toto, Gregg Rolie of Santana, Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Warren Ham (whose credits include working with Toto, Donna Summer and Olivia Newton-John) and Gregg Bissonette (Santana, Toto and ELO).

 

 

“I didn’t need to think about it,” says Graham. “As I’ve said before, without the Beatles there wouldn’t have been a 10cc, so to be asked to join Ringo’s band was a huge honour and very exciting. It was also  a great pleasure to play alongside such esteemed musicians as Steve, Warren and the others.”

 

 

The 21-date tour ttook the band to Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Israel and Italy.

 

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band tour:

05 Jun France Paris Olympia
08 Jun Netherlands Grolloo Holland Blues Festival
09 Jun Germany Flensberg Flens Arena
10 Jun Germany Hamburg StadPark
13 Jun Finland Helsinki Kaisaniemi Park
15 Jun Denmark Horsens Lunden
16 Jun Germany Berlin Tempodorm
17 Jun Germany Zwickau Stadhalle
19 Jun Czech Republic Prague Congress Hall
20 Jun Austria Vienna Stadhalle
23 Jun Israel Tel Aviv Menorah Arena
24 Jun Israel Tel Aviv Menorah Arena
26 Jun Spain Barcelona St. Jordi Club
28 Jun Spain Madrid Wlznik Center
29 Jun Spain La Caruna Coliseum
01 Jul Spain Bilbao Bizkia Arena
04 Jul Luxembourg Luxembourg Rockhal
06 Jul Monaco Monte Carlo Sporting Complex
08 Jul Italy Lucca Piazza Napoleone
09 Jul Italy Marostica Piazza Degliscachi
11 Jul Italy Rome, Cavea Autorium
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