The 2022 concert tour by the rock supergroup Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band began on 27 May 2022 in Rama, Ontario, Canada. The tour was originally scheduled to begin in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the group's lead vocalist, Ringo Starr, stated that they would not be touring that year. After the tour eventually commenced in May 2022, it was brought to a halt the following month when All-Starr band members Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather tested positive for COVID-19; the remaining tour dates, originally scheduled for June and July 2022, were postponed to September and October, adding on to the planned autumn leg of the tour.: "After three pandemic postponements from the concert's original June 2020 date, the Fab fourth time was a charm."

The tour ended prematurely when, on 13 October 2022, Starr cancelled all remaining dates when he tested positive for COVID-19.

The setlist for the tour included songs by Starr—both by his former band the Beatles and from his career as a solo artist—as well as songs by All-Starr band members and their associated bands, including Winter (formerly of the Edgar Winter Group), Lukather and Warren Ham (both members of Toto), Hamish Stuart (formerly of the Average White Band), and Colin Hay of Men at Work.

Reception Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun, reviewing the 27 May concert at Rama, Ontario, gave the show a rating of three out of four stars, commending Starr's performances of his Beatles-era and solo career songs, as well as Hay's vocals.

The Boston Globes Mark Hirsh, in his review of the 2 June show at Boston, Massachusetts' Boch Center Wang Theatre, wrote that the lineup of the All-Starr Band "was a bit more seamless than past conglomerations", and that the concert itself is "designed to do little more than wrap the audience in amiably comforting familiarity for an hour and a half." Hirsh concluded that, "as mission statement 'With a Little Help from My Friends' closed out his show (with a 'Give Peace a Chance' chaser) for the umpteenth time, it was clear Starr knows he can't do it alone. It was equally clear he doesn't want to."

Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote positively of the 10 September show at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's PPG Paints Arena, stating that "[Starr is] as youthful at 82 as anyone could be, and his skills as a brilliant drummer and modest singer are still intact." Mervis praised the performances of the songs on the setlist, writing that the performance of Toto's "Rosanna" "rocked about 10 times harder than the studio version," and noted that, "The crowd got a steady stream of hits but not much in the way of production. It was nothing but a cloth psychedelic backdrop with projections of stars on it. No video screens at all, which is not great for an arena show."

Also reviewing the 10 September concert, The Beaver County Times Scott Tady praised the setlist, Hay's vocal range, Lukather's "searing guitar work", and Warren Ham's instrumental and vocal contributions. Tady added that "Starr sounded in vintage form singing the final three songs," and summarized the show as "No fancy lights, no nostalgic video projections, no elaborate stage design − just a Beatle and his truly All-Starr Band − playing the hits well, and with enthusiasm, as they brought joy to fans. [...] A Starr-y, Starry-y night to remember warmly."

Setlist

Tour dates Date City Country Venue North America 27 May 2022 Rama Canada Casino Rama 28 May 2022 30 May 2022 Canandaigua United States CMAC 31 May 2022 Asbury Park Paramount Theatre 2 June 2022 Boston Boch Center Wang Theatre 4 June 2022 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 6 June 2022 New York City Beacon Theatre 7 June 2022 8 June 2022 10 June 2022 Red Bank Count Basie Theater 5 September 2022 Lenox Tanglewood Music Center 6 September 2022 Baltimore The Modell Lyric 7 September 2022 9 September 2022 Easton State Theatre 10 September 2022 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 11 September 2022 Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House 15 September 2022 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre 16 September 2022 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall 17 September 2022 Hollywood Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood 19 September 2022 Atlanta Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 20 September 2022 Richmond Virginia Credit Union Live! 22 September 2022 Providence Providence Performing Arts Center 23 September 2022 Bridgeport Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater 24 September 2022 Atlantic City Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 26 September 2022 Laval Canada Place Bell 27 September 2022 Kingston Leon's Centre 28 September 2022 Toronto Massey Hall 30 September 2022 Mount Pleasant United States Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort 1 October 2022 (canceled) New Buffalo Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds New Buffalo 2 October 2022 (canceled) Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 4 October 2022 (canceled) Winnipeg Canada Canada Life Centre 5 October 2022 (canceled) Saskatoon SaskTel Centre 6 October 2022 (canceled) Lethbridge ENMAX Centre 8 October 2022 (canceled) Abbotsford Abbotsford Centre 9 October 2022 (canceled) Penticton South Okanagan Events Centre 11 October 2022 Seattle United States Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium 12 October 2022 Portland Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 14 October 2022 (canceled) San Jose San Jose Civic 15 October 2022 (canceled) Paso Robles Vina Robles Amphitheatre 16 October 2022 (canceled) Los Angeles Greek Theatre 19 October 2022 (canceled) Mexico City Mexico Auditorio Nacional 20 October 2022 (canceled)

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