McCartney and Ringo get back together for a trip down memory lane.
When former bandmate Paul McCartney’s London tour came to an end, Ringo Starr, the drummer for the Beatles, surprised everyone by joining him to perform some of the Fab Four’s best songs.
On the last night of McCartney’s “Got Back” tour, the 84-year-old drummer said late Thursday, “I’ve had a great night tonight, it’s been a great show,” while performing at London’s O2 Arena.
After that, they performed classic hits like “Helter Skelter” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
Starr said to the crowded audience, “I’m off now, I’ve had a great night and I love you all,” as he walked off stage.
Since the Beatles split, Starr and McCartney have gotten back together multiple times, most notably during McCartney’s “Freshen Up” tour in 2018–19.
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood also joined McCartney for the song “Get Back”, with the former Beatle playing his original Hofner bass for the first time in 50 years.
McCartney, 82, played the instrument throughout the Beatlemania decade and it was used to record hits including “Love Me Do”, “She Loves You”, and “Twist and Shout”.
The instrument was thought to have been lost during recording sessions in 1969, but an investigation last year discovered that it was actually stolen in 1972.
The investigators tracked down its whereabouts and reunited McCartney with the guitar in February.
The 82-year-old opened Thursday’s show with “A Hard Day’s Night”, before rattling through almost 40 hits from pop music’s best-loved back catalogue.