Ringo Starr Credit: Photo via RingoStarr/Facebook
This is one of those rare years where both surviving Beatles will have performed in Florida. Paul McCartney caused tears and adrenaline to flow in Orlando back in May, and Ringo Starr’s very sold-out, thrice-postponed Clearwater show finally lands at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Friday, Sept. 16.

The gig was supposed to happen over the summer, but Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather—both members of the current All-Starr Band—came down with COVID-19. Also included in the 82-year-old goofy one’s regiment is Hamish Stuart of Average White Band, Men At Work’s Colin Hay (who has already been to Clearwater twice this year) as well as Toto touring saxophonist Warren Ham, and David Lee Roth drummer Greg Bissonette.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...