![]() ![]() At the height of Beatlemania, “Boys” was the song Ringo performed regularly in concert. He may have been exaggerating, but he wasn’t far off. His trademark deep, warm, throaty voice sounded the way it always has, a little rough around the edges but as strong as ever, especially on up-tempo early Beatles rockers like “Matchbox,” “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “Boys.” The latter is a song he said “I’ve done at every live gig I’ve ever done.” George Harrison, who died of cancer in 2001, would have turned 80 next year.)īut Ringo, wearing a black blazer with splashes of red down the front and black pants with red stripes down the sides, neither sounded nor moved like an 82-year-old. (John Lennon, who was assassinated in 1980, would have turned 82 this October. Instead, the baby boomers in attendance brought their children and grandchildren with them, young kids likely up past their bedtimes and teenagers as well.īorn Richard Starkey, Ringo is the oldest Beatle at 82. ![]() 14, 1964, at the old Civic Arena, a stone’s throw away.Ī good portion of the mostly older crowd looked the way disapproving parents did back then. It was also fitting that Starr’s return to Pittsburgh happened in September, the month that the Beatles played their one and only Pittsburgh show nearly 58 years ago to the day on Sept. Ringo Starr may not be everyone’s favorite Beatle, but an evening spent under the same roof with any Beatle has to be considered time well spent.Īnd so it was for a far less than capacity, but enthusiastic, crowd at PPG Paints Arena Saturday night as the former Beatles drummer and his All-Starr Band finally got to play a Pittsburgh concert that was postponed three times due to the pandemic.
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