Ringo Starr and his band’s show in New Buffalo, Michigan, was canceled Saturday night due to the famous drummer’s illness.
The Beatles legend, 82, pulled out of the concert at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage after realizing he couldn’t perform due to an illness that had affected his voice.
The band’s spokesperson said Ringo does not have COVID-19, but did not say what affects him.
Cancellation: Ringo Starr and his band’s show in New Buffalo, Michigan, was canceled on Saturday night due to the famed drummer’s illness
One of the spectators told TMZ that he went to the management of the Four Winds Casino and asked them why the show was banned, and was told that Ringo was sick but wouldn’t go any further.
It remains to be confirmed if Ringo and the band’s show scheduled for Sunday night in Prior Lake, Minnesota will take place.
Organizers are hoping to postpone the New Buffalo show, but promoters have told fans they could get a refund if it’s more convenient.
MailOnline has contacted Ringo representatives for comment.
Gutted: The Beatles legend, 82, pulled out of the concert at the Four Winds Casino just hours before taking the stage after realizing he couldn’t perform due to an illness that affected his voice
Last month, Ringo celebrated his 82nd birthday by hosting his annual Peace and Love party in Beverly Hills.
Ringo has had a lot to celebrate recently, as he and his second wife Barbara celebrated 41 years of marriage on April 27.
The Scouse icon has three children – son Zak, 56; son Jason, 54; and daughter Lee, 51 – from his ten-year marriage to Maureen Starkey, which ended in 1975.
The nine-time Grammy winner and his All Starr Band concluded the first leg of their Spring 2022 Tour on June 26 in Clearwater, Florida.
The tour – postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic – will resume in the fall on September 23 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and conclude on October 20 in Mexico City.
All Starr group: (LR) Warren Ham, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonnette (pictured in May)
Ringo’s birthday bash comes just weeks after he made history as the first member of The Beatles to auction off a collection of NFT digital artwork.
$1,000 was the starting bid for the Englishman’s five pieces – Galaxy One, Galaxy Two, Bandana Man, Starr Art and Crash – which include short animated videos featuring his drumming.
“I’ve always wanted to be a drummer, but you never know where a new idea or a new path will take you,” Ringo (born Richard Starkey) said in a statement.
‘This new technology is so outdated that it inspired me and I loved creating these NFTs combining my art and music. Who would have thought that I would spread peace and love in the metaverse.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Lotus Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing social welfare in areas such as drug addiction, cerebral palsy, brain tumours, cancer, battered women and their children, the sans -shelter and needy animals.
The Beatles: (LR) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo and George Harrison (pictured in 1967)
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