It’s a new decade, a new CD and a new band – on January 12, 2010 Ringo Starr released Y NOT (Hip-O/Ume), supported by Ben Harper and Relentless7 for a promotional tour, and simultaneously announced his 11th All Starr line up, which he will take on the road this summer.
The 11th All Starrs will feature Edgar Winter on sax and keyboards, Gary Wright on keyboards and Gregg Bissonette on drums. New to the All Starrs are Rick Derringer on Guitar, Richard Page on bass (Mr. Mister) and Wally Palmar on Guitar and Harmonica (Romantics). Booked by Dave Hart, the tour will kick off this June 24, 2010 at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls Canada, include a July 7 (Ringo's Birthday!) show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City ending at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on August 7.
Y NOT, Ringo’s 16th studio album, met with immediate acclaim. Billboard called the collection "some of his best and most poignant songs in years" while Rolling Stone said "Y Not is full of straightforward, sweetly melodic tunes, most of them about Starr’s abiding optimism."
As of press time the confirmed dates include:
June
24-25 Niagara Falls ONT Fallsview Casino
26 Bethel NY Bethel Woods Center
30 Westbury NY Westbury Theatre
July
2 State Theatre Easton PA
3 Atlantic City NY Caesar's Circus Maximus
7 New York NY Radio City Music Hall
8 Lancaster PA American Theatre
10 Atlanta Ga Chastain Park
11 Durham NC Durham Performing Arts Center
13 Clearwater Fl Ruth Eckerd Hall
15 Hollywood Fl Hard Rock Arena
17 Saint Augustine FL St Augustine Amphitheatre
20 Cleveland OH City Lights Pavilion
21 Canandaigua NY Sands PAC
23 Windsor ONT Caesars
24 Hammond IN Horseshoe Casino
31 Woodinville Wa Chateau St Michelle
August
7 Los Angeles, Greek Theatre
More dates will be announced soon.