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Ringo Starr announces 80th birthday livestream benefit with Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crowe and more
Ringo Starr has announced a livestream benefit concert to mark his 80th birthday this week.The star-studded event will consist of exclusive new at-home performances and previously unseen concert footage from former Beatles-bandmate Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Joe Walsh, Ben Harper, Gary Clark Jr and more.Donations during the event will be split between the Black Lives Matter Global Network, MusiCares, The David Lynch Foundation, and WaterAid. Ringo’s Big Birthday Show will air on the day of his birthday, July 7, from 5pm PST, on his Youtube channel.Starr has long held concerts to mark his birthday in his adopted home of the United States.
