Ringo Starr cancels stop in Penticton due to COVID-19

Oct 3, 2022 | 1:15 PM Pete McIntyre

Ringo Starr has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the former Beatle to cancel several scheduled concerts in Canada with his All Starr Band, including one in the Okanagan.

Five concert dates from Tuesday to Sunday — in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Abbotsford and Penticton — will be rescheduled.

The 82-year-old Starr was scheduled to play at the South Okanagan Events Centre Sunday, Oct. 9.

“Ringo hopes to resume as soon as possible and is recovering at home. As always, he and the All Starrs send peace and love to their fans and hope to see them back out on the road soon,” said a statement from the band.

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band — consisting of Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men at Work’s Colin Hay, Average White Band’s Hamish Stuart and Edgar Winter — were also forced to cancel last weekend shows in New Buffalo, Michigan, and at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota.