RINGO READY FOR OZ PANDEMONIUM
Ringo Starr is confident his fans will enjoy this month's
Australian concert tour, but he'd prefer they keep their knickers on.
When
The Beatles toured Australia in 1964 there was pandemonium at every
point, with hundreds of female fans holding siege at their hotels and
screaming through each concert.
'It was crazy,' Starr, recalling
the Australian visit almost half a century ago with Paul McCartney,
John Lennon and George Harrison, told AAP.
'That's how it was in those days, but it was great and it was the four of us playing.
'People forget we were musicians and we just loved to play together.'
Starr
returns Down Under with the latest incarnation of his band, nicknamed
the All-Starrs, featuring Steve Lukather of Toto, Richard Page from Mr
Mister and Gregg Rolie, a founding member and voice of Santana and
Journey.
The tour starts in Brisbane on February 11 and includes stops in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Asked if he expected his female fans to toss their underwear at him on stage, Starr laughed.
'I hope not,' the 72-year-old said.
Starr and his All-Starrs toured North America last year and he says members of the audience cover all demographics.
'We have such a mixed bag,' Starr said.
'There's people my age and there's kids who are interested in the players.
'I just want everyone to turn up.'
The audience can expect a playlist including Yellow Submarine, Matchbox, Honey Don't and It Don't Come Easy.
When Starr toured Australia with The Beatles in 1964 he had just had his tonsils removed.
As
he met with members of the Australian press in Hollywood on Saturday
and performed a few songs including With a Little Help from My Friends,
maintaining his health was a high priority.
Instead of shaking hands, Starr bumped elbows.
'I'm trying not to get the flu,' he said.
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