Ringo Starr charmed a sold-out crowd at the New Lenox Commons Saturday night.
Thousands filed into the New Lenox Commons Saturday for a chance of a lifetime for some, bucket list item for others, and a show for the New Lenox record books.
Some lined up as early as 8 a.m. to find a spot with the best view of a Beatle on a south suburban stage. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band delivered a setlist that spliced in Beatles classics and hits from Starr's bandmates' groups.
Ringo and his star-studded All Starr Band, comprised of Warren Ham (of "Kansas"), Buck Johnson (in for Edgar Winter), Steve Lukather (of "Toto"), Hamish Stuart (of "Average White Band"), Colin Hay (of "Men At Work"), and Gregg Bissonette of the David Lee Roth Band played to a sold-out crowd of a little more than 5,000, Mayor Tim Baldermann said. Seating spilled over into the parkway, and up unto the lawn in front of Village Hall—all concertgoers eager to see a rock legend on a local stage.
Gates opened at 4:30 p.m. With Starr set to take the stage at 8 p.m., openers Raynes and Gooseberry helped the crowd wait it out through the heat and sun.
The setlist opened with "Matchbox," a Carl Perkins cover, then into Ringo's "It Don't Come Easy." The third song, he stepped back from the mic and picked up his sticks, with Steve Lukather taking the lead on Toto's "Rosanna." Starr teased the crowd with intro beats of hits like "I Saw Her Standing There," "Day Tripper," and "She Loves You"—cheekily chiding "We're not gonna play that one"—but got the crowd swaying with "Yellow Submarine." He sprinkled in John Lennon's "I'm The Greatest" and delighted with The Beatles' "Octopus's Garden." Other hits played included Toto's "Africa," and Men at Work's "Who Can It Be Now." The list wrapped with "With A Little Help From My Friends."
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