Sir Ringo Starr cancels tour after second positive Covid test in two weeks

FILE - Ringo Starr flashes the peace sign during his annual Peace & Love Birthday Celebration, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Monday Oct. 3, 2022, a spokesperson confirmed that Starr and his All-Starr band would be cancelling shows in Canada after the former Beatle tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Ringo is ‘shocked’ to nonetheless have Covid, which means he’s needed to cancel the remainder of his US and Mexico tour (Image: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Sir Ringo Starr has axed the remainder of his North American tour after testing constructive for Covid for a second time in two weeks.

The legendary Beatles drummer, 82, had solely simply introduced earlier this week that he could be ‘on the highway once more’ after testing adverse.

To offer followers the unhappy information concerning the final leg of the tour, which might have seen him play in California after which Mexico Metropolis, Sir Ringo tweeted a selfie and signed off by wishing his followers ‘peace and love’.

He tweeted: ‘I’m positive you’ll be as shocked as I used to be, I examined constructive once more for Covid, the remainder of the tour is off. I ship you peace and love, Ringo.’

The Beatles star’s tour would have initially completed on October 20 however testing constructive for Covid twice implies that he has solely performed two reveals since September.

Earlier this week, it appeared he had the all clear and was gearing as much as take to the stage once more, saying: ‘On the highway once more. I'll see you in Seattle on Tuesday the eleventh. Portland Wednesday, I'm adverse.’

He managed to play prolonged reside units in each Seattle and Oregon, taking part in on stage for greater than two hours, however will now be unable to finish the tour.

Beforehand, Sir Ringo had already cancelled 5 reveals at first of the month following the preliminary Covid prognosis, together with his All-Starr Band pulling out of performances in Michigan and Minnesota.

He additionally cancelled 5 deliberate concert events north of the border in Canada, which had all initially been rearranged from 2020 after the pandemic.

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Ringo (entrance left) on tour with the remainder of The Beatles in 1964 (Image: Fox Photographs/Getty)

Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York on June 6,2022 Pictured: RIngo Starr Ref: SPL5317111 060622 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: Jackie Brown / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures USA: +1 310-525-5808 London: +44 (0)20 8126 1009 Berlin: +49 175 3764 166 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights,
Ringo’s tour has been hit with quite a few delays and cancellations since July (Image: Jackie Brown / SplashNews.com)

Sir Ringo had already cancelled fairly a big chunk of his US tour again in July when two members of his All-Starr Band examined constructive.

Keyboardist Edgar Winter and guitarist Steve Lukather, who can also be a member of American rock band Toto, had been each compelled to tug out.

Earlier this month, images of The Beatles taking part in in Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Membership of their early days had been launched on-line.

The images, which don’t characteristic Ringo however as a substitute present the band’s unique drummer, Pete Finest, had been taken in July 1961.

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