In a surprise reunion on the last night of his US tour, Paul McCartney was joined by the only other surviving Beatles member, Ringo Starr, to perform two of the band’s hits.
“We’ve got a surprise for us, a surprise for you, a surprise for everyone,” McCartney announced to fans at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, the final night of his Freshen Up tour.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only, Ringo Starr,” he added, before the last two surviving members of the band went on to perform in a rare joint appearance.
“Ready to rock?” asked McCartney, as Starr got behind a drum kit for the classics “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Helter Skelter”.
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Paul ‘being very Liverpool’ with Jane Asher www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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John Lennon ‘looking thoughtful’ www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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‘These people are looking at us in our car, so I photographed them’ www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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Paul McCartney: ‘He was a great poser. Mr Rock’n’Roll, with the shades and the action’ www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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Paul and John in the studio www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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George Harrison, ‘who liked a laugh’ www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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Paul McCartney with Brian Epstein in a Beatles wig www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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Paul ‘being very Liverpool’ with Jane Asher www.RingoPhotoBook.com
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“It’s been a thrill for me and I’ve had a lovely night. It’s a great show and I love you, man,” Starr told McCartney, before throwing his drumsticks into the crowd and leaving the stage.
McCartney said: “I love you – peace and love, Ringo, forever.”
As well as the reunion with Starr, McCartney surprised the audience with another special guest, Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, who is also Starr’s brother-in-law, and who joined the Beatles legend on stage to play “The End”.
