Ringo Starr turns 80 on July 7, and plans to celebrate with Ringo’s Big Birthday Show, a virtual charity concert that will hit YouTube at 8 p.m. EST that night. The show will include a mix of home performances and unearthed concert footage from Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark, Jr., Sheila E, Ben Harper, and others. “I love birthdays,” says Starr in the last episode of the Rolling Stone: Special Edition interview. “This year is going to be a little different. There is not a big meeting, there is no brunch for 100. But we are putting together this show: an hour of music and chat. It’s a pretty big birthday. “
The show will also include the debut of a new guest-loaded version of Starr’s 2017 song “Give More Love,” starring Jackson Browne, Jeff Bridges, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, and others. Starr will also premiere a series of tribute performances on his YouTube channel by artists such as Steve Earle, Peter Frampton and Judy Collins. Additionally, Starr is asking fans to “say, think, or post #peaceandlove at noon local time on July 7.” The YouTube broadcast will benefit four charities: Red Global Black Lives Matter, The David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares, and WaterAid.
In his newly released episode of the Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition, Starr recalled his entire life, from playing the drums for the first time while hospitalized with tuberculosis as a child to the early years of his solo career and more.
