Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band will be playing at Forest Hills Stadium on Oct. 1.
Photo courtesy of Forest Hills Stadium
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Legendary musician Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band will be performing live on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Forest Hills Stadium, located at 1 Tennis Pl. in Forest Hills.
Tickets for the event are now available for presale. They will be on public sale starting Friday, July 10, at 10 a.m.
Best known for being the drummer for the iconic band The Beatles, Starr recently celebrated his 86th birthday on Tuesday, July 7. Some of the numerous honors he has earned throughout his esteemed career include being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score as a member of The Beatles for the film “Let It Be” and being knighted by the British Royal Family.
The Beatles, as a matter of fact, kicked off their American tour in August 1964 with two sold-out shows at the Forest Hills Stadium. Stevie Wonder opened for the band at the first show, according to the stadium’s website. The Beatles played a set that included “Twist and Shout,” a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Long Tall Sally.”
Whether anyone heard the performance is another thing; the stadium noted that the crowds, mostly filled with teenage girls at the time, did not stop screaming in delight throughout the Fab Four’s roughly hour-long show.
Some of the other notable upcoming events at Forest Hills Stadium include Zeds Dead on Saturday, July 18, Bob Dylan on July 21, CAAMP on July 23, Jon Batiste on Aug. 15, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on Aug. 20, 21 and 22, the Zac Brown Band on Aug. 27 and 28, Empire of the Sun on Aug. 29, Hayley Williams on Sept. 16 and 17, Erykah Badu on Sept. 18, David Byrne on Sept. 19, Turnstile on Sept. 23, All Things Go on Sept. 25, 26 and 27, Dermot Kennedy on Sept. 29, Geese on Oct. 3, Foster the People on Oct. 10 and FISHER on Oct. 16 and 17.
For more information on upcoming shows at Forest Hills Stadium, visit the venue’s website at foresthillsstadium.com.