The most famous drummer in the world is coming to visit

I saw him with my son in 2008 and 10.  Great shows!  Ringo is engaging and relaxed with a good sense of humor, as always.  Certainly did not appear to be a 70 yo man at that time.  Each of his band members will play at least one of their own hits.  Notables I saw were Edgar Winter, Billy Squier, Rick Dillinger, Gary Wright, and Colin Hay (from your hemisphere).  Todd Rundgren should be good.  It's just a lot of fun and you'll feel very good when you leave, everyone smiling.  Something very special to have done with my boy and we still reminisce about it.

Very cool. Enjoy.

To adapt John's words slightly, 'He's not even the most famous drummer in the Beatles'!

Have a great evening.

Chris

...the most famous drummer in what context... :-)

would have expected something like, Mike Portnoy, Dave Weckl.......

So Komet.  Tell us.  How was the show?

No doubt there are many better drummers.  Including both the ones you named, and by a pretty wide margin.

Not too many more famous and well known.  Certainly not the ones you named. 

A heck of a lot more people know the drummer from the Beatles than know the drummer from Dream Theater.

Few would purport Ringo to be the best or most technically adept drummer ever.  He is however, as Komet and DrMark say, probably the most renown and recognizable drummer ever.  And with good reason; he was the Beatle’s drummer.  He was never about flash or complexity.  He allowed the other talent to shine.  His drumming was never understated, nor was it ever overbearing or self-aggrandizing.  Just rock solid as needed.   If record sales are any indication, he's been well-appreciated.

The show was fantastic. No warm-up band or fancy stage set, just two hours of non-stop music. Like the 3000 strong crowd I knew all the songs, other than two off Ringo 2012, which were good. 

Started (on time) with ‘Matchbox’, followed by ‘It Don’t Come Easy’. George’s ringing arpeggios being replaced by Mark Rivera on sax. The band was tight, and clearly enjoyed their time on stage, with plenty of between song banter. 

Guess it’s hard for a drummer to lead from the back but the All Star concept is brilliant. Where else could you hear three of Toto, Santana, Mr Mister and Todd Rundgren’s biggest hits on the same night, all as their makers intended? 

There was a session drummer, Greg Bissonette, but Ringo also drummed for around half of the time. The songs ‘Africa’ and ‘Bang The Drum All Day’ in particular were amazing with having two drummers pounding out the rhythm. Hearing them on the radio won't be the same. Steve Lukather from Toto was hot on guitar, but I must admit I still can’t get Rundgren’s ‘Bang The Drum’ out of my head, it was so infectious.

Greg Rollie on keyboards was a delight, still sounding like he did in the seventies. Just hearing the first notes of ‘Evil Ways’ and ‘Black Magic Woman’ and knowing there was more to come was sheer bliss. 

Ringo was in fine form, slim and dare I say it in better voice than the old days? His sense of humour was undiminished, too; after playing ‘Don’t Pass Me By’ he mentioned it was the first song he’d ever written, and he knew once it was done Lennon McCartney were finished..

He mightn’t be the world’s most virtuoso drummer but who cares. I always found every beat was interesting; his sense of timing is still good and unlike most of his vaunted contemporaries he’s still doing what he so clearly loves. It’s hard to believe he’s 72 and yes, we did get to singalong to ‘Yellow Submarine’. 

No jellybeans or encore, just a few repetitions of the chorus from ‘Give Peace A Chance’ and he was gone. It was a fabulous night, and like the man says, Peace and Love.

Glad to hear it. Always the most likeable of the Fab Four I thought and a very underrated drummer - see Revolution In The Head for a more expert view than mine.

Thanks for the report Komet!  Glad you enjoyed it!