Ringo captivates, with a little help from his friends Date February 15, 2013 - 12:02AM Read later Reviewed by Ed Gibbs (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD)

Almost half a century has passed since Ringo Starr last toured these shores.

For all the hysteria that greeted the Beatles' arrival here in 1964, only one of the Fab Four (Paul McCartney) ever returned to play in the years that followed.

Having another former Beatle in town, then, feels like a novelty: a rare treat for musicologists and nostalgia types. Particularly since only two of the four are still with us.

Starr – who will turn 73 in July – looks and sounds absurdly fit. Armed with an infectiously dry, self-deprecating wit, he arrived with the considerable support of his so-called All Starr Band, which includes Toto's Steve Lukather, Gregg Rolie, of Santana and Journey fame, and bad boy Todd Rundgren. And for the adoring throng that all but filled the usually cavernous Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday night, Starr could do no wrong.


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