Ringo Starr brought Beatles memories to San Diego, but his sold-out night at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay was not built like a museum piece.
The former Beatle and his All Starr Band performed Friday, May 29, at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, where the format gave the show more range than a straight legacy set. Starr sang Beatles favorites and solo hits, then handed the spotlight to bandmates whose own catalogs stretched across Toto, Men at Work, Average White Band, and more.
That rotating setup is still the key to the All Starr Band’s appeal. A Ringo concert can deliver “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help From My Friends,” then shift into “Africa,” “Down Under,” or “Pick Up the Pieces” without feeling like a cover-band detour.
The Show Mixed Beatles Songs With All Starr Hits
The current All Starr Band lineup includes Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette, and Buck Johnson. Starr’s official site listed that lineup when the spring 2026 tour launched from Temecula on May 28.
The San Diego setlist opened with “Matchbox” and “It Don’t Come Easy,” then moved quickly into Lukather’s “Rosanna,” Stuart’s “Pick Up the Pieces,” and Hay’s “Down Under,” according to Setlist.fm.
Starr’s Beatles-connected songs included “Boys,” “Yellow Submarine,” “Octopus’s Garden,” “I Wanna Be Your Man,” and “With a Little Help From My Friends.” His solo material included “It Don’t Come Easy,” “No No Song,” “Choose Love,” and “Photograph.”
The All Starr Format Kept the Night Moving
The All Starr Band concept gives Starr a useful advantage over many legacy acts. He does not have to carry the night alone or keep the show locked inside one catalog.
Lukather’s Toto material brought “Rosanna,” “Africa,” and “Hold the Line” into the set. Hay added Men at Work favorites “Down Under,” “Overkill,” and “Who Can It Be Now?” Stuart brought Average White Band’s “Pick Up the Pieces” and “Cut the Cake,” along with “Work to Do.”
The result is a concert that still has the emotional pull of Starr’s Beatles history without asking the audience to live only in the 1960s.
Beatles Memories Still Anchored the Show
At 85, Starr carries a kind of musical history few performers can match. When he sings “Yellow Submarine” or “With a Little Help From My Friends,” the songs arrive with decades of memory already attached.
The San Diego set closed with “With a Little Help From My Friends,” followed by a “Give Peace a Chance” outro, according to Setlist.fm. That ending fit the familiar shape of a Ringo show: warm, communal, and built for the audience to sing back.
“Photograph” gave the set one of its clearest solo-era anchors, while “It Don’t Come Easy” remained the direct Ringo signature that bridges his post-Beatles career with the singalong spirit of the full-band show.
The San Diego Stop Was Part of a Short Spring Run
The Humphreys show came one night after Starr opened the spring run at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula. His official site lists the tour as a 12-city run ending June 14 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
After San Diego, the schedule continues through Prescott Valley, Salt Lake City, Tucson, Lincoln, Paso Robles, Albuquerque, Denver, San Jose, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
The tour also follows the release of Long Long Road, Starr’s second album with T Bone Burnett. Starr’s official site announced the 10-song album for April 24, 2026, through UMe, following their 2025 country collaboration Look Up.
That mix of new music, Beatles staples, solo hits, and All Starr detours is what keeps the show from feeling like a fixed tribute to the past. Starr’s San Diego stop still had plenty of nostalgia, but the band gave it movement.