The Beatles' Ringo Starr To Play At New Lenox Commons

NEW LENOX, IL — A former Beatle is set to thrill fans in New Lenox, as the next act in the New Lenox Summer Concert Series.

Ringo Starr, who was the drummer of the groundbreaking rock band, will take the stage at the New Lenox Commons on Saturday, Sept. 14. He's joined by his All Starr band, comprised of Warren Ham (of "Kansas"), Edgar Winter, Steve Lukather (of "Toto"), Hamish Stuart, Colin Hay (of "Men At Work"), and Gregg Bissonette.

Tickets will go on sale for New Lenox residents at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at New Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway.

Each ticket is $90, with a $10 discount for those who purchase Smokey Robinson tickets before May 11 and save their receipts, Mayor Tim Baldermann said. A $10 discount will apply for each ticket for Starr purchased that corresponds with each Robinson ticket purchased. Ticket sales for those with receipts from Robinson ticket purchases will open at 7 a.m. that day.

If tickets remain, sales will open to non-New Lenox residents on May 13, Baldermann said.

"We’re limited, it’s 5,000 tickets," Baldermann said. "When they’re gone, they’re gone."

Starr marks the second act in the Village's Summer Concert Series, formerly known as Triple Play. Smokey Robinson opens the series on June 1. He recently released a single “February Sky,” a new on Friday, April 12 from his upcoming EP Crooked Boy.

Starr’s latest book, “Beats and Threads ” is also available for pre-order now. “Beats & Threads” features nearly 300 images capturing iconic and many never-before-seen intimate moments of Ringo’s illustrious life and career, along with the drum icon’s warm memories told in his own words.

Starr has released 20 solo studio albums and 4 consecutive EPs. He formed his first All Starr Band in 1989 and has been touring since. Ringo has received nine GRAMMY Awards, and has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — first as a Beatle and then as solo artist, according to his website.

Noting the higher ticket price for the Starr show, Baldermann said the price is lower than that of his shows at other venues, with most ticket prices elsewhere starting at $140, on the low-end.

"He’s got amazing, talented artists, and they’re his band," Baldermann said. "You’re getting a super group."