Beatles fans are set for another rare reunion after Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were confirmed for the same charity concert early next year.
The surviving Fab Four members will both appear at Joe Walsh’s VetsAid fundraiser at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on January 27, marking their latest shared appearance following a series of recent collaborations on stage and in the studio.
While McCartney and Starr have remained close creative partners in recent years, opportunities to see them perform together have become increasingly uncommon. Their last live appearance side-by-side came at London’s O2 Arena in December 2024, when Starr joined McCartney during the closing night of the Got Back tour.
The legendary duo have also continued making music together. Earlier this year, Starr contributed to McCartney’s song Home To Us from his album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, while they previously reunited for 2023’s Beatles track Now And Then, which was built around a long-lost vocal recorded by John Lennon and promoted as the band’s final song.
Announcing the event, Walsh revealed McCartney and Starr would be among the special guests joining him for the benefit concert, which will also feature performances from The Killers, The War On Drugs, St. Vincent and Lucius.
He said: “Join me on stage with my musical heroes Paul and Ringo (and more surprise guests).
“Support our veterans and support each other.”
Money raised by the show will be donated to veterans’ charities through the Combined Arms Institute. A pre-sale for veterans and current military personnel is open, with remaining tickets available to the general public from Friday (13.11.26).
The announcement comes as McCartney continues to enjoy remarkable success away from the stage.
Forbes recently estimated the 84-year-old music icon’s fortune at around $1.4 billion, thanks to decades of touring, publishing rights, property investments and ownership of one of the industry’s most valuable song catalogues. That would make Macca the third-wealthiest musician in the world, behind Taylor Swift and Jay-Z.