Ringo Starr to Perform Valentine’s Day Concert at UT Tyler

TYLER — Ringo Starr, former drummer for legendary group the Beatles, is coming to The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center, Susan Thomae-Morphew, Cowan Center executive director, announced. Sponsored by the Owen Family, Richey Family and Anderson Vukelja Family, the musical icon will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. Tickets start at $55 and can be purchased at the UT Tyler Cowan Center box office, online at http://www.cowancenter.org or by calling 903.566.7424. Box office hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The box office will be closed Thanksgiving week, Nov. 24- 28.

Early pre-sale tickets are available to Cowan Center Circle members beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17 through 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. Memberships are available by calling the box office. Member sales are not available through the online purchase, by phone or in person only. Public ticket sales begin Monday, Dec. 1 and can be purchased by phone, online, or in person.

“Hosting the first-ever appearance of a Beatle in Tyler, Texas, is an honor we share with all of East Texas. Our generous sponsors have enabled us to reach out beyond our wildest dreams and bring Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. We hope everyone will join us for a ‘Peace and Love’ welcome to Ringo and the band,” said Thomae-Morphew. “Having it on a Saturday and on Valentine’s Day is a bonus to reach across the region and remember all we need is love. We’ll be giving out peace and love window decals and hope everyone joins the campaign to welcome the ‘British Invasion’ fifty years later.” The huge talent in his All Starr Band brings more memories to life from the many bands represented on stage in this amazing rock concert, she added.

All Starr Band members and the bands/artists with which they’re associated include Steve Lukather, ToTo; Richard Page, Mr. Mister; Gregg Rolie, Journey and Santana, Todd Rundgren, Meat Loaf, Warren Ham, Cher and Kansas; and Gregg Bissonette, David Lee Roth Band and James Taylor.

Born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England, Ringo Starr, known for his easy-going personality, rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of the legendary rock group the Beatles. Known for his role as drummer, Starr also sang and wrote songs for the group, singing “With a Little Help from My Friends” and writing “Octopus’s Garden.”