Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, USA, on 11 August 1989.

It was the 14th show by the first All-Starr Band. The North American tour lasted for 30 dates between July and September 1989, followed by a seven-date Japanese tour in October and November.

This was the second tour date at the Garden State Arts Center, following an earlier show on 5 August. Starr performed there again on 21 June 1992, 18 July 1995, 3 June 1997, 9 August 2001, 3 August 2003, 18 July 2006, and 27 June 2008.

The first All-Starr Band

• Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, percussion, piano
• Joe Walsh: guitar, piano, maracas, vocals
• Nils Lofgren: guitar, accordion, vocals
• Rick Danko: bass guitar, guitar, vocals
• Dr John: piano, bass guitar, vocals
• Billy Preston: keyboards, melodica, cowbell, vocals
• Clarence Clemons: saxophone, tambourine, cowbell, vocals
• Levon Helm: drums, mandolin, harmonica, vocals
• Jim Keltner: drums

The All-Starr Band were joined by Bruce Springsteen during this show for performances of ‘Get Back’, ‘Long Tall Sally’, ‘Photograph’, and ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’. Roy Bittan of the E Street Band was also a guest keyboard player on ‘Life In The Fast Lane’, and comedians John Candy and Chevy Chase contributed vocals and tambourine during the encore. Ringo’s son Zak Starkey also performed drums during ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’.

Concert setlist

• ‘It Don’t Come Easy’
• ‘No No Song’
• ‘Yellow Submarine’
• ‘Iko Iko’ (Dr John)
• ‘The Weight’ (Levon Helm)
• ‘Shine Silently’ (Nils Lofgren)
• ‘Will It Go Round In Circles’ (Billy Preston)
• ‘Act Naturally’
• ‘Honey Don’t’
• ‘You’re A Friend Of Mine’ (Clarence Clemons)
• ‘The Shape I’m In’ (Rick Danko)
• ‘Life In The Fast Lane’ (Joe Walsh)
• ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’
• ‘Desperado’ (Joe Walsh)
• ‘Raining In My Heart’ (Rick Danko)
• ‘Up On Cripple Creek’ (Levon Helm)
• ‘Boys’
• ‘Bein’ Angry’ (Nils Lofgren)
• ‘Candy’ (Dr John)
• ‘Right Place Wrong Time’ (Dr John)
• ‘Quarter To Three’ (Clarence Clemons)
• ‘Amazing Grace’ (Joe Walsh)
• ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ (Joe Walsh)
• ‘Nothing From Nothing’ (Billy Preston)
• ‘Get Back’ (Bruce Springsteen)
• ‘Long Tall Sally’ (Bruce Springsteen)
• ‘Photograph’

• ‘You’re Sixteen’
• ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’

1989 All-Starr Band tour dates

• 23 July 1989: Park Central Amphitheatre, Dallas, USA
• 25 July 1989: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, USA
• 26 July 1989: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, USA
• 28 July 1989: Riverfest, Saint Paul, USA
• 29 July 1989: Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, USA
• 30 July 1989: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, USA
• 31 July 1989: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, USA
• 2 August 1989: Lake Compounce, Bristol, USA
• 4 August 1989: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, USA
• 5 August 1989: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, USA
• 6 August 1989: Bally’s Grand Hotel, Atlantic City, USA
• 8 August 1989: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, USA
• 9 August 1989: Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, USA
• 11 August 1989: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, USA
• 12 August 1989: Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, USA
• 13 August 1989: Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, USA
• 15 August 1989: Great Woods Centre for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, USA
• 16 August 1989: Kingston Fairgrounds, Kingston, USA
• 18 August 1989: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, USA
• 19 August 1989: CNE Grandstand, Toronto, Canada
• 20 August 1989: Castle Farms, Charlevoix, USA
• 24 August 1989: Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada
• 25 August 1989: Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Canada
• 27 August 1989: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada
• 29 August 1989: Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, USA
• 30 August 1989: Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, USA
• 1 September 1989: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, USA
• 2 September 1989: Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, USA
• 3 September 1989: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
• 4 September 1989: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
• 30 October 1989: Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan
• 31 October 1989: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 2 November 1989: Sun Plaza, Hiroshima, Japan
• 3 November 1989: Kyūshū Kousei Nenkin Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan
• 6 November 1989: Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
• 7 November 1989: Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
• 8 November 1989: Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan