Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: The Point, Dublin

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at The Point in Dublin, Ireland, on 20 August 1998.

It was the eighth show of the fourth All-Starr Band’s European tour, which lasted for 18 dates in August and September 1998.

It was a thrill to at last have a chance to play in the Republic of Ireland a place I have longed to visit as it is the spiritual home of many of my favourite writers of English – Joyce, Wilde, Myles na gCopaleen (Flann O’Brien), Sean O’Casey, and even the Ginger Man himself – no not Baker, but J.P. Donleavy. It was wonderful to be able to walk over the O’Connel Bridge, past St. Stephen’s Green and on down Grafton Street, the haunts of the great flatulent himself, Bloom. Why I even bought some Jil Sander clothes in Brown Thomas! “His heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.” The show at The Point was good.

The fourth All-Starr Band

• Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, percussion
• Peter Frampton: guitar, vocals
• Jack Bruce: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Gary Brooker: keyboards, organ, vocals
• Mark Rivera: saxophone, guitar, organ, keyboards, percussion, vocals
• Simon Kirke: vocals, drums

Concert setlist

• ‘It Don’t Come Easy’
• ‘Act Naturally’
• ‘Whisky Train’ (Gary Brooker)
• ‘Show Me The Way’ (Peter Frampton)
• ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ (Jack Bruce)
• ‘Shooting Star’ (Simon Kirke)
• ‘Boys’
• ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ (Peter Frampton)
• ‘Love Me Do’
• ‘Yellow Submarine’
• ‘A Salty Dog’ (Gary Brooker)
• ‘All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)’ (Peter Frampton)
• ‘Conquistador’ (Gary Brooker)
• ‘I’m The Greatest’
• ‘No No Song’
• ‘La De Da’
• ‘I Feel Free’ (Jack Bruce)
• ‘All Right Now’ (Simon Kirke)
• ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’
• ‘Do You Feel Like We Do’ (Peter Frampton)
• ‘White Room’ (Jack Bruce)
• ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ (Gary Brooker)
• ‘Photograph’

• ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’

1998 All-Starr Band tour dates

• 7 August 1998: Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki, Finland
• 8 August 1998: Heitere Open Air, Zofingen, Switzerland
• 9 August 1998: Smukfest, Skanderborg, Denmark
• 12 August 1998: Freilichtbühne, Stuttgart, Germany
• 13 August 1998: Theaterplatz, Chemnitz, Germany
• 16 August 1998: Marktrock, Leuven, Belgium
• 18 August 1998: Expo 98, Lisbon, Portugal
• 20 August 1998: The Point, Dublin, Ireland
• 21 August 1998: Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England
• 25 August 1998: State Central Concert Hall Rossiya, Moscow, Russia
• 26 August 1998: Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 28 August 1998: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
• 29 August 1998: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
• 30 August 1998: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
• 1 September 1998: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
• 2 September 1998: Stadtpark Freilichtbühne, Hamburg, Germany
• 3 September 1998: Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
• 5 September 1998: Wintershall Estate, Bramley, England