Ringo Starr cancels tour after second positive Covid test in two weeks

The former Beatles drummer, 82, said fans were sure to be ‘as surprised as I was’ as he revealed the news on Thursday.
Ringo Starr cancels tour after second positive Covid test in two weeks

By Mike Bedigan, PA Los Angeles Correspondent

Sir Ringo Starr has cancelled the remainder of his North American tour after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time in two weeks.

The former Beatles drummer, 82, said fans were sure to be “as surprised as I was” as he revealed the news on Thursday.

It comes just three days after Starr said he was “on the road again” after recovering from his previous brush with coronavirus.

“I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was I tested positive again for Covid,” he wrote, sharing a picture of himself on Twitter.

“The rest of the tour is off. I send you peace and love, Ringo.”

Starr’s previous positive test was confirmed by his representative, who said that he would be recovering at home.

He and his All Starr band had been forced to cancel shows in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Lethbridge, Abbotsford, Penticton, Canada and the Mystic Lake Casino in Minnesota, due to the positive test.

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