Paul McCartney wraps up his Got Back tour with a surprise reunion with the sole remaining member of the Fab Four.
During his final show at London’s O2 Arena on Friday, McCartney welcomed former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr on stage ahead of the pair’s spectacular performance.
in the video Post to XMcCartney introduces his long-time friend who hugged him and said to the roaring crowd, “I wanted to tell you I had a great night tonight.”
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr perform together on December 1, 20. (Getty Images)
“Shall we rock?” McCartney asked Starr.
The pair performed fan favorites “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Helter Skelter.”
Last year, Starr opened up about his time as a Beatles.
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During an interview with AARP The Magazine, the musician said: “We all go crazy at different times. You can’t imagine what it was like to be in the Beatles. It gets bigger and crazier.”
Starr joins McCartney at the O2 Arena in London on December 20. (Francesco Prandoni/Redfern)
“We were playing clubs. And then we did the ‘Love Me Do’ album. God, there’s nothing bigger than that. We found out that the BBC was going to play ‘Love Me Do’ at 2:17 and we pulled over. We’re turning the radio on!’”
Starr joined the band as a fan. It saw them perform at a nightclub in Germany with Pete Best on drums. With Starr on board, a legendary partnership was formed between him and the band’s other members, including McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison.
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Starr, McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison formed the Beatles. (Document Dan Farrell/NY Daily News via Getty Images)
When considering the dynamics of the band Star joked that he “Used to be a rock drummer” before his bandmates He “ruined his entire career” by continuing to write songs for him. During his time in the Beatles Starr sang lead roles on “Yellow Submarine”, “Act, Naturally”, “With a Little Help from My Friends” and “Octopus’s Garden”.
Lennon was shot on December 8, 1980 by a fanatical fan. Harrison died of cancer in 2001, Starr said, although the four were once as close as each other. With siblings in the beginning But he and Paul continued to have a close bond.
“Paul loves me as much as I love him,” he said. “He is the brother I never had. Being an only child, I suddenly had three children.”
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Fox News Digital’s Lori Bashian contributed to this post.
