Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band live: Toyota Music Factory, Irving – 3 November 2017

Friday 3 November 2017 | Live performance | The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, Texas, USA | By Beatles Fabdom

Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, on 3 November 2017. It was the 12th show in the 21-date autumn American itinerary, following the previous evening’s concert in Sugar Land.

Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette accompanied Ringo. The set alternated his Beatles and solo songs with the other singers’ repertoire, including material associated with Toto, Santana, Mr. Mister and Utopia.

The All-Starr tour moves through Texas

The autumn itinerary began with eight performances at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, between 13 and 28 October. The travelling section then took the group to El Paso on 30 October and Austin on 31 October, followed by Sugar Land and Irving.

Our accounts of the 24 October, 27 October and 28 October Las Vegas concerts cover the closing part of that residency. Irving was the fourth Texas stop before the band crossed into Oklahoma for the following night’s performance.

Ringo’s March announcement had described the route from Las Vegas through the southern states and onward to Florida, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey and New York, with further dates to be added. The completed itinerary included Irving and Clearwater and ended in Newark on 16 November.

The seven-piece 2017 All-Starr Band

The official 2017 announcement names these six All-Starrs alongside Ringo. Warren Ham handled the wind instruments and additional percussion; Mark Rivera belonged to an earlier version of this broader All-Starr era, not this seven-piece touring line-up.

The shared lead vocals remained central to the format. Rundgren, Rolie, Lukather and Page each led selections from their own careers, while Ham and Bissonette supported the changing arrangements alongside Ringo and the other musicians.

Setlist

Ringo takes the lead unless another singer is named. “Black Magic Woman” and “Gypsy Queen” are shown separately within their medley; the closing “Give Peace A Chance” refrain is also listed.

1. Matchbox
2. It Don’t Come Easy
3. What Goes On
4. I Saw The Light — Todd Rundgren
5. Evil Ways — Gregg Rolie
6. Rosanna — Steve Lukather
7. Kyrie — Richard Page
8. Bang The Drum All Day — Todd Rundgren
9. Boys
10. Don’t Pass Me By
11. Yellow Submarine
12. Black Magic Woman — Gregg Rolie
13. Gypsy Queen — Gregg Rolie
14. You’re Sixteen
15. Back Off Boogaloo
16. You Are Mine — Richard Page
17. Africa — Steve Lukather
18. Oye Cómo Va — Gregg Rolie
19. I Wanna Be Your Man
20. Love Is The Answer — Todd Rundgren
21. Broken Wings — Richard Page
22. Hold The Line — Steve Lukather
23. Photograph
24. Act Naturally
25. With A Little Help From My Friends
26. Give Peace A Chance — closing refrain

Ringo’s Beatles and solo songs

“Matchbox” opened the evening with the Carl Perkins song Ringo had sung with the Beatles. “It Don’t Come Easy” followed before “What Goes On”, his lead-vocal contribution to Rubber Soul.

Later came “Boys”, “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Yellow Submarine”, drawing on different stages of his Beatles recording career. “Don’t Pass Me By” was Ringo’s own composition from the White Album; “Yellow Submarine” had appeared on Revolver before becoming the title of the animated Beatles film.

“You’re Sixteen”, “Back Off Boogaloo” and “Photograph” brought his solo successes into the programme. “Act Naturally” returned to a Beatles-era cover, followed by “With A Little Help From My Friends” and the closing “Give Peace A Chance” refrain.

The All-Starrs’ featured songs

Lukather led “Rosanna”, “Africa” and “Hold The Line”. Rolie sang “Evil Ways”, “Black Magic Woman”, the accompanying “Gypsy Queen” passage and “Oye Cómo Va”, bringing the Santana repertoire into the shared programme.

Page’s selections were “Kyrie”, “You Are Mine” and “Broken Wings”. The two Mr. Mister hits sat alongside his solo song, rather than limiting his part of the concert to the band’s best-known recordings.

Rundgren led “I Saw The Light”, “Bang The Drum All Day” and “Love Is The Answer”. The alternation between singers allowed each performer to take a lead role and then return to supporting the next song.

Give More Love and the 2017 touring year

Ringo’s nineteenth solo album, Give More Love, had been released on 15 September 2017. Recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles, it included contributions from Paul McCartney and several musicians connected with the All-Starr Band.

McCartney appeared on “We’re On The Road Again” and “Show Me The Way”. Steve Lukather, Richard Page and Gregg Bissonette were also among the album’s contributors. The release linked Ringo’s new studio work with the musical circle represented on the autumn tour.

Bonus recordings included new versions of “Back Off Boogaloo”, “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Photograph”, all song titles present in the Irving programme. The concert’s setlist remained a mixture of established Ringo material and the All-Starrs’ featured songs; the album title track was not part of the sequence above.

Complete autumn 2017 All-Starr Band tour dates

The final itinerary comprised 21 performances: eight Las Vegas shows and thirteen further American dates. Linked dates lead to matching articles in our archive.

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

The concert took place at The Pavilion, the dedicated performance venue within Toyota Music Factory in Irving’s Las Colinas district. Its venue address is 300 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, Texas 75039. The wider Toyota Music Factory complex uses 316 West Las Colinas Boulevard.

The Pavilion is a flexible indoor/outdoor venue, rather than the name of the entire entertainment complex. Its official directory describes configurations for an intimate theatre, a larger indoor theatre and an amphitheatre with an outdoor lawn. Those general capacities do not establish how many people attended this particular concert.

The map below targets The Pavilion specifically, not central Dallas or another venue in the surrounding entertainment district.

Open The Pavilion in Google Maps.

Frequently asked questions

When did Ringo Starr play Toyota Music Factory in Irving?

He performed at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on 3 November 2017.

Which show was this in the tour?

It was the 12th of 21 performances in the autumn 2017 American itinerary.

Who accompanied Ringo?

Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette formed the six-member backing line-up alongside Ringo.

What songs opened and closed the show?

Matchbox opened the concert. With A Little Help From My Friends led into a closing Give Peace A Chance refrain.

What was Ringo’s latest album?

Give More Love, his nineteenth solo album, had been released on 15 September 2017.

Where is The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory?

It is at 300 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, Texas 75039, within the Toyota Music Factory complex.