A VetsAid charity show will bring together Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for an extended performance that has fans of the pair thrilled.
The line-up, which also features The Killers, St. Vincent, and The War on Drugs, will be headlined by a McCartney and Starr joint performance featuring Joe Walsh. Fans of The Beatles and McCartney believe they’ve already solved what the pair will play during the show. One “beyond excited” fan believes that the pair will receive nearly two hours to perform together and that they’ll play a range of songs from The Beatles’ back catalogue, as well as a McCartney solo track. That same fan remained somewhat cautious with their predictions, and suggested that it may just be one or two songs that McCartney performs, with Walsh providing the bulk of the music during the set.
They wrote on the r/PaulMcCartney subreddit: “The fact that they are billed as special guests makes me think it will be similar to the Jimmy Buffett tribute that saw Paul sing two songs. Still awesome that they are being billed together, but I’m cautiously optimistic. In the past, Joe Walsh has had guests come out for one to two songs total. Paul and Ringo are obviously a whole different beast, but I’d be shocked if they played more than five songs.”
That same fan has since predicted the setlist for the VetsAid show, which will bring McCartney and Starr on-stage together for the first time since the Got Back tour in 2024. McCartney brought out Starr at his O2 London show for Helter Skelter. A predicted setlist can be found below for their VetsAid show.
- It Don’t Come Easy
- Helter Skelter
- Golden Slumbers
- Carry That Weight
- The End
- Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- With a Little Help From My Friends
Some believe the charity show appearance is a sign McCartney may be back on the road for 2027. One fan wrote: “Hoping this is a sign of a tour to come soon for Paul…” Another agreed, adding: “Me too! I really want to see him live while he still can perform! I hope I’ll get another job very soon so I can finally get enough money to go see him!”
A third added: “Them being billed together is a dream come true, even if just for a couple of songs. Can’t wait to see how this unfolds!” Starr and McCartney have performed together on just a few occasions following the end of The Beatles, most recently in 2024.
Fans had predicted that McCartney would announce a 2026 tour, though this never came to pass. McCartney released his first studio album in six years, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, earlier this year. It featured his first-ever duet with Starr. The pair are yet to perform the song together live, though it could happen during the VetsAid show next year.
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