Ringo Starr to Play at Ryman Auditorium

The music icon will grace the stage on January 14 and 15, 2025.

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Ringo Starr is headlining the historic Ryman Auditorium on January 14 and 15, 2025, after the release of his brand-new country music album, Look Up, slated for January 10.

Starr has a rich history with the Ryman, having graced the stage multiple times over the past two decades, including performances in 2012, 2016, 2019, and his most recent shows in September of 2023. 

Produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, the album features eleven original songs recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles. Nine of the eleven songs on Look Up were written or co-written by Burnett, one by Billy Swan and the other co-written by Starr and Bruce Sugar. Starr sang and played drums on all of the songs and co-wrote the album’s closer, “Thankful,” which features Alison Krauss. Burnett also enlisted some other Nashville stars on the album, including Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius, and Molly Tuttle.

Starr’s lifelong love of country music has been apparent throughout his illustrious career, where he performed and wrote numerous country-tuned songs throughout his years with The Beatles.

“I’ve always loved country music and when I asked T Bone to write me a song, I didn’t even think at the time that it would be a country song – but of course it was, and it was so beautiful,” says Starr. “I had been making EPs at the time and so I thought we would do a country EP. But when he brought me nine songs I knew we had to make an album! And I am so glad we did... it was a joy making it and I hope it is a joy to listen to.” 

Track List (writers)

  1. Breathless (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett)
  2. Look Up (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
  3. Time On My Hands (Paul Kennerly, Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
  4. Never Let Me Go (featuring Billy Strings) (T Bone Burnett)
  5. I Live For Your Love (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Billy Swan, T Bone Burnett)
  6. Come Back (featuring Lucius) (T Bone Burnett)
  7. Can You Hear Me Call (featuring Molly Tuttle) (T Bone Burnett) 
  8. Rosetta (featuring Billy Strings and Larkin Poe) (T Bone Burnett)
  9. You Want Some (Billy Swan)
  10. String Theory (featuring Molly Tuttle) (Daniel Tashian, T Bone Burnett)
  11. Thankful (featuring Alison Krauss) (Richard Starkey, Bruce Sugar)*