He loves us, yeah, yeah, yeah.
As earlier reported by the Sun, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will return to our neck of the woods to rehearse for and then launch his latest All-Starr tour at Casino Rama with two shows on June 14-15.
It will mark the third tour in a row that Starr has rehearsed at the venue near Orillia,Ont., and Casino Rama will make the official announcement this morning.
Joining Starr, 65, on stage for his latest All-Starr trek will be Rod Argent of The Zombies, percussionist Sheila E., pop star Richard Marx, rocker Billy Squier, blues musician Edgar Winter and previous musical director Mark Rivera.
It's expected Starr, who released his latest album, Choose Love, last year, will arrive sometime at the casino around June 2 or 3 to begin rehearsals.
Tix for the two All-Starr shows, $35, $45, $55, are on-sale Thursday at the Casino Rama box office, Ticketmaster, by calling 416-870-8000 or online at casinorama.com.
The rest of the June lineup is: Randy Travis, June 1 ($35, $45), Sinbad, June 8 ($20, $27), Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, June 10 ($20, $27), Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone, June 16-17 ($20, $27), The 5th Dimension, June 23-24 ($20, $27) and Travis Tritt, June 29 ($30, $38).