It was a great show indeed. Since Ringo doesn't really have enough hit material to fill a concert, he brings a band of other known stars to play some of their hits, too. We heard songs by Ringo, the Beatles, Santana, Mr. Mister, Toto, and Todd Rundgren.
Obligatory photos...
This is Heidi with Gregg Bissonette before the show. I ended up missing the chance to meet him since they met up before I got there, but Steve and Heidi spoke highly of him. They had met Gregg before, and they also know his brother Matt, who's played with a lot of people (currently with Elton John). Matt and Heidi's brother played with Rick Springfield together. Both Matt and Gregg have played with Ringo, as well as David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani, and others.
This was my first time going to a show at this venue. It's an outdoor amphitheater at Sandia Resort and Casino. It's a nice facility for sure.
And an imperfect shot of the whole band from our seats.
From left to right:
Greg Rollie - keyboards, vocals - Santana, Journey
Steve Lukather - lead guitar, vocals - Toto, as well as session work with tons of artists, from Aretha Franklin to Warren Zevon
Warren Hamm - keys, percussion, sax, vocals - Bloodrock, AD, and utility work with a lot of bands ranging from Kansas to Donna Summer
Gregg Bissonette - drums, vocals - David Lee Roth, Toto, Steve Vai, and many more
Ringo Starr - vocals and occasional drums - Some old band from England
Richard Page - bass, vocals - Mr. Mister and solo recordings
Todd Rundgren - rhythm guitar, percussion, keys, vocals - Solo recordings, as well as producer on a wide variety of records
The show was delayed about an hour and a half due to rain, so everyone went inside the casino to stay dry. While we were waiting, we met up with several other friends, and one of those friends - Rene - and I took off together to go throw $20 each at the slot machines. In pretty short order I'd doubled my money and she was down to 30 cents, so we cashed out.
Towards the end of the rain delay, Heidi got a text message from Gregg saying "I think we're going on pretty soon". Kind of cool when the band sends text messages to let you know the show's about to start, lol.
While waiting for traffic to clear out after the show, I decided to risk my new-found $20 on a few more pulls of the slots. I ended up winning another $220 in about 15 minutes, so I cashed out and went home.