The Legendary Drums and Drumming of a Starr Tour!
The Legendary Drums and Drumming of a Starr! Unique talks, multimedia presentations and live drumming demonstrations on Ringo’s Drumming Legacy, Drum Kits, Drumming Style and Latest Projects. Plus informative Q & A sessions. Through more than a decade of direct interaction with Ringo Starr and a lifetime of detailed research, Gary Astridge has become the foremost authority on the legendary artist’s drums and drumming. With a combination of humour and humility, he brings his honest presentation to life. Sharing his experience of working alongside the most famous drummer in the world. Rob Brian is one of the UK’s most in-demand clinicians and educators with a impressive discography and a long list of work with popular recording artists and perfromaners. His demonstrations of Ringo’s innovations and creative choices serve the underscore Ringo’s unique contributions to some of the most important music of the 20th Century. https://palacedrumclinic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the_legendary_drums_and_drumming_of_a_starr-1080p.mp4 This tour Starts in Saturday 3rd February through to Saturday 10th February 2024. See below a list of all the venues and times. Click on a date for the ticket link Saturday 3rd Feb – St Peter’s Church, Liverpool – 11am Sunday 4th Feb – Drum One, Manchester – 7:30pm Monday 5th Feb – Royal Legion, Flint, North Wales – 7:30pm Tuesday 6th Feb – Standard Triumph Club, Coventry – 7:30pm Wednesday 7th Feb – The Three Tuns, Bishops Castle – 7:30pm Friday 9th Feb – Spin the Black Circles, Worcester – 7:30pm Saturday 10th Feb – Redditch Town Centre 11am till 2pm Worcester Square, Kingfisher Shopping Centre, 7:30pm PDCave, Kingfisher Shopping Centre.
Artists
Rob Brian
Rob Brian is a busy UK session & touring drummer who also performs drum masterclasses & clinics for DW Drums and Vulcan Cymbals. Robert was introduced to drumming at an early age by his father, Ray Brian, who was a session drummer in the 1960s. His father played him a video of Buddy Rich which Rob described as a “defining moment of his musical education.” Rob has worked with many diverse artists such as Loreena McKennitt, Goldfrapp, Peter Gabriel, Laura Pausini, Miles Kane, Simple Minds, Siouxsie Sioux, Black Box, Clara Ponty, Michel Polnareff, Andy Partridge & Colin Moulding, Modern English, David Rhodes, Herbie Flowers, Hugh Cornwell, Charlie Jones, Jason Rebello, Derek Nash, Innes Sibun, Andy Sheppard, Coati Mundi, Alan Barnes, Roger Cook, Kenny Lynch. In 2018 he recorded tracks at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios for Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt’s new album Lost Souls. Then later that year he started the Lost Souls world tour with Loreena and the band which continued throughout 2019. Also in 2018 Rob recorded again with Laura Pausini for the album Fatti Sentire which went on to become a multi-Platinum selling record. The album also won a Grammy at the Latin Music Awards, Rob’s first Grammy winning album performance. In 2018 he signed his endorsement with the Italian company Vulcan Cymbals and uses them exclusively on all of his recordings, tours and drum clinics. In 2017 he recorded sessions for the band Goldfrapp which ended up being released on their album Silver Eye, one of them became the single Everything is Never Enough. In 2016 he was nominated for a Grammy Award with Italian singer Laura Pausini for her album Simili, which became a triple platinum selling record. The single ‘”Lato destro del cuore” went gold in Italy and became a top 10 single. Throughout 2015 Rob played on sessions in Belgium for French music sensation Michel Polnareff and the single L’Homme en Rouge gets released later that year. The rest of the sessions would appear on the album Enfin! in 2018. In 2013 Rob starts endorsing DW Drums and has an hour long show of drumming & interviews on the online drum teaching site Drum Channel in America. Also in 2013 Rob plays 2 sold out shows with Siouxsie Sioux at Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival at The Royal Festival Hall in London. In September 2008, Rob played on the Siouxsie Sioux DVD, Finale: The Last Mantaray and More Show recorded at Club KoKo in London which was released in May 2009. It charted at no. 4 in the BBC Radio 1 Music DVD Chart on the 24 May 2009. He was the live drummer for the Siouxsie Sioux Mantaray world Tour.
Gary Astridge
Gary Astridge, a sincere and dedicated Ringo fan from childhood and the world’s leading authority on Ringo’s Beatles era gear. Gary originally launched ringosbeatlekits.com back in 2006 as a gift to drum enthusiasts and collectors everywhere. His goal was to help others make more informed decisions when collecting and researching Ringo Starr and his Beatles associated instruments. For years he’s conducted photo forensics, researched books and articles, visited websites, viewed videos, conducted interviews and compiled his findings on a site that has become the primary resource for Ringo enthusiasts, collectors and fans. All of this work was done for no reward other than the satisfaction of helping others. In 2012 things changed for Gary when The Grammy Museum in LA announced a major exhibit honoring the unparalleled career of Sir Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr. They would host displays featuring memorabilia from Ringo’s long and storied career. There would be stage clothing, documents, awards, photographs, art, music AND DRUMS, amazing, beautiful, iconic, goose-bump-inducing Ringo drums! “I’ve had the pleasure of watching his work with them grow over the years. You see, I met Gary at the Grammy Museum exhibit while covering it as Publisher of Classic Drummer Magazine and Director of The Classic Drummer Hall of Fame. I immediately loved the guy, and you would too. Soon his informative articles began gracing the pages of our publication and others. I’ve had the pleasure of watching his work with them grow over the years. You see, I met Gary at the Grammy Museum exhibit while covering it as Publisher of Classic Drummer Magazine and Director of The Classic Drummer Hall of Fame. I immediately loved the guy, and you would too. Soon his informative articles began gracing the pages of our publication and others. Gary’s about as solid a guy as anyone could hope to know and he’s created this site for your information and your enjoyment. There are no ads and no sponsors, just accurate, fascinating content. I hope you find it as valuable as I have and that you share it with others who also appreciate the music, equipment and persona of the one and only Ringo Starr. To quote Sir Richard himself, “Peace and Love . . . Peace and Love”. Steve Bryant Publisher, Classic Drummer Magazine