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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band are starting their tour of 28 European cities with a concert in Ukraine on Saturday, which will be followed by two shows in Russia early next week.

The current lineup of the All-Starr Band, which the 70-year-old former Beatle has been touring with for more then two decades, includes prominent U.S. musicians such as Rick Derringer, Richard Page, Wally Palmar, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright and Gregg Bissonette.

The All-Starr Band will stage the first concert of their tour in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday and will then fly to Russia where they will perform in Moscow on June 6 and St. Petersburg on June 7. Read the full story here.