Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band performed at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, England, on 21 August 1998.
It was the 11th show of the fourth All-Starr Band’s European tour, which lasted for 18 dates in August and September 1998. This show was originally scheduled for 28 August, but was brought forward a week. A second show on the 22nd was cancelled.
Without a doubt the high spot of the tour so far was the Empire, Shepherd’s Bush in old London Town. It turned out to be a real old-style rock ‘n’ roll gig with hordes of screaming girls both inside and out – just like in the days of Beatlemania! I played an even madder than usual bass solo specially for the kids who had never seen a real bass guitar player, reared as they have been on synth bass!
Jack Bruce
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The fourth All-Starr Band
- Ringo Starr: vocals, drums, percussion
- Peter Frampton: guitar, vocals
- Jack Bruce: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, vocals
- Gary Brooker: keyboards, organ, vocals
- Mark Rivera: saxophone, guitar, organ, keyboards, percussion, vocals
- Simon Kirke: vocals, drums
Concert setlist
- It Don’t Come Easy
- ‘Act Naturally’
- ‘Whisky Train’ (Gary Brooker)
- ‘Show Me The Way’ (Peter Frampton)
- ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ (Jack Bruce)
- ‘Shooting Star’ (Simon Kirke)
- ‘Boys’
- ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ (Peter Frampton)
- ‘Love Me Do’
- ‘Yellow Submarine’
- ‘A Salty Dog’ (Gary Brooker)
- ‘All I Wanna Be (Is By Your Side)’ (Peter Frampton)
- ‘Theme For An Imaginary Western’ (Jack Bruce)
- ‘Conquistador’ (Gary Brooker)
- ‘I’m The Greatest’
- ‘No No Song’
- ‘La De Da’
- ‘I Feel Free’ (Jack Bruce)
- ‘All Right Now’ (Simon Kirke)
- ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’
- ‘Do You Feel Like We Do’ (Peter Frampton)
- ‘White Room’ (Jack Bruce)
- ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ (Gary Brooker)
- ‘Photograph’
1998 All-Starr Band tour dates
- 7 August 1998: Helsingin Jäähalli, Helsinki, Finland
- 8 August 1998: Heitere Open Air, Zofingen, Switzerland
- 9 August 1998: Smukfest, Skanderborg, Denmark
- 12 August 1998: Freilichtbühne, Stuttgart, Germany
- 13 August 1998: Theaterplatz, Chemnitz, Germany
- 16 August 1998: Marktrock, Leuven, Belgium
- 18 August 1998: Expo 98, Lisbon, Portugal
- 20 August 1998: The Point, Dublin, Ireland
- 21 August 1998: Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England
- 25 August 1998: State Central Concert Hall Rossiya, Moscow, Russia
- 26 August 1998: Oktyabrsky Concert Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 28 August 1998: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
- 29 August 1998: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
- 30 August 1998: Salle Des Etoiles, Monte Carlo
- 1 September 1998: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
- 2 September 1998: Stadtpark Freilichtbühne, Hamburg, Germany
- 3 September 1998: Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
- 5 September 1998: Wintershall Estate, Bramley, England
Page last updated: 18 June 2025
The above dates are wrong – they played the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London on Friday 28th August – not Friday 21st August. I was at the London show and have the ticket to prove it was the 28th August.
I’ve seen tickets saying 28 August, but I think the concert was brought forward a week. Jack Bruce’s tour diary has an entry dated 23 August, and he writes about having recently played the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. He also says there would be three concerts in Monaco, one of which took place on 28 August. That’s what most online sources say too.
I’d be happy to revisit if there’s more evidence of a date change, but I think Jack’s contemporaneous diary has to be considered accurate.