Ringo threw dozens of peace signs at the cameras as he was escorted to his vehicle, and continued to from the backseat, while his wife Barbara Bach, 69, giggled in the front seat.
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Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono, the widows of the deceased members, George Harrison and John Lennon also attended the premiere together.
Macca told reporters: ‘We’re getting great memories obviously of playing with John and George.
The two surviving Beatles reunited on a blue carpet last night for the premiere of a documentary charting their miraculous touring years.
He adds, “I must say, I was very proud of that, seeing it again in the film”. The first screenings were held on September 15 and some theaters throughout the USA will be playing it all week.
Half a century since the Beatles played their last major concert – at Candlestick Park in San Francisco – Starr said their enduring popularity was “beautiful”. We happen to be two of them and here we are’.
In one interview, Lennon said the hysteria at their performances turned Beatles concerts into “a freak show”. Die-hard’s will swoon over the masterfully restored footage of the bands’ electric live performances whilst casual fans will appreciate an engaging crash course in early Beatles history.
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Fans of The Beatles are still as loud and teary at their mention as ever, and the film reminds them once and for all of the enduring power of the travelling, touring phenomenon that was The Beatles, till they stopped touring in the year 1966. According to the director, he’s now at least semi-seriously eyeing the idea of putting together another Beatles documentary, this one focusing on the band’s history in the years following the period covered in Eight Days a Week. “You can only do that for so long”. I think we just had got better.
