Ringo Starr just wrapped two nights of guest-filled shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, but it was Billy Strings who went home with something special after Jack White gifted him one of his custom Fender Triplesonic Acoustasonic Telecasters (retail value $2,499.99). Strings and White were among the cavalcade of guests at the Mother Church of Country Music to celebrate Starr’s new country album Look Up, including Molly Tuttle, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Jamey Johnson, and more.
“I had to give my Triplesonic guitar I used at the Ringo Ryman event to the great Billy Strings after the show,” White wrote on Instagram following the second show. “It couldn’t be in better hands. Great to play on the same stage with him and so many other incredible players.”
After kicking off the midweek engagement on Tuesday, Ringo and company closed the run on Wednesday with an identical setlist. Both nights were recorded for an upcoming special set to air on CBS and Paramount+ this spring, with some proceeds benefitting victims of the L.A. wildfires. White and Strings were present throughout the concerts, as Jack helped open the show with Carl Perkins‘ “Matchbox” and Billy dug up Rubber Soul‘s “What Goes On” for a duet with Molly Tuttle. With additional appearances by The War and Treaty, famed harmonicist Mickey Guyton, Larkin Poe, and others, the Ringo Ryman concerts celebrated the Beatles drummer’s oft-overlooked country side.
Check out some videos and the setlist from Tuesday’s show and revisit Live For Live Music‘s full coverage here. Billy Strings will return to the road later this month for a winter tour, beginning with a three-night run at Denver’s Ball Arena next weekend. Find tickets and tour dates on Ticketmaster.
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Setlist: Ringo Starr | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN | 1/14/25
Set One: Matchbox (Carl Perkins) [1], It Don’t Come Easy, Time on My Hands [2], Octopus’ Garden [3], Don’t Pass Me By [1], Thankful, Honey Don’t (Carl Perkins) [4], Without Her [5], I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party [6], Boys (The Shirelles)
Set Two: Have You Seen My Baby [7], You Don’t Know Me At All [8], Act Naturally (Johnny Russell) [9], I Wanna Be Your Man [10], What Goes On [11], Look Up [12], Photograph, Yellow Submarine [13], With A Little Help From My Friends [14]
[1] w/ Jack White
[2] FTP
[3] w/ Molly Tuttle
[4] w/ Billy Strings
[5] w/ The War and Treaty
[6] w/ Sheryl Crow and Molly Tuttle
[7] w/ Jamey Johnson
[8] w/ Mickey Guyton
[9] w/ Rodney Crowell, Sarah Jarosz
[10] w/ Larkin Poe
[11] w/ Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle
[12] Stopped because of technical difficulties, restarted
[13] w/ Jack White and Jim Keltner
[14] w/ Billy Strings, Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Sherly Crow, Brenda Lee