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Paul McCartney concluded his Got Back tour with a surprise reunion with the only other surviving member of the Fab Four.
During his final show at London’s O2 Arena on Friday, McCartney welcomed former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr to the stage before a spectacular performance from the duo.
in a video published in XMcCartney introduced his old friend, who hugged him and told the roaring crowd: “I want to tell you that I had a great night tonight.”
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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed together on December 20. (Getty Images)
“Are we going to rock?” McCartney asked Starr.
The duo performed fan favorites “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Helter Skelter.”
Last year, Starr spoke about his time as a Beatle.
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During an interview with AARP The Magazine, the musician said: “We all went crazy at different times. You can’t imagine what it was like to be in the Beatles. It got bigger and crazier.
Starr joined McCartney at London’s O2 Arena on December 20. (Francesco Prandoni/Redferns)
“We were playing in clubs and then we made a record, ‘Love Me Do’. Oh my God, it doesn’t get any bigger than that, our first vinyl. We found out the BBC was going to play ‘Love Me Do’ at 2:17, or whatever time it was, and we stopped the car. ‘You’re on the radio, man!'”
Starr joined the band as a fan, having seen them perform at a nightclub in Germany with Pete Best on drums. With Starr on board, a legendary partnership was formed between him and the band’s other members, McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison.
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Starr, McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison formed the Beatles. (Dan Farrell/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Reflecting on the band’s dynamic, Starr joked that he “used to be a rock drummer” before his bandmates “ruined (his) entire career” by continuing to write songs for him. During her time with the Beatles, Starr sang on “Yellow Submarine”, “Act, Naturally”, “With a Little Help from My Friends” and “Octopus’s Garden”.
Lennon was shot dead on December 8, 1980 by a crazed fan. Harrison died of cancer in 2001. Starr said that while the four were once as close as brothers in the early days, he and Paul have a close bond that continues.
“Paul loves me as much as I love him,” she said. “He’s the brother I never had. As an only child, I suddenly had three brothers.”
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Fox News Digital’s Lori Bashian contributed to this post.
