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HEADLINER
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
Throughout his career he has received nine GRAMMY® Awards and has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — first as a Beatle and then as solo artist. Between 1970 and 2025, Ringo has released 21 solo studio records.
He has acted in over 15 films, received an Academy Award®, and has been nominated as an actor for an Emmy®. Ringo has published 8 books; had a stint as a male fashion model, and that same year went behind the lens as the photographer for some Foo Fighters PR photos. Ringo is also a visual artist and has had numerous exhibitions of his work and his “Peace Sculpture” is on permanent display in the Beverly Hills Park.
In 2008 Ringo began dedicating his July 7 birthday to promoting Peace and Love and the movement has grown to include events all over the planet and into the stars with support from NASA. In 2018, Ringo was knighted and in 2019 he celebrated 35 years of touring with his All Starr Bands. In 2022 Ringo received an honorary degree as a Doctor of Music from Berklee College of Music and earlier he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame with the Joe Chambers Musicians Legacy Award.
In January of this year, Starr released Look Up, a country album produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett. It is Starr’s first country album in more than 50 years and earned him his first top 10 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales chart, as well as landing him on multiple other Billboard charts. In the UK the album reached a significant career milestone, securing Starr his first solo #1 album, overtaking Taylor Swift when Look Up claimed the top spot on the Official Country Chart. January also saw Starr accept an invitation to make his Grand Ole Opry debut, which he performed on February 21, 2025.
The current roster of the All Starr Band features Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, and Gregg Bissonette, as well as Buck Johnson on keyboards.
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VERY SPECIAL GUEST
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs
Mike Campbell was a member, architect and co-captain of the Heartbreakers, a band he co-founded with Tom Petty, whom he met in a Gainesville, Florida carport in 1972.
The Heartbreakers lead guitarist, Campbell co-wrote many of the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers hits and also co-produced many of their albums – in addition to penning songs for Don Henley (“Boys of Summer”), Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and playing on records by Aretha Franklin, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
In 2018, Campbell joined Fleetwood Mac’s World Tour on lead guitar and in 2020, Campbell released Wreckless Abandon, the first album by The Dirty Knobs, a group that was Campbell’s longtime side project but is now his primary musical focus. They released their second LP External Combustion in 2022 and toured the USA, including runs opening for both Chris Stapleton and The Who. Their third album Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits is out now on BMG featuring appearances from artists including Graham Nash, Lucinda Williams, Chris Stapleton and fellow Heartbreaker Benmont Tench.
In additional to Campbell, The Dirty Knobs features fellow Heartbreaker Steve Ferrone on drums, Chris Holt (Don Henley, The Eagles) on guitar and Lance Morrison (Don Henley) on bass.
Mike Campbell recently released Heartbreaker, a fast-paced, tender-hearted rock ’n’ roll memoir for the ages. Part rags-to-riches story and part raucous, seat-of-the-pants adventure, it recounts Campbell’s life and times as lead guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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A BEATLE INVASION AT MEMORIAL PARK
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band & Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs headline on Friday, June 27th
(April 23, 2025 – OMAHA, NE) Mark your calendars – the popular summer concert at Memorial Park is back for 2025, featuring very special guest Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs and headliner Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band.
Produced by the City of Omaha and sponsored by the Omaha Parks Foundation, the City of Omaha’s Memorial Park Concert will be on Friday, June 27th. The concert officially kicks off with the National Anthem at 6:30pm and ends with a firework spectacular set to launch at approximately 10pm.
“Omaha is once again bringing in world class entertainment for this family-friendly and free concert,” said Mayor Jean Stothert. “Each year people come from all over our community to enjoy this show and the result is pretty special. A Beatle, A Heartbreaker, and fireworks – – it doesn’t get much better.”
Throughout his career Ringo Starr has received nine GRAMMY® Awards and has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — first as a Beatle and then as solo artist. Between 1970 and 2025, Ringo has released 21 solo studio records including Look Up released early this year. He has acted in over 15 films, has published 8 books, had a stint as a male fashion model, and that same year went behind the lens as the photographer for a set of Foo Fighters PR photos. Ringo is also a visual artist and has had numerous exhibitions of his work and his “Peace Sculpture” is on
permanent display in the Beverly Hills Park. In 2018, Ringo was knighted and in 2025 is celebrating 36 years of touring with his All Starr Bands. The current roster of the All Starr Band features Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, and Gregg Bissonette, as well as Buck Johnson on keyboards.
Mike Campbell was a member, architect, and co-captain of the Heartbreakers, a band he co-founded with Tom Petty. The Heartbreakers’ lead guitarist, Campbell co-wrote many of the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers hits and co- produced many of their albums – in addition to penning songs for Don Henley, Bob Dylan, and Stevie Nicks. In 2020, Campbell released Wreckless Abandon, the first album by The Dirty Knobs. Their most recent album Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits was released in 2024. In additional to Campbell, The Dirty Knobs features fellow Heartbreaker Steve
Ferrone on drums, Chris Holt on guitar and Lance Morrison on bass. Campbell’s critically acclaimed memoir Heartbreaker was released in March and debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List.
As in past years, local musicians will be featured via video between the sets and throughout the day leading up to the show. In March, bands and musicians were offered the opportunity to submit an existing video or, in partnership with KPAO Public Television, produce an in-studio video.
The fireworks show accompanying the concert is consistently one of the largest shows in the region and will light up the skies immediately following the concert.
“Memorial Park is the perfect centrally located space to bring our community together for this show,” said Matthew Kalcevich, the Director of Parks, Recreation, and Public Property. “The concert is a labor of love for the Parks Department and so many other city departments that work together to make the event happen.”
The event is sponsored by the City of Omaha, Douglas County, the Omaha Parks Foundation and exclusive radio partner NewsRadio 1110 KFAB. A special thank you to Security National Bank and TMS Production Integration. For more information, visit MemorialParkConcert.com and follow the concert on Facebook and Instagram.
