Friday, March 15, 2019

RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND, WITH WOODSTOCK ALUMNI 
THE EDGAR WINTER BAND AND ARLO GUTHRIE, 
TO PERFORM AT BETHEL WOODS DURING ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND 
Part of Bethel Woods Season of Song & Celebration 
Tickets On-Sale Friday, March 22nd at 10 AM

 
March 15, 2019 (BETHEL, NY) – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the nonprofit cultural center located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival, today announced that Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band will perform during Anniversary Weekend on Friday, August 16th as part the center’s year-long Season of Song & Celebration.

For this performance only, Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will be joined by special guests and Woodstock alumniThe Edgar Winter Band and Arlo Guthrie as part of Bethel Woods’ Anniversary Week programming, commemorating the Golden Anniversary of the greatest festival of all time - on the very site where it happened 50 years earlier.

Tickets for Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band go on-sale Friday, March 22nd at 10:00 AM at www.BethelWoodsCenter.orgwww.Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 1.800.745.3000.
 
 Anniversary Week will also include extended museum hours, docent tours of the exhibits and historic site, and a variety of events and programs, beginning with a screening of the Warner Bros. Academy-Award winning documentary Woodstock: the Director’s Cut on Thursday, August 15th.  The screening will be held on the historic festival field with a huge screen under the stars on the location of the original stage –a truly unique experience for the audience assembled on the hallowed ground where it was filmed 50 years ago. On Saturday night, August 17th, another Woodstock alum will perform as Santana returns to the Pavilion Stage; programming for Sunday will be announced soon.

This performance is a highlight of the 30th Anniversary of Ringo and his All Starr Band, who played their first show on July 23, 1989 at the Park Central Amphitheater in Dallas, Texas. The 2019 All Starr Band features Steve Lukather (Toto), Colin Hay (Men at Work), Gregg Rolie (Santana/Journey), Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette and the return of All Starr alum Hamish Stuart (Average White Band).

"I always love playing Bethel Woods and how great to do it this year on the anniversary of Woodstock,” Ringo Starr stated. “I wasn't there at the first one, but I've always promoted what it stood for - Peace & Love & Music."

The pre-sale for Bethel Woods Members begins Wednesday, March 20th at 10:00 AM. To learn about additional member benefits and pre-sale access, please visithttp://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/supportthearts/membership-opportunities.

A limited number of 2019 Bethel Woods Season Lawn Passes are still available, fully transferrable, and guarantees your place on the lawn for every Pavilion concert. To learn more visithttp://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/performances-festivals/seasonlawnpass.

The Museum at Bethel Woods offers discounted tickets every evening Pavilion or Event Gallery concert day. To learn more, please visit http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/the-museum.

The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Waterpark is the proud sponsor of The Family Zone. Available during most Pavilion performances, the limited capacity area of lawn seating is devoid of smoking, alcoholic beverages and standing. No additional ticket needed or surcharge added. To learn more, please visit https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/FamilyZone

Bethel Woods’ Season of Song & Celebration promises a uniquely memorable experience for those who journey to the historic site to celebrate the legacy of the greatest festival of all time.  The calendar of year-long programming begins on March 30th with the re-opening of The Museum at Bethel Woods featuring the 2019 Special Exhibit We Are GoldenReflections on the 50th Anniversary of The Woodstock Festival & Aspirations for a Peaceful Future, wherein the desires of the youth of 1969 are examined, the festival is placed in the context of the positive societal changes it inspired and then asks today's youth what THEY desire of the world now.

For more information about Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.orgor call 1.866.781.2922.

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