Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to reunite on stage for a one-off concert in Las Vegas next year, marking their first live performance together in more than two years.
The two surviving members of The Beatles will appear at Joe Walsh's VetsAid music festival on January 27, 2027, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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The event will also feature performances from The Killers, The War On Drugs, St. Vincent and Lucius, with further acts expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Announcing the news, Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh invited fans to join him for the special event.
"Join me on stage with my musical heroes Paul and Ringo (and more surprise guests)," he said.
"Support our veterans and support each other."
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The festival raises money for veteran-related charities, with all net proceeds going towards organisations coordinated with the Combined Arms Institute.
A pre-sale for veterans and active-duty military personnel began on November 10, while general ticket sales are due to open on November 13 at 10am local time.
The upcoming concert will mark the first time McCartney and Starr have performed together live since December 19, 2024.
The pair previously reunited during McCartney's Got Back tour at London's O2 Arena, where Starr joined him on stage to perform Helter Skelter and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
More recently, the former bandmates collaborated on Home To Us, a track from McCartney's latest album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane.
The song marked the first time the two Beatles icons recorded a duet together. It also featured guest vocals from Sharleen Spiteri and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.
Speaking about how the collaboration came together, McCartney explained that Starr had visited his studio to play drums before he decided to develop a song specifically with his former bandmate in mind.
"Ringo went round to the studio and drummed a bit. I said to Andrew, we should make a track and send it to him. So this song is done totally with Ringo in mind," he said.
McCartney also reflected on their shared working-class backgrounds and the inspiration behind the track.
"Ringo was from the Dingle, and that was well hard. He said he used to get mugged coming home, because he worked. Even though it was crazy, it was home to us," he added.
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The pair last worked together on the 2023 track Now And Then, which was released as what was described as the final Beatles song.
The recording was built around a vocal demo by John Lennon, which had been discovered in 1994 and later completed with contributions from McCartney and Starr.
