Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite for a rare performance at Joe Walsh’s VetsAid 2027 benefit concert, according to Guitar World.
The two surviving Beatles members will share a stage for one night to support a cause close to Walsh’s heart. This marks another chance for fans to see McCartney and Starr perform together.
Walsh, who has been working at the Sphere in Las Vegas, explained his motivation for the event. “Having spent the past two years at the Sphere and working with the hardworking people of Las Vegas, I want to show them my gratitude and respect,” he said in a statement.
“This city has taken such good care of me and my family that it would be my privilege to give back to the large veteran community here and to their families.”
The benefit concert will give fans a rare opportunity to see two of the most iconic musicians in rock history perform live together once again.
The reunion comes after McCartney and Starr last shared a stage on December 20, 2024, when Starr made a surprise appearance during the final night of McCartney’s Got Back tour at London’s O2 Arena. They performed “Helter Skelter” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” together that night. In May 2026, the two released “Home to Us,” their first-ever duet recorded together, which appeared on McCartney’s album The Boys of Dungeon Lane. Starr told People magazine at his 86th birthday event that although they had sung on each other’s tracks before as fellow bandmates, this was the first time they had done a song together “like a couple.”
VetsAid was founded in 2017 with its inaugural show on September 20 at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, featuring performances by Walsh, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban and Gary Clark Jr. The benefit has since disbursed more than five million dollars in grants to support veterans and their families. The 2027 event in Las Vegas marks the first time the benefit has been held in the city where Walsh has recently concluded his residency with the Eagles at the Sphere.
Walsh and the Eagles wrapped their residency at the Sphere after 58 shows, making it the longest residency in the venue’s history. The extended run gave Walsh deep roots in the Las Vegas community and motivated him to bring VetsAid to the city as a way to give back to local veterans and their families.
