Sir Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey suffers blood clot cancelling band’s London gig

A London show featuring drummer Zak Starkey, lad of The Beatles’ Sir Ringo Starr, had to beryllium cancelled aft the instrumentalist suffered a humor clot successful his leg.

It comes aft his indie set Mantra Of The Cosmos, which besides includes Happy Mondays vocalist Shaun Ryder, percussionist Mark ‘Bez’ Berry and guitarist Andy Bell, played 2 nights astatine a celebrated Liverpool venue wherever The Beatles started out.

Despite Tuesday’s gig being cancelled, celebrities and euphony fans poured into Karma Sanctum Soho wherever a video of the band’s show astatine the Cavern Club connected January 19 was played instead.

Bez, 60, said astatine the event: ‘First of all, tin I accidental however peculiar it was to play the Cavern with Zak Starkey.

‘He’s ne'er been to the Cavern earlier and it felt special… It was amended than thing I ever imagined successful my life.

‘I couldn’t judge however bully it was.

‘To play there… I had to amusement disconnected close astatine the end: “His f****** dad’s Ringo Starr! Know what I mean?”

‘We felt similar the Beatles – well, I did for a small moment.’

Starkey, 59, has been advised to remainder and instrumentality humor thinners for 2 weeks pursuing the clot.

Oasis prima Noel Gallagher joined the radical connected their caller psychedelic way Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous), released earlier this month.

Further singles and an medium are successful the works.

Starkey archetypal met Gallagher successful a London rehearsal country successful aboriginal 1995 erstwhile helium was successful a set called Face earlier helium began drumming for Oasis successful 2004 – playing connected albums Don’t Believe The Truth and Dig Out Your Soul.

In August, Gallagher and his member Liam confirmed Oasis’s long-awaited reunion with a worldwide circuit this year.

Last year, Ryder said Happy Mondays would beryllium ‘going to furniture for astir 3 oregon 4 years’ portion helium focused connected different projects, including Mantra Of The Cosmos, formed successful 2023.

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