Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr set for rare onstage reunion at Joe Walsh's VetsAid

Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAYMon, November 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC

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Joe Walsh has organized star-packed concerts to honor veterans for nearly a decade.

But the 10th VetsAid, which benefits his non-profit veterans organization of the same name, will be amplified by Beatles power.

Walsh will share the stage with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in only their second joint performance in the 2020s. Starr and Walsh also brothers-in-law.

The rare joint appearance of McCartney and Starr – who also paired for their first post-Beatles duet on McCartney's current album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" – is part of a bill that includes The Killers, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent and Lucius all performing full sets.

VetsAid will take place at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

How to buy tickets to VetsAid concert in Las Vegas

Tickets, which start at $200, will go on sale at 1 p.m. ET Nov. 13 via axs.com. Veterans will have access to exclusive tickets and pricing (qualification details at axs.com and vetsaid.org).

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Walsh chose Las Vegas for the 10th anniversary of his event since he’s become so familiar with the city during The Eagles’ extended run at the Sphere.

"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,” Walsh 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.”

In 2025, Walsh, who turns 79 Nov. 20, talked to USA TODAY about establishing VetsAid in 2017 as a way to help military veterans and to honor his father, an Air Force pilot who died in service in 1949, four months before Walsh turned 2 years old.

“We were in Okinawa (Japan) where my dad died and we came home and had to start all over,” Walsh said. “My mom was 20 and there was nothing like Gold Star families (at that time). It was, ‘too bad, we’re so sorry’ and they handed you the flag that was on the coffin. At school, there was nobody like me. Everybody else had a dad.”

Walsh never really knew his father, Robert, but never forgot his dad’s sacrifice.

“He was my guardian angel. I always wanted to make sure he was proud of me,” Walsh said. “He probably would have told me to get my hair cut!”

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