Ringo Starr Spills Real Reason Why The Beatles Walked Away From $250 Million Reunion Offer..
The drummer of The Fab Four will get together with former bandmate Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday on July 7 with a virtual YouTube concert for charity. Jul 6, 2020 AceShowbiz - The Beatles once walked away from a multi-million dollar offer to reunite for a one-off concert because the opening act was "a guy biting a shark." Drummer Ringo Starr claims The Fab Four were offered $62.4 million (£50 million) - worth around $250 million (£200 million) in today’s money - back in 1976 to stage the comeback show, just five years after they parted ways. He discussed the idea with Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison, but they were ultimately deterred from accepting showman Bill Sargent’s deal by the odd warm-up act, which involved a man wrestling an 18-foot (5.49 metre) long Great White. "We did talk (about reuniting) one time," Ringo told Britain’s The Sunday Mirror. "There was a crazy offer out there. We called each other to see what we think. We …
