The Beatles legends will share the stage together with Walsh and other surprise guests
A historic moment in rock history is coming early next year.
Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh has announced the lineup for his annual concert for VetsAid, his national 501(c)3 non-profit veterans organization. The tenth installent of VetsAid will feature full sets from The Killers, The War on Drugs, St Vincent, Lucius.
The historic moment? A rare reunion of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr live on stage together. The Beatles legends will perform alongside Walsh, plus more surprise special guests. The show will take place on Friday, January 29, 2027, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada.
Over the last 40 years, Paul and Ringo have performed together only a handful of times. Their last live collaboration came back in 2024 at the O2 Arena in London. It was the final stop of McCartney’s extensive Got Back Tour. Ringo joined Paul for renditions of The Beatles’ classics “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Helter Skelter. Earlier this year, Ringo made a special guest appearance on Paul’s song “Home to Us” from his latest studio album The Boys of Dungeon Lane.
Tickets go on-sale to the public Friday, November 13 at 10am PT and can be purchased at AXS via the link below. Ticket prices start at $200 (not including applicable taxes and fees). Veterans will have access to exclusive tickets and pricing. For details on how to qualify, check the links below. For additional details and information, visit the VetsAid website at the link below.
“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 explains. “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 VetsAid rock and roll circus is pulling into the MGM Grand Garden and for our tenth anniversary we have our biggest show ever! Join me on stage with my musical heroes Paul and Ringo (and more surprise guests), Vegas’s hometown icons The Killers, the sublime St Vincent and my beloved The War on Drugs and Lucius who are the only acts I’ve ever invited back to VetsAid. Hit the jackpot with us on January 29! Support our veterans and support each other.”
VetsAid is also partnering once again with digital fundraising platform Fandiem and live music discovery platform Bandsintown to inspire fans to give back and ‘Be Joe Walsh’s Guest at VetsAid 2027′. Fans can Donate-to-Win online via fandiem.com/vetsaid for a chance at an all-expenses paid trip to VetsAid 2027 in Las Vegas which will include: round trip airfare and lodging, two seats in the Friends and Family section and VIP access to the Friends and Family Lounge, and a coffee date with Joe Walsh the day before the show.
Now in its tenth year, VetsAid hosted its inaugural show on September 20, 2017 with a concert at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA featuring performances by Walsh, Zac Brown Band, Keith Urban and Gary Clark Jr. In 2018, VetsAid traveled to Tacoma, WA with a sell-out event featuring Walsh, Don Henley, James Taylor, Chris Stapleton, Haim and special guest Ringo Starr. In 2019, Houston, TX welcomed VetsAid for a blockbuster show with Walsh, ZZ Top, The Doobie Brothers, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley. The pandemic moved the festival online in 2020 and 2021 with intimate performances from Eddie Vedder, James Hetfield, Gwen Stefani and nearly 40 other artists from across the United States as well as the debut of new music from Walsh in his studio available via livestream. VetsAid 2022 was an instant sell-out all-Ohio affair with blistering sets from a newly reunited James Gang, NIN, The Black Keys and The Breeders with special guest Dave Grohl in Columbus, OH. 2023 brought VetsAid to San Diego with legendary sets by Jeff Lynne’s ELO, The War of Drugs, The Flaming Lips and Lucius. VetsAid 2025 brought Joe to his hometown of Wichita, KS for a country and blues rock hootenanny with Vince Gill, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen and Jimmy Webb. VetsAid is back and better than ever recommitted to curating an exclusive once-in-a-lifetime festival lineup in a different American city each year with a large veteran and military population and this year the rock and roll circus hits Sin City.
As every year, all net proceeds from the concert will go directly to the veterans’ services charities selected through a vetting process coordinated in tandem with the Combined Arms Institute. To date, VetsAid has disbursed more than $5,000,000 in grants. In 2027, VetsAid plans to disburse grants exclusively to organizations based in Nevada or with operations on the ground in Nevada; grant applications are open now via the VetsAid website (link below).
Veterans and their wellbeing have always been important to Walsh, a Gold Star son himself. His father was a flight instructor for the first US operational jet powered aircraft, the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, and died while stationed and on active duty on Okinawa when Walsh was 20 months old.
Walsh aims to use this platform to raise funds and awareness for the still urgent and significant needs of our returning soldiers and their families. Through the establishment of VetsAid and this annual benefit concert, he aims to give back to those who have given so much in sacrifice for this country.
Tickets will be available HERE, More information is available HERE