Ringo Starr arrives in Brisbane to play first Australian show in almost 50 years BEATLE: Ringo Starr arrives at the Brisbane International Airport for his first Australian show in almost 50 years. RINGO Starr arrived in Brisbane on Sunday to play his first Australian show in almost 50 years. The last time Starr performed in Queensland he was part of the Fab Four as drummer for groundbreaking pop band The Beatles. Starr arrived at Brisbane Airport Sunday afternoon to begin the Australian leg of his All-Starr world tour. He performs at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Monday night. PAST: The Beatles during Brisbane tour 1964 - (L-R) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.