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Ringo Starr and Mary J. Blige are coming to Philly. Not together, though.

The Beatle and His All Starr Band are playing the Mann Center, where they canceled a show this year. Blige's 'For My Fans' Tour is coming to the Wells Fargo Center.

The 2025 concert calendar in Philadelphia continues to get filled in, with the Beatles drummer and Queen of Hip-Hop Soul both due here in the spring.

Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band are playing the Mann Center on June 15. Starr’s country album, Look Up, which is produced by and cowritten by T Bone Burnett, is due Jan. 10.

Starr was scheduled to play the Mann this past September, but the show was called off the afternoon before the performance because the 84-year-old drummer came down with a cold. Tickets for that show were refunded. So if you want one more chance at seeing a Beatle, you’ll have to buy your tickets all over again.

The Mann date is part of a 10-city tour that kicks off June 10 in Bridgeport, Conn. The All-Starr Band features Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette, plus Buck Johnson on keyboards.

“I am happy to announce these new All-Starr shows,” Starr said in a news release. “I absolutely love playing live and I love this band. It’s been so great playing with these guys, I just want to keep this line up going … So here we go again, and we look forward to seeing you on the road this Spring.”

Tickets go on sale in a Mann Center member presale on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. and to the general public on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. More info at MannCenter.org.

Also in 2025, Mary J. Blige will bring her “For My Fans” tour to the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly on April 17. Blige, who headlined the Roots Picnic in Philly in 2022 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in October, released her album Gratitude last month. The tour and album are both, according a news release “a celebration of the love and gratitude that Mary has towards her life, family, friends, and her beloved fans.”

Ne-Yo and Mario will open for Blige.

Tickets for the “For My Fans” tour on sale via a Citi presale at 10 a.m. Dec. 10 at citientertainment.com and at 10 a.m. Dec. 10 at livenation.com.