Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey suffers blood clot in leg
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Drummer’s band were forced to cancel their planned gig in London, with footage from their earlier performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool being played instead. Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey has suffered a blood clot in his leg, forcing him to cancel a scheduled performance with his band in London.
![[Ringo Starr with his wife Maureen and their children, Zak an Jason, in 1969]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/22/10/newFile.jpg)
The drummer, 59, who plays in the indie band Mantra of the Cosmos, has been advised to rest and take blood thinners for two weeks following the clot. His medical episode comes after Mantra of the Cosmos – who count Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, percussionist Mark “Bez” Berry and Oasis guitarist Andy Bell among their members – played two nights at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, the venue where The Beatles started.
The Cavern Club was also where Starr met Starkey’s mother, Maureen Tigrett, for the first time. She and Starr married in 1965 and divorced 10 years later. Despite their London gig on Tuesday (21 January) being cancelled, a number of celebrities and fans turned up to Karma Sanctum Soho, where footage of the band’s performance at the Cavern Club on 19 January was played instead.
Berry, 60, said at the event: “First of all, can I say how special it was to play the Cavern with Zak Starkey. “He's never been to the Cavern before and it felt special... It was better than anything I ever imagined in my life. “I couldn't believe how good it was. To play there... I had to show off right at the end: 'His f***ing dad's Ringo Starr! Know what I mean? We felt like the Beatles - well, I did for a little moment.”.
