Sir Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey suffers blood clot cancelling band’s London gig
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A London performance featuring drummer Zak Starkey, son of The Beatles’ Sir Ringo Starr, had to be cancelled after the musician suffered a blood clot in his leg. It comes after his indie band Mantra Of The Cosmos, which also includes Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, percussionist Mark ‘Bez’ Berry and guitarist Andy Bell, played two nights at a famous Liverpool venue where The Beatles started out.
![[Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Fisher/Shutterstock (12604795r) Zak Starkey 'The Beatles: Get Back' documentary premiere, London, UK - 16 Nov 2021]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_218426942-0a18-e1737539151658.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Despite Tuesday’s gig being cancelled, celebrities and music fans poured into Karma Sanctum Soho where a video of the band’s performance at The Cavern Club on January 19 was played instead. Bez, 60, said at the event: ‘First of all, can I say how special it was to play the Cavern with Zak Starkey.
![[Zak Starkey, son of Sir Ringo Star, performing on drums with his band Mantra of the Cosmos at The Cavern Club, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday January 19, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236638752-c1fe.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘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****** dad’s Ringo Starr! Know what I mean?”.
![[Zak Starkey, son of Sir Ringo Star, performing on drums with his band Mantra of the Cosmos at The Cavern Club, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday January 19, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236638659-04cd.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘We felt like the Beatles – well, I did for a little moment.’. Starkey, 59, has been advised to rest and take blood thinners for two weeks following the clot. Ahead of playing at The Cavern for the first time on Sunday, he admitted he was ‘s******* my pants’.
![[DEVORE CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Zak Starkey of Oasis performs at KROQ's Inland Invasion 5 on September 17, 2005 in Devore California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_218775292-7d33.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The former Oasis drummer had never stepped foot inside the venue despite The Beatles’ history there. He told The Liverpool Echo: ‘It was very surreal. I was s***ting it – proper s***ting it until I got on there and it was amazing. The music is like holy music isn’t it.
![[LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: (L to R) Andy Bell, Bez, Zak Starkey and Shaun Ryder of 'Manta Of The Cosmos' pose backstage following their performance at The Box on June 5, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_159088009-67d2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
