Joe Walsh's 5th annual VetsAid music festival dubbed for 2021 — “The Basement Show” — will be streamed live from his basement studio on December 18th. This year's non-profit fundraising show will feature performances by Walsh with special guests including brother in-law Ringo Starr, a tour of his studio and guitar collection — along with a fan submitted Q&A as moderated by his wife Marjorie Walsh and stepson Christian Quilici, who are both VetsAid co-founders.
The stream will feature the debut of a jam session between Walsh, Ringo, the Heartbreakers' Benmont Tench, and studio veterans Waddy Wachtel, Lee Sklar, and Russ Kunkel. Also included will be never before seen footage from the first four VetsAid concerts and a recent visit Walsh made to the U.S. Vets Long Beach, California facility.
Joe Walsh — a Gold Star son himself — said in a statement, “I’m always so inspired by the incredible service and sacrifice of our veterans and their families — and this year I had the honor of visiting with some of them in Long Beach and I look forward to sharing some of that visit in the stream on December 18th. Supporting and being of service to them is the sole aim of VetsAid. And while we couldn’t be together in Columbus as originally planned, I thought I’d do something special and invite everybody over to my house instead! So c’mon and join us for some great music and a glimpse of how I live, work, play and make music with my friends! That’s a lotta Joe!”