(LIVERPOOL) - Ringo Starr said Friday he would not be reuniting with the other surviving Beatle, Paul McCartney, not even during their native Liverpool's year as European capital of culture.

"There's no chance that Paul and I will go and get back together," Starr told reporters before the launch of Liverpool 08.

"Everyone keeps asking us about it. But it would be very difficult now, two of us are gone now," he added.

John Lennon was shot dead in New York in 1980 by a deranged fan, while George Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.

McCartney will headline a concert on June 1 to mark Liverpool's year in the cultural spotlight, but Starr will be touring the United States at the time.

"Paul and I can't play together," added Starr. "I'm not coming this summer, Paul will be alone."

Starr, however, is scheduled to play Friday night at an open air concert in the centre of Liverpool.

He will play from a special container fitted and hoisted onto the roof of St.George's hall, a concert hall built in the 19th Century.

"It's well supported but it's pretty cold up there," said Starr.

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