Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of Independent Auditors
Consent of KPMG LLP Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-32697, 333-03165, 33-20585, 333-03153, 2-97120, 33-13593, 33-46220, 33-
56452, 333-03155, 333-77965, 33-70490, 33-46218 and 333-88879) on Form S-8 and
(No. 33- 57159) on Form S-3 of our report dated June 30, 2000, relating to the
consolidated balance sheet of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of June 4,
2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity,
and cash flows for the year then ended, which report appears in the June 4, 2000
annual report on Form 10-K of Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Louisville, Kentucky
August 18, 2000
