Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

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John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Special Guests performed these now-legendary sold-out One To One concerts to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising over $1.5M (equivalent to $11.5M in 2026) for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They were the only full-length concerts John Lennon (with Yoko Ono) performed after leaving The Beatles. Originally filmed by multi-camera director Steve Gebhardt in 1972, this 2026 version of the concert film is directed by Simon Hilton, edited by Ben Wainwright-Pearce and produced by Peter Worsley & Sean Ono Lennon. Music Production is by Sean Ono Lennon; mixed and engineered by Paul Hicks & Sam Gannon. Hits performed include John's 'New York City', 'Instant Karma!', 'Imagine' and 'Mother', plus Yoko's 'Don't Worry Kyoko' and 'Open Your Box', plus rousing renditions of 'Come Together' & 'Hound Dog' and encore 'Give Peace a Chance' with special guests Stevie Wonder, Melanie and many others.

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

1d

4/5

Although no amount of revisionist gallantry can conceal how terrible Yoko Ono’s vocals are, this has a historical fascination as they were Lennon’s only full-length concert performances after the Beatles’ split.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

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5/5

Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC stands as the definitive way to experience these historic performances.

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Al Alexander

Movies Thru the Spectrum

2d

B-

"Power to the People" stands alone as a towering time capsule whisking you back to an era when young people truly believed, to quote Lennon, "all you need is love."

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

Apr 23

4/5

It's a visual treat, often employing split-screen effects that give viewers a more intimate sense of proceedings, and the man of the hour, alongside Yoko Ono and backed by the New York-based band Elephant's Memory, is effortlessly charismatic throughout.

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Steven

5h

It was fun to see John Lennon in concert. He looked like he was having fun. However, let's face it. Yoko Ono was painful to listen to.

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Jon

10h

It was like being at the concert live.

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Franceska

10h

Great concert movie - I wish it was longer!

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mark

10h

So good to finally see this Concert after only seeing clips. It was JOHN LENNON after all! And I can see how young people today might not relate to him. He was definitely a product of his time! The Vietnam War is different from the wars we have had lately and currently. He was trying to be a voice for the People, and he was. And I caught something that YOKO said, though I can't remember verbatim... She mentioned how certain things were destroying our "REPUBLIC".... Very similar sentiments when today's Liberals say things are ruining our DEMOCRACY. JOHN AND YOKO had it right at the tiime.

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Rob

10h

Loved seeing John Lennon again.

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Dave

11h

Sound quality was very good and it was in focus and sync. Its a good example of 1972 unstructured under rehearsed performances that were in vogue. If Lennon were not held in such high regard from his role in the Beatles this would never have happened, let alone be filmed. It is only somewhat interesting because this period of time holds interest.

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John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Special Guests performed these now-legendary sold-out One To One concerts to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising over $1.5M (equivalent to $11.5M in 2026) for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They were the only full-length concerts John Lennon (with Yoko Ono) performed after leaving The Beatles. Originally filmed by multi-camera director Steve Gebhardt in 1972, this 2026 version of the concert film is directed by Simon Hilton, edited by Ben Wainwright-Pearce and produced by Peter Worsley & Sean Ono Lennon. Music Production is by Sean Ono Lennon; mixed and engineered by Paul Hicks & Sam Gannon. Hits performed include John's 'New York City', 'Instant Karma!', 'Imagine' and 'Mother', plus Yoko's 'Don't Worry Kyoko' and 'Open Your Box', plus rousing renditions of 'Come Together' & 'Hound Dog' and encore 'Give Peace a Chance' with special guests Stevie Wonder, Melanie and many others.

Director: Simon Hilton
Producer: Peter Worsley, Sean Ono Lennon
Distributor: Trafalgar Releasing
Production Co: Mercury Studios
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 21m