Back in 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a series of concerts titled “Power to the People” that became the stuff of legends among rock fans. Now, these concerts have become part of a film titled POWER TO THE PEOPLE: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972. The film will screen over two days, April 29th and May 3rd. Tickets go on sale at powertothepeoplefilm.com beginning Friday, March 20th, 2026.
The film, produced and released in partnership with Mercury Studios, captures the only full-length concerts that Lennon performed after leaving The Beatles. The pair of shows at Madison Square Garden in 1972 — to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising more than $1.5 million for disabled children — have become the stuff of legend that people still talk about more than 54 years later — so if you ever wanted to experience the shows, now’s your chance.
According to a press release, every frame of the footage has been physically and digitally cleaned by hand. The version itself has been restored, re-edited, and remixed by Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Grammy award-winning team, which is led by their son, Sean Ono Lennon.
The “Power to the People” setlist includes Lennon’s songs like “Instant Karma!,” “New York City,” “Mother,” and “Imagine,” as well as Ono’s “Open Your Box” and “Don’t Worry Kyoko.” The concert also featured a number of special guests, such as Sha Na Na, Melanie Safka-Schekeryk, and Stevie Wonder.
“It was a concert that had a legendary status in my mind, because it was my dad’s last concert. I remember wanting a Les Paul because he played a Les Paul during that show. I feel very grateful I got to work on it because he did plan on touring, and he didn’t get to, so all we’ve got is this concert,” Ono Lennon said in a press release.
