Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC(2026)

Name: Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
Director: Simon Hilton
Genre: Music
Released: Apr 29, 2026
Cast: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Elephant’s Memory

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1h 21m
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Release Date: Apr 29, 2026 | Event Cinema

On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono took the stage at Madison Square Garden for two sold-out benefit concerts, the only full-length performances Lennon gave after leaving The Beatles. More than fifty years later, those concerts have been restored, re-edited, and remixed for cinemas worldwide. A concert film about a night that was both a political statement and a farewell, now seen in full for the first time.

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Original Release | Apr 29, 2026 | Opens in 08days

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Director & Top Cast

Simon Hilton
Director

John Lennon

Yoko Ono

Elephant’s Memory

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: 5.1, Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio: 2D DCP

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

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Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC is a 2026 multiscreen concert film directed by Simon Hilton. Originally filmed by multi-camera director Steve Gebhardt in 1972, this version is newly restored, re-edited, and remixed by the Lennons' seven-time Grammy Award-winning team, led by Sean Ono Lennon, who also serves as producer alongside Peter Worsley. The film documents two sold-out One To One benefit concerts performed by John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and special guests at Madison Square Garden, raising over $1.5 million for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Special guests in attendance included Stevie Wonder and Melanie. They were the only full-length concerts John Lennon performed after leaving The Beatles. The restoration took twenty years to complete, with every frame cleaned physically and digitally by hand. The audio was restored and remixed in HD Stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos. The film is edited by Ben Wainwright-Pearce. It opens exclusively in cinemas worldwide from April 29, 2026, for a limited run. The film is for fans of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and for audiences interested in the intersection of music, activism, and live performance history.

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Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC (2026) captures John Lennon and Yoko Ono's historic One to One concerts at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 1972—the only full-length shows Lennon performed after leaving The Beatles.