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Plastic Ono Band Confirm First Gig in 40 Years

It's been a long time coming but it's been confirmed that Yoko Ono will play the first Plastic Ono Band gig in 40 years when the band takes the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York on Feb. 16. She will be joined by original band members Eric Clapton and bassist Klaus Voorman.

The show promises to be something of a special event as joining the trio will be Paul Simon, singer Bette Midler, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon as well as Ono's son, Sean Lennon.

The Plastic Ono Band was originally a banner under which John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, would release non-Beatles related endeavours and the band's first release was 'Give Peace A Chance' which was recorded in a hotel room in Montreal, Canada. The album that followed, 'Live Peace in Toronto 1969', also featured future Yes drummer, Alan White.

Yoko Ono revived the Plastic Ono Band name last year when she released the critically acclaimed album, 'Between My Head and the Sky.'

Also taking part in the concert will be Martha Wainwright, Mark Ronson and the Scissor Sisters.

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alan

Am so looking forward to this gig Tuesday February 23rd @ the beautifully restored ($91,000,000.00) Fox Theatre in Oaksterdam Cali!!!

February 15 2010 at 4:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mannix

Oh please

January 22 2010 at 6:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kate Carroll

It is fantastic that Yoko Ono will be performing again.
Before she met the Beatles she was part of an important international art movement called "Fluxus".This woman is
incredibly sophisticated and it great to see that she
didn't let a bunch of ignorant, bigotted, sexist, completely uncultured critics break her spirit.
Now, if only all the other feminists would wake up.

January 22 2010 at 6:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JRo

Certainly it's appropriate to note that Plastic Ono is also playing in San Francisco 2/23 as part of the Noise Pop Festival -- a gig which was actually announced several days prior to this one.

January 14 2010 at 5:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joseph

it's been a long time coming, was outside in Toronto.

January 12 2010 at 12:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MIKE ZVIRBLIS

THE BEST THING FOR THIS LINE UP WOULD BE TO HIRER MUSICIANS WHO SIMPLY CANT PLAY ANYTHING!

January 12 2010 at 10:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply