Legendary songwriter, singer, musician and peace activist, John Lennon, would have been 85 today and his remarkable life, timeless music and extraordinary legacy is being celebrated today around the world with fan-led events and performances, including the Strawberry Fields Memorial in Central Park, New York City, plus an advance global listening party for Power To The People, the relighting of Yoko Ono Lennon’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Reykjavik, Iceland, the launch of Disc Two of the online text adventure Escape To Nutopia, and more.
GLOBAL LISTENING PARTY
The John Lennon Estate will be hosting a free global listening party today, October 9 at 12 pm PDT/3 pm EDT/8 pm BST at citizenofnutopia.com – a community hub and interactive art project celebrating the world of John & Yoko – for fans to listen together to nine tracks from the forthcoming John & Yoko release, POWER TO THE PEOPLE. Fans will be able to interact in real time with other fans across the world and everyone will be represented on a world map, mirroring the sense of togetherness and unity that underpinned the original concert.
The tracks featured will include three live performances from the iconic 1972 One To One concert, John’s only full-length performance after The Beatles, and six studio and live performances spanning the breadth of the expansive box set.