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John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Historic 1972 One to One Concerts Restored for ‘Power To The People’ Box Set

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Fifty-three years ago, on Saturday, August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, headlined the historic One to One Benefit Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, backed by the NYC rock band Elephant’s Memory, and special guests. Held to a combined audience of 40,000 people, the concert featured both afternoon and evening performances, and raised more than $1.5 million (today’s equivalent of $11.5 million) to support children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including the children from the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, N.Y.

The electrifying performances featured songs from John and Yoko’s solo albums, their just-released, politically-charged album, Sometime In New York City, the Beatles’ “Come Together,” as well as the peace anthems “Imagine” and “Give Peace A Chance,” featuring a special guest appearance from Stevie Wonder. These two performances would end up being John’s only full-length concerts after leaving The Beatles.

In celebration of this extraordinary concert, a never-before-seen video of John’s solo hit, “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On),” from the afternoon performance was released today, Saturday, August 30 at 2 pm EDT/7 pm BST – the exact time of the original afternoon concert. The footage has been newly restored and edited while the audio, like all songs from the concert, has been completely remixed and re-engineered from the original analog tapes by the 5x GRAMMY Award-winning team led by producer Sean Ono Lennon with Paul HicksSam Gannon and Simon Hilton, using brand new HD multitrack transfers by Rob Stevens and mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios. Watch it here: https://johnlennon.lnk.to/InstantKarmaLivePR

Instant Karma! (We All Shine)” is the latest preview of the forthcoming box set, POWER TO THE PEOPLE (The Ultimate Collection), a massive new 12-disc/digital collection exploring and celebrating John and Yoko’s non-violent political activism, influential peace and protest anthems, and the couple’s early years in New York City. It will be released via Capitol/UMe on October 10, one day after John would have been 85.

The John Lennon Estate previously released videos for “Come Together” and “Well Well Well,” both from the evening concert.

All three videos are from the upcoming concert film, “Power To The People,” which will be next year. The film is directed by Simon Hilton, edited by Ben Wainwright-Pierce and produced by Peter Worsley with the music produced by Sean Ono Lennon and mixed by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon.

Watch “Come Together”: https://johnlennon.lnk.to/ComeTogetherLivePR
Watch “Well Well Well”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpSqdj4Y6-o

“That Madison Square Garden gig was the best music I enjoyed playing since The Cavern or even Hamburg,” John Lennon told NME in 1972. “It was just the same kind of feeling when The Beatles used to really get into it. That was when we played music. That’s what I enjoy and remember best about those days. We’re all musicians and the whole point of being a musician is to play.

“The One To One concert was our effort in Grassroots Politics,” writes Yoko Ono Lennon in the Preface of the book in the POWER TO THE PEOPLE box set. “It embodied what John and I strongly believed in – Rock for Peace and Enlightenment. And this one in Madison Square Garden turned out to be the last concert John and I did together.”

“I was completely floored putting this collection together and getting to remix the concerts and hearing all the unreleased material from my parents’ archive for the first time,” said Sean Ono Lennon. “People may not realize how special it is for me to hear my dad talking or to see him. I grew up with a set number of images and audio clips that everyone’s familiar with. So to come across things that I’ve never seen or heard is really deep for me, because it’s almost like getting more time with my dad. When I was eleven, my mum put out the Live in New York City album and film. So I grew up listening to it. It was a concert that had a legendary status in my mind, because it was my dad’s last concert. For the concerts, Paul Hicks and Simon Hilton and I spent a lot of time finding the best possible balance to keep the feeling of a live show while refining the overall sound as much as possible and Sam Gannon did some meticulous and miraculous work with audio restoration. I won’t disclose all our techniques but there was some ‘movie magic’ required, and I think in the end, the shows sound better than ever.”

POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Power To The People (Super Deluxe Edition) comprises 9 CDs and 3 Blu-Ray audio discs packaged in a bespoke 10-inch slipcase with silver foil titling and a lenticular cover of John and Yoko’s faces that when layered on top of each other presents a dynamic 3D effect. It is accompanied by an illuminating 204-page deeply researched hardback book designed and edited by Simon Hilton featuring an oral history about all the included music through the words of John & Yoko and those involved sourced from both archival and new interviews. The book is illustrated with unseen photos, lyrics, drawings, tape boxes and memorabilia. Additionally, the set includes a newspaper print poster, sticker sheets and a VIP envelope containing replica concert tickets, backstage and aftershow passes that have all been uniquely reproduced with textured, archival materials.

THE ONE TO ONE CONCERTS
The centerpiece of Power To The People is the One To One Concerts, which presents both the matinee and evening performances together for the first time. The concerts raised more than $1.5 million (2025 equivalent of $11.5 million) to support children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. All tracks have been completely remixed and re-engineered from the original analog tapes by Paul Hicks and Sam Gannon, using brand new HD multitrack transfers by Rob Stevens with the mixes mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios. The concerts are available separately as both “Afternoon” and “Evening” shows and also as a single “Hybrid” show, which brings together the best performances from both shows. The concerts are available in stereo on the CDs and in HD Stereo and immersive 5.1 HD Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos mixes on the Blu-ray audio discs. Previously only old mixes of select performances were available on the long out-of-print 1986 posthumous live album, Live In New York City.

Excerpts from the concerts were featured as part of the new critically acclaimed documentary, “One To One: John & Yoko,” directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards and Executive Produced by Sean Ono Lennon. “One To One,” which was in theaters earlier this year, will be streaming on HBO Max this fall. The films of the remixed, restored and re-edited concerts are due for release next year as “Power To The People,” directed by Simon Hilton and edited by Ben Wainwright-Pierce.The One To One Concert will be available outside of the boxed set in a variety of configurations including the Afternoon and Evening shows as an Audiophile 4LP Deluxe Collector’s Edition containing four 180-gram black vinyl records with rice paper inner sleeves and an 8-page booklet housed in a 12-inch rigid lift-off-lid box, with the same silver foil titling and lenticular cover as the boxed set as well as the same replica VIP envelope with concert tickets and passes and poster.

A 2CD Deluxe Edition with a triple gatefold digisleeve featuring a lenticular cover of John and Yoko’s faces includes a 20-page booklet. The hybrid concert will also be available on its own, including on 2LP 180g audiophile black vinyl, limited edition transparent green vinyl and on CD. The vinyl versions contain an 8-page, 12-inch booklet with a 6-panel newsprint poster that provides visual and historical context, alongside 2 full-color postcards. For more information on the various offerings or to pre-order, visit: https://johnlennon.lnk.to/PowerToThePeoplePR

COME TOGETHER
Power To The People is being previewed with the previously unreleased and newly remixed performance of “Come Together” from the One To One Concert evening show, the second of the two performances that day. John & Yoko are backed by the band Elephant’s Memory and drummer Jim Keltner as they play a blistering version of The Beatles’ Abbey Road classic. Listen to “Come Together” (Evening Show) HERE 

NEW YORK CITY
Alongside the concerts, Power To The People (Super Deluxe Edition) offers an aural time capsule of John and Yoko’s first NYC era, when they traded Tittenhurst Park, their estate in Ascot, England, for a small apartment located at 105 Bank St. in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, and includes the music they were inspired to make during a time of great civil unrest and the deeply unpopular Vietnam War. Paramount to their recorded musical endeavors at this time was their 1972 political blockbuster album, Sometime In New York City, recorded by John & Yoko with Keltner and New York’s finest rock ‘n’ roll protest street band, Elephant’s Memory. For this special collection, songs from the album have been completely remixed from scratch, stripped of the overly heavy production sound that constrained such inspired and inspiring songs as “Attic State,” “Angela,” “New York City,” and “Born In A Prison.” The tracks have been reordered, rejuvenated and completely reimagined as a new set of Ultimate Mixes, entitled NEW YORK CITY, which also includes extended versions of “John Sinclair” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”

EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY & ELEMENTS MIXES
Each track is explored with an Evolution Documentary, a unique track-by-track audio montage by Sam Gannon that details the evolution of each song from demo to master recording via demos, rehearsals, outtakes, multitrack exploration, and studio conversations. A series of four Elements Mixes isolates the orchestral arrangements, opening them up and presenting them on a wider and brighter sound stage, to reveal deeper levels of detail and clarity, especially in 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Atmos. The hope is that after hearing the exquisite orchestral arrangements on their own new details previously hidden in the songs will be heard in a completely new way.

STUDIO JAM
Power To The People is rounded out with several discs of never-before-released home recordings and studio jam sessions aptly titled Studio Jam, Live Jam 1, Live Jam 2 and Home Jam. Studio Jam features John & Yoko with Keltner and Elephant’s Memory at Record Plant Studios during the Sometime In New York City sessions, where in between recording album takes, they spontaneously jammed 16 classic rock n’ roll cover versions. Studio Jam gives a tantalizing glimpse into the fun the musicians had as the tape kept rolling between takes and hints at what was in store for John’s classic 1975 album, Rock ‘N’ Roll.

LIVE JAM
Live Jam comprises two discs of further completely remixed live performances, expanding on the original 1972 Live Jam LP release that accompanied Sometime In New York City, which included performances of “Cold Turkey” and “Don’t Worry Kyoko” from the 1969 Peace and Love for Christmas UNICEF Benefit at The Lyceum Ballroom (with George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and a star-studded cast of thousands) and the 1971 Fillmore East show where John & Yoko jammed with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention on four songs.

The Live Jam 2 disc includes John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with musician David Peel and The Lower East Side performing a handful of stripped down songs that would be released the following year on Sometime in New York City, including the first live performance of “Attica State,” along with “The Luck Of The Irish,” “Sisters, O Sisters,” and “John Sinclair,” on December 10, 1971, at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., held in support of the release of political activist John Sinclair who was imprisoned for a 10 year sentence for possession of marijuana. John and Yoko’s acoustic performance on December 17, 1971 at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NYC, at a benefit for the families of victims of the riot at the Attica State Correction Facility includes “Attica State,” the song John & Yoko wrote on John’s birthday (October 10, 1971) a few weeks after the tragedy (September 9-13, 1971), “Sisters, O Sisters” and a poignant performance of “Imagine” on acoustic guitar. Also included are John and Yoko’s TV performances on “The David Frost Show” (with Plastic Ono Band) and at the “Jerry Lewis Muscular Telethon” (with Elephant’s Memory).

HOME JAM
The thrilling collection concludes with Home Jam, 33 raw, intimate acoustic demos, covers and home recordings from 1971 from John’s private 1/4-inch tape and cassette collections, recorded at the St. Regis Hotel in NYC and the Campus Inn in Ann Arbor, Mich; the latter includes four tracks with protest singer Phil Ochs. John’s impromptu covers span songs written or popularized by Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Duane Eddy, The Dave Clark Five, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, and others. Aside from one, all of tracks have never been released before.

JOHN & YOKO IN NEW YORK CITY
When John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrived in the United States in 1971, they weren’t just escaping the ghosts of the Beatles or the British press, they were seeking a fresh start in a country teetering on the edge of political and cultural transformation. But what awaited them was not just the artistic freedom they craved, but years of surveillance, government harassment,and personal anguish that would shape their early American experience.

They settled at 105 Bank St. in New York City’s Greenwich Village, drawn to the city’s raw energy and progressive undercurrent. Almost immediately, John & Yoko immersed themselves in radical politics and avant-garde art. They aligned with activists, performed at protests, and used their platform to amplify causes like feminism, anti-war resistance, and prison reform. The couple’s outspoken views and growing ties to the counterculture quickly caught the attention of the Nixon administration. Alarmed by John’s potential influence on young voters, particularly with the 1972 election looming, President Richard Nixon and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover made John a target. The FBI began extensive surveillance, tapping phones, tailing the couple, and compiling hundreds of pages of intelligence files. The government also launched acampaign to deport John, citing a minor 1968 marijuana conviction in the UK as a pretext. At the same time, Yoko was fighting her own personal battle: to locate and regain custody of her daughter, Kyoko, who had been abducted by her ex-husband, Anthony Cox and disappeared. Unbeknownst to Yoko, he had hidden himself and their child behind the walls of a religious cult in Idaho. Her grief over Kyoko’s absence haunted both her art and private life.Amid all this turmoil, John & Yoko continued to perform and create. Their 1972 album Sometimein New York City reflected their politics and passions, addressing everything from racial injustice, the Attica Prison riots, civil rights activists like Angela Davis, to women’s liberation, using blunt lyrics and sharp wit to confront inequality and oppression. John & Yoko share lead vocals throughout, with Yoko contributing a number of her own politically charged tracks such as “We’re All Water” and “Sisters, O Sisters.” Designed to resemble a newspaper, the record’s cover mimics the New York Times, complete with headlines, columns, and photos that reflect the themes addressed in the songs, underscoring its mission to inform, provoke, and spark dialogue. The album was recorded primarily at New York’s Record Plant Studios with backing by Elephant’s Memory, a hard-edged local band known for their activism and gritty sound. The group, consisting of Adam Ippolito (keyboards), Gary Van Scyoc (bass), Richard Frank Jr. (drums), Wayne “Tex” Gabriel (guitar), Stan Bronstein (saxophone), plus drummer Jim Keltner, provided a muscular, streetwise foundation for the record’s mix of rock, soul, and protest music.

Phil Spector co-produced the album alongside John and Yoko, continuing a collaboration that began with Imagine. On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, backed by Elephant’s Memory, and joined by special guests, headlined two historic One to One Benefit Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. These performances included an afternoon matinee and an evening performance, held to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising more than $1.5 million (today’s equivalent of $11.5 million) to support children with with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including children from the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, N.Y. John & Yoko became aware of Willowbrook, a state-supported institution for physically and mentally handicapped children, after seeing an investigative report from Geraldo Rivera that exposed the horrible conditions and questionable medical practices the children endured. The electrifying concert featured songs from across John and Yoko’s solo albums, songs from their just-released album, Sometime In New York City, a Beatles cut and and peace anthems like “Imagine” and “Give Peace A Chance.” It also included an appearance from Stevie Wonder. These were John Lennon’s only full-length concerts after leaving The Beatles. The pressure mounted in late 1972 as legal battles over John’s immigration status dragged on.For several years, the threat of deportation loomed large. With the help of attorney Leon Wildes, John challenged the government’s case, and by 1975, just as the Watergate scandal brought down Nixon, the tide turned. John was finally granted permanent U.S. residency in 1976. The early 1970s were a defining period for John & Yoko – a time of political activism, intense scrutiny, legal struggle, and profound personal pain. But through it all, they remained united in their mission to challenge the system, express themselves freely, and, above all, imagine a better world. Power To The People stunningly documents this vital era in John and Yoko’s musical and personal lives.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE
SUPER DELUXE EDITION 9CD/3BR/BOOK BOXED SET

9 CDs ⋆ 3 HD AUDIO BLU-RAY DISCS ⋆ LENTICULAR COVER
103 TRACKS ⋆ HD STEREO ⋆ HD 5.1 SURROUND ⋆ DOLBY ATMOS
204-PAGE BOOK ⋆ NEWSPRINT POSTER ⋆ 2 POSTCARDS ⋆ 2 STICKER SHEETS
2 REPLICA TICKETS, VIP BACKSTAGE PASS AND VIP AFTERSHOW INVITATION
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests
Live at Madison Square Garden, New York City
30 August 1972

CD1 / BR1
HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW
1. Power To The People (intro)* †
2. New York City*
3. It’s So Hard*
4. Move On Fast* †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Born In A Prison* †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
8. Mother*
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine*
12. Open Your Box* †
13. Cold Turkey* †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* †
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance
* denotes afternoon show, otherwise
the performance is from the evening
show

CD2 / BR1
AFTERNOON SHOW
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko †
15. Hound Dog †

CD3 / BR1
EVENING SHOW
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City †
3. It’s So Hard †
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) †
7. Mother †
8. We’re All Water †
9. Born In A Prison †
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine †
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance

CD4 / BR2
NEW YORK CITY (THE ULTIMATE MIXES)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings
1. New York City (Ultimate Mix)
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix)
3. Attica State (Ultimate Mix)
4. Born In A Prison (Ultimate Mix)
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, extended)
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix)
7. John Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, extended)
8. Angela (Ultimate Mix)
9. We’re All Water (Ultimate Mix)

CD5 / BR2
NEW YORK CITY (THE EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings
1. New York City (Evolution Documentary) †
2. Sisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary) †
3. Attica State (Evolution Documentary) †
4. Born In A Prison (Evolution Documentary) †
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary) †
6. The Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary) †
7. John Sinclair (Evolution Documentary) †
8. Angela (Evolution Documentary) †
9. We’re All Water (Evolution Documentary) †

CD6 / BR2
NEW YORK CITY (STUDIO JAM)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory
1. Jazz Freakout †
2. You Can’t Sit Down †
3. Roll Over Beethoven †
4. Honey, Don’t †
5. Ain’t That A Shame †
6. My Babe †
7. Send Me Some Lovin’ †
8. Fools Like Me †
9. Down In The Caribbean †
10. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono †
11. That’s Right †
12. Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog †
13. Yoko’s Rhythm †
14. Whole Lotta Shakin’ / It’ll Be Me †
15. Yakety Yak †
16. Road Runner †

NEW YORK CITY (THE ELEMENTS MIXES)
John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Invisible Strings
17. Sisters, O Sisters (Elements Mix) †
18. Born In A Prison (Elements Mix) †
19. The Luck Of The Irish (Elements Mix) †
20. Angela (Elements Mix) †
CD7 / BR3

LIVE JAM 1
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band and A Star Studded Cast of Thousands
Peace and Love for Christmas, in aid of UNICEF
Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London
15 December 1969
1. Cold Turkey (live)
2. Don’t Worry Kyoko (live)
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Fillmore East, New York
6 June 1971
3. Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live)
4. Jamrag [Say Please / King Kong / Aawk] (live)
5. Scumbag (live)
6. Aü (live)

CD8 / BR3
LIVE JAM 2
John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with David Peel and The Lower East Side
Live at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971
1. Attica State (live) †
2. The Luck Of The Irish (live)
3. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †
4. John Sinclair (live)

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Live at the Benefit for the families of the victims of the riot at Attica State Correctional Facility
Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC
17 December 1971
5. Attica State (live)
6. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †
7. Imagine (live)

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band
Live on the David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC
16 December 1971
8. Attica State (live) †
9. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †
10. John Sinclair (live) †

John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band
Live at the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC
4 September 1972
11. Imagine (live) †
12. Now Or Never (live) †
13. Give Peace A Chance (live) †

CD9 / BR3
HOME JAM
John Lennon
Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York
10 September 1971
1. Shazam †
2. Honey, Don’t †
3. Glad All Over †
4. Lend Me Your Comb †
5. Wake Up Little Susie †
6. New York City †
7. Wake Up Little Susie †
8. ‘Hey, que pasa?’ †
9. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) †
10. Vacation Time †
11. Heartbeat †
12. Peggy Sue Got Married †
13. Peggy Sue †
14. ‘Phone call from Henry Gotsello’ †
15. Peggy Sue †
16. ‘Now we’d like to change the mood a little…’ †
17. Maybe Baby †
18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues †
19. Rave On! †
20. Twelve Bar Blues †

John Lennon
Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York
27 October 1971
21. I Got You †
22. Hi-Heel Sneakers †
23. Slippin’ And Slidin’ †
24. Gone From This Place †

John Lennon
Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971
25. Send Me Some Lovin’ †
26. He Got The Blues †
27. When The Teacher †
28. Pill †
29. It’s Real

John Lennon and Phil Ochs
Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan
10 December 1971
30. I Ain’t Marching Anymore †
31. Joe Hill †
32. Chords Of Fame †
33. Ringing Of Revolution
† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

4LP BOXED SET ⋆ LENTICULAR COVER
31 LIVE TRACKS ⋆ AFTERNOON SHOW AND EVENING SHOW
8-PAGE BOOK ⋆ NEWSPRINT POSTER ⋆ 2 POSTCARDS ⋆ 2 STICKER SHEETS
2 REPLICA TICKETS, VIP BACKSTAGE PASS AND VIP AFTERSHOW INVITATION
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
AFTERNOON SHOW

LP 1 & 2
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko †
15. Hound Dog †

EVENING SHOW
LP 3 & 4
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City †
3. It’s So Hard †
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) †
7. Mother †
8. We’re All Water †
9. Born In A Prison †
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine †
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance
† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

2CD DELUXE TRIPLE GATEFOLD ⋆ LENTICULAR COVER
31 LIVE TRACKS ⋆ AFTERNOON SHOW AND EVENING SHOW
20-PAGE BOOK ⋆ NEWSPRINT POSTER ⋆ 2 POSTCARDS
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
AFTERNOON SHOW

CD 1
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City
3. It’s So Hard
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well
6. Born In A Prison †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
8. Mother
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together
11. Imagine
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko †
15. Hound Dog †

THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
EVENING SHOW

CD 2
1. Power To The People (intro) †
2. New York City †
3. It’s So Hard †
4. Move On Fast †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) †
7. Mother †
8. We’re All Water †
9. Born In A Prison †
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine †
12. Open Your Box †
13. Cold Turkey
14. Hound Dog
15. Law And Order
16. Give Peace A Chance
† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

2 LP GATEFOLD IN TRANSPARENT O-CARD
17 LIVE TRACKS ⋆ HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW
180G AUDIOPHILE BLACK VINYL
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW

Disc 1 / Side A
1. Power To The People (intro)* †
2. New York City*
3. It’s So Hard*
4. Move On Fast* †
Disc 1 / Side B
5. Well Well Well †
6. Born In A Prison* †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
8. Mother*
9. We’re All Water †

Disc 2 / Side A
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine*
12. Open Your Box* †
13. Cold Turkey* †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* †
Disc 2 / Side B
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance
* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show.
† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

2 LP GATEFOLD IN TRANSPARENT O-CARD – GREEN VINYL
17 LIVE TRACKS ⋆ HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW
LIMITED EDITION 180G TRANSPARENT GREEN VINYL (D2C ONLY)
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW

Disc 1 / Side A
1. Power To The People (intro)* †
2. New York City*
3. It’s So Hard*
4. Move On Fast* †
Disc 1 / Side B
5. Well Well Well †
6. Born In A Prison* †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
8. Mother*
9. We’re All Water †

Disc 2 / Side A
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine*
12. Open Your Box* †
13. Cold Turkey* †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* †

Disc 2 / Side B
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance
* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show.
† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

1 CD DIGISLEEVE
17 LIVE TRACKS ⋆ HYBRID SHOW
THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT
HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW
CD1
1. Power To The People (intro)* †
2. New York City*
3. It’s So Hard*
4. Move On Fast* †
5. Well Well Well †
6. Born In A Prison* †
7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)*
8. Mother*
9. We’re All Water †
10. Come Together †
11. Imagine*
12. Open Your Box* †
13. Cold Turkey* †
14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* †
15. Hound Dog
16. Law And Order
17. Give Peace A Chance
* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show.
† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks

Josh Ross Announces 2026 Canadian Tour with Chandler Walters

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Universal Music Canada / MCA artist Josh Ross is a global force; a next-generation talent who’s anything but standard, and he’s just announced a massive tour. On an unconventional path of his own design, Ross pairs a dark and mellow blast of modern country with a warm vocal rasp and rock inclinations, heart-on-his-sleeve songwriting and addictive hooks that heed no borders. Pulling from a wide range of musical influences, the former collegiate football player has leveraged his knack for emotional song craft into a series of certified hits.

His dusky power ballad “Trouble” rose to #1 in Canada, earning Double Platinum certification in Canada and RIAA Gold certification in the U.S. The track also introduced what would become his 2024, 8-song EP, Complicated, which earned Ross his first-ever JUNO Award in 2025 for Country Album of the Year. On September 19, Ross doubles down on the emotive, rock-tinged country that has defined his worldwide ascent releasing his full-length debut album, Later Tonight. The album will include U.S. Radio #1 “Single Again” as well as recently released title track “Later Tonight”“Hate How You Look”, and “Leave Me Too.”

Canada-born and Nashville-based, the reigning 2024 CCMA Entertainer of the Year, 6x 2025 CCMA Award nominee, and winner of the 2024 CMA Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award tallies over 1 billion streams, touring alongside hard-rocking, cross-genre superstars like Nickelback, Brantley Gilbert, Bailey Zimmerman, and Luke Bryan. Earlier this year, Ross was tour support to Jelly Roll on The Beautifully Broken Great Northern Tour across Canada, and will open select dates for Dylan Scott this fall. On his Later Tonight Tour, Josh will be joined by musician and songwriter Chandler Walters.
=Bringing energy back to the classic-country tradition, Chandler Walters is a 22-year-old multi-talented native of Marietta, Georgia, signed to Ern’s Cadillac Music / DeVille Records. Already a seasoned steel-guitar player and multi-Platinum, all-genre No. 1 songwriter, his burgeoning artistic career is now kicking off, schooled on a mix of rock and country influence. The guitar slinger moved to Nashville on a whim in 2021, picking up steel guitar and catching the attention of hitmaker ERNEST in the process, who promptly added Walters to his band. Traveling the world while learning song craft from the modern greats, he signed a publishing deal with Ern’s Cadillac Music in 2024, earning monster success as co-writer on Post Malone’s 5X Platinum, all-genre No. 1 single “I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen).” Walters posted six cuts on Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion in total, and has also co-penned tracks for ERNEST (including “I Went To College, I Went To Jail” (feat. Jelly Roll)), Bailey Zimmerman (“Is This Really Over?”), Charles Wesley Godwin (“Dead To Rights”), and more. Now signed to DeVille Records, he makes his artistic debut on Cadillac Sessions – a compilation album mixing classic style with a new-Nashville swagger, introducing Walters and his label mates to the world. Boasting organic, live-show inspired country sonics (with plenty of steel guitar) and a knack for modern language, tracks like “Whatever Happened to Us” find a proven hitmaker turning “real shit” into catchy, singalong anthems. Chandler is currently on the road opening for Post Malone on the Big Ass Stadium Tour while also playing pedal steel in Post’s band.

JOSH ROSS
WITH CHANDLER WALTERS

FEBRUARY 12, 2026
HARD ROCK LIVE OTTAWA – OTTAWA, ON
19+

FEBRUARY 13, 2026
MASSEY HALL – TORONTO, ON
All Ages

FEBRUARY 14, 2026
HISTORY – TORONTO, ON
All Ages

FEBRUARY 18, 2026
FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL – HAMILTON, ON
All Ages

FEBRUARY 20, 2026
CENTENNIAL HALL – LONDON, ON
All Ages

FEBRUARY 21, 2026
CENTRE IN THE SQUARE – KITCHENER, ON
All Ages

FEBRUARY 24, 2026
BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE – WINNIPEG, MB
All Ages

FEBRUARY 26, 2026
CONEXUS ARTS CENTRE – REGINA, SK
All Ages

FEBRUARY 28, 2026
EVENT CENTRE @ GREY EAGLE RESORT & CASINO – CALGARY, AB
All Ages

MARCH 2, 2026
PENTICTON TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTRE – PENTICTON, BC
All Ages

MARCH 7, 2026
NORTHERN ALBERTA JUBILEE AUDITORIUM – EDMONTON, AB
All Ages

MARCH 9, 2026
ORPHEUM – VANCOUVER, BC
All Ages

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7000+ Voices Sing “Paranoid” for Ozzy Osbourne In Toronto

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In a powerful tribute to the Prince of Darkness, over 7000 voices united at Budweiser Stage to sing “Paranoid” for Ozzy Osbourne. The performance, led by Choir! Choir! Choir!, filled the night with raw emotion. Fans celebrated Ozzy’s legacy with a chorus as unforgettable as the man himself.


Broken Robots Announce Fourth Release ‘The Great American Struggle’ Out September 12

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Broken Robots’ new release, The Great American Struggle, comes out September 12. On this, the band’s fourth release, a new level of maturity in songwriting and musicianship emerges, showing how much the band is growing. The songs have deep meaning, tackling the struggles and triumphs of life. Each track can stand alone as a complete work, and each one is a gem.

The band starts off with the cool jazz of “Circles.” This pensive, introspective song is infinitely relatable in the mad rush of daily life. The cut is straightforward, telling the tale of struggle and misgivings. Kat Baker’s voice is dreamy yet clear and compelling.

“What You Wanted” continues the theme established in “Circles”: getting by while wearing a positive outlook. The music is joyous; Tony Baker’s sublime guitar work, mixed with bright bell tones, may have inattentive listeners thinking this is uplifting bubblegum—but listen to the words. This is a delightful teaching moment. Kat asks, “Is this really what you wanted?” The bitter pill is wrapped in a little sugar. Definitely a deeply crafted piece of writing genius.

We are all reminded to keep on keeping on in another light yet deep cut, “Mad But Nice.” The entire release feels fresh and detailed. Guitar, bass, and drums are locked on every tune. Little flashes and noodles you might miss on the first ten listens come out as you peel back the layers of complexity. It is very obvious that Tony is a sound engineer, as he grabs our attention with these teasers in songs like “Sweet Escape.” The inclusion of short sonic satellites orbiting the central core melody keeps our cerebellum hopping. The words and music mix together to form an alternate aural galaxy.

This swirling effect continues as “Bad Side” gives the instrumental side a workout. At the front end are those Tony Baker riffs Broken Robots’ fans have come to love, mixed with the amazing Elix Smith on bass. This cut includes brass, which frames the instrumental interlude perfectly. This display of musical mastery continues with “Going Places,” as the band showcases their funky side. Tight riffs combine with rock-steady rhythm thanks to Anthony Friedli, the band’s seminal drummer.

Ari Augustaitis, the band’s newest member, plays piano on my personal favorite cut, “The Needle, the Thread, and the Hospital Bed.” This psychedelic trip set to music is fantastic. A catchy tune with wild lyrics transports us to the event horizon, where we let go and go with the flow. Music for every moment is provided by our friends, Broken Robots, on this track. It is Ari’s first contribution to the band as he takes his place permanently.

The tempo slows for “Again and Again,” an ephemeral ballad brought to life by Kat’s siren-like voice. The guitar work is again perfectly blended with the rhythm section, making the song a delight to listen to on repeat.

“Over and Over” springs to life with an uptempo lead that heads to an astral, funky center that inspires movement. This will be the song to dance to on a hot summer night under bright stars. The song calls out for an extended jam when played live.

We arrive at the final track, “Potential,” which feels autobiographical, following the band’s story—unapologetically happy with what they have. The release is a complete thought in ten tracks: keep your head up, your heart steady, and keep on.

Nova Twins Announce Third Album ‘Parasites & Butterflies’ and Headline Tour

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The revolution continues! Nova Twins-your favourite genre-defying, boundary-breaking, alt-rock force-release their third studio album, Parasites & Butterflies, via Marshall Records.

The critically acclaimed album sees Amy Love and Georgia South standing taller than ever-unapologetically loud, undeniably proud. Nova Twins continue to carve their own path, unafraid to challenge, question, and provoke. Parasites & Butterflies is an album that bridges chaos and beauty, strength and vulnerability. Featuring standout tracks like singles “Monsters”, “Soprano”, “Piranha” and “N.O.V.A” the record also includes their most recent single “Glory” out now with a brand-new lyric video, alongside future anthems such as “Hummingbird”, “Drip” and “Parallel Universe”. Packed with wall-to-wall bangers, it’s their boldest statement yet.

The album was recorded in Vermont, with legendary producer Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Deftones, Sam Fender). From front to back, it’s a genre-shattering statement of intent, balancing dancefloor detonators with moments of raw introspection. Full of contrast and scale, it reveals Nova Twins at their most expansive.

After tearing through 20+ festivals this summer-including Warped Tour Long Beach, Glastonbury-the duo now prepares to level up. Ahead of their biggest headline tour yet, Nova Twins hit the road for an intimate UK record store tour in support of the album, before storming through Europe and the UK this autumn, culminating in a massive homecoming at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 18.

Blur Celebrate 30 Years of ‘The Great Escape’ with Half Speed Mastered Double Vinyl Edition

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The Great Escape turns 30 this year and to celebrate, this seminal album from one of Britain’s most beloved bands will be available in a very special, brand new Half Speed Mastered Double-Disc Colored Vinyl Edition; out December 12th via Parlophone.

The Great Escape (30th Anniversary Edition) features the 15-track standard album (Disc One); as well as a collection of rare B-sides and bonus tracks (Disc Two) from the album era, several of which are previously unreleased on vinyl; available on yellow and turquoise vinyl and beautifully housed in a gatefold cover sleeve featuring all-new expanded artwork by artist and designer Tony Hung. 

Released to widespread critical acclaim on September 11th 1995, The Great Escape is blur’s fourth studio album, the follow-up to Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree’s international breakthrough release, Parklife (1994). Featuring a run of hit singles – “Country House,”  “The Universal,” “Stereotypes,” and “Charmless Man”- The Great Escape debuted at #1 on the UK Album Charts and went on to achieve triple Platinum status in the UK. The four singles have combined UK sales of over 1.8m, with over 61m YouTube views and combined global streams of 335m+ to date. 

A brand new 5-piece capsule collection of new bespoke merch by Tony Hung to mark the 30th anniversary of The Great Escape will launch on December 12th. To pre order, visit the blur store.

The complete track listing for The Great Escape (30th Anniversary Edition) is: 

DISC 1 (yellow vinyl):

Side A:

  1. Stereotypes
  2. Country House
  3. Best Days
  4. Charmless Man
  5. Fade Away
  6. Top Man
  7. The Universal

Side B:

  1. Mr. Robinson’s Quango
  2. He Thought Of Cars
  3. It Could Be You
  4. Arnold Same
  5. Globe Alone
  6. Dan Abnormal
  7. Entertain Me
  8. Yuko and Hiro

DISC 2 (turquoise vinyl):
* denotes tracks previously unreleased on vinyl

Side A:

  1. One Born Every Minute  
  2. Ultranol*
  3. Tame
  4. No Monsters In Me*
  5. To The End (La Comedie) (featuring Françoise Hardy)*

Side B:

  1. The Horror 
  2. Ludwig* 
  3. A Song*
  4. St Louis* 
  5. The Man Who Left Himself
  6. Eine Kleine Lift Music 

Since announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, blur went on to revolutionise the sound of English popular music with seven successive UK #1 albums Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003), The Magic Whip (2015) and The Ballad of Darren (2023) and a string of Top 10 singles, including two #1s with “Country House” and “Beetlebum,” helping to propel the band to mass popularity at home and abroad.

One of the biggest British bands of the last three decades, blur have released nine studio albums and collected ten NME Awards, six Q Awards, five BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and played live to thousands of devoted fans across the globe. In 2010, the band released the Grammy-nominated documentary film No Distance Left To Run; with 1993’s Starshaped their first documentary release, a film beloved by fans to this day. Last year saw the release of the feature-length documentary blur: To The End, a film that depicts the most recent chapter in the band’s story, captured during the period in which they made a surprise – and emotional – return with their first record in 8 years. The Ballad of Darren, the latest #1 album from this most enduring of English bands, was released to critical acclaim on July 21st 2023, cementing blur’s position at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades.

One of Nine Release New Single “Dreadful Leap” Ahead of Forthcoming Album ‘Dawn of the Iron Shadow’

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From the shadowed vales of Brethil, One of Nine unveils their hymn “Dreadful Leap,” a glimpse into their forthcoming epic, Dawn of the Iron Shadow, to be released on October 31 through Profound Lore Records.

Rooted in the tale of Túrin son of Húrin and the bitter fate of Nienor, the song rises as a lament of doom and grief, its sorrowful voice joined with the presence of Hulder as the Tear Maiden.

The cover artwork was carefully wrought by the hand of Ted Nasmith, a craftsman of no small renown who is the illustrator of J. R. R. Tolkien’s works The Lord of the RingsUnfinished Tales, and The Silmarillion.

Dawn of the Iron Shadow Track Listing:

1. Parley at the Gates
2. Age of Chains
3. Dreadful Leap (feat. Hulder) [LISTEN]
4. Of Desperate Valor
5. Behold the Shadow of My Thoughts (feat. M. of Lamp of Murmuur)
6. Bauglir
7. Quest of the Silmaril
8. Death Wing Black Flame

Greenness Announce New Single “Meltdown” Ahead of Sophomore Album ‘Honeymoons’

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Fresh from their Glastonbury debut, and ahead of a much-anticipated full band performance at Victorious Festival, Greenness are announcing their new single Meltdown due out Friday 29th August 2025 via One Fern Records. Following on from previous single Hilltop(“Utterly flawless” – Music is My Radar), this indie alt-pop seaside bop is the second single from the duo’s upcoming sophomore album, Honeymoons.

In the words of Greenness’ singer and songwriter Cess, “Meltdown is a tragic-comic take on the modern artist’s struggle to get their voice heard in an endless sea of noise. I wanted to write honest and relatable lyrics for anyone out there pursuing their dreams relentlessly, to the point of burnout and despair; chasing fame like an elusive mistress, trying every trick in the book to get noticed, feeling frustrated and stressed… and almost forgetting who you are in the process.”

“As independent musicians, we give it our all, and get caught up in this kind of madness now and then”, acknowledges Greenness’ producer and composer Graham, who plays every instrument on the track. “No role left unassumed, no stone left unrolled, everything in quadruple! It’s too much and never enough, but what it always comes back to is the joy of making and sharing our very own music, just for the hell of it.”

Wooten, Murphy, and Clark Announce Rock Opera ‘A Man of Fortune’ After 50 Years in the Making

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Austin-based musicians Jeff Clark, Darin Murphy and Brian Wooten announce the official release of their latest project as Wooten, Murphy, and Clark, the rock opera “A Man of Fortune,” slated to be released Friday, Oct. 17.

“A Man of Fortune” is a decades-long labor of love that ties together three distinct, legendary careers. After 50 years, the opera about the life of lead character Max Million, a famous rockstar confronting life, love and mortality, finally saw completion last September and will be officially released this October with interludes and dialogue interspersed throughout.

Together, Jeff Clark, Brian Wooten and Darin Murphy fuse decades of friendship, musical mastery, and storytelling to bring “A Man of Fortune” to life. Wooten, Murphy, and Clark will be releasing lyric videos for each track on the album, starting with “Stay Strong,” officially out now.

“You can hear the influence of my musical partnership with Brian Wooten from the ’70s and early ’80s throughout the album,” said Jeff Clark. “The resulting sound is a blend of Brian’s guitar work, Darin’s vocal prowess, my songwriting style, and the contributions of many other collaborators who helped shape the music.”

Originally conceived by Jeff Clark in the 1970s and early 1980s, “A Man of Fortune” began as a deeply personal songwriting endeavor, telling the story of performer Max Million, who, at the height of his career, meets event coordinator Lisa. Their brief but meaningful encounter sparks a journey of self-discovery for Max after he collapses during the encore and is hospitalized.

“I think the album shares a very, very positive message and something that I relate to, I think like all people, especially in the music business, we all take our lives and our youth for granted,” said Darin Murphy. “And when things happen, it can be very shocking and very, very frightening. We all find our own way to come to terms with it.”

The songs in “A Man of Fortune” came together gradually over the last half a century, some sparked by Clark’s illnesses, others through bursts of lyrical or instrumental inspiration. The opera was tracked over multiple years with contributions from an ensemble of seasoned musicians, including John Spittle (drums), Michael Medina (bass, percussion), Sid Hagan (vocals, mastering), and keyboardists Brent McCollough and Dennis Patton. The album encompasses many styles and genres, reflecting the span of time and musicians dedicated to its release.

“I listened to the album recently, from top to bottom, and I was smiling at the end of it,” said Brian Wooten. “It sounds great.”

More than an album, “A Man of Fortune” is a rock opera that marries dramatic storytelling with classic rock firepower – a 50-year labor of love that channels Austin’s creative heart into a universal story of fame, love, and mortality. Clocking in at 67 minutes, it delivers a classic rock opera experience – epic, heartfelt, and uncompromising.

The Callous Daoboys Announce First UK & European Headline Tour for 2026

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Atlanta-based sextet The Callous Daoboys have confirmed details of their first full UK and European headline tour, set to kick off in February 2026. The announcement follows the release of their widely praised new album I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven and a year of touring across North America.

Support throughout the tour comes from Knives, with rising UK outfit Love Rarely joining the bill exclusively on the UK dates.

The tour begins February 4th in Amsterdam and will hit 19 cities across the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, France, Switzerland, and the UK. The run concludes with a London finale at the Camden Underworld on February 28th.

Tour Dates:

02/04 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg*
02/05 – Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar
02/06 – Hamburg, DE – Betty
02/07 – Berlin, DE – Badehaus
02/09 – Budapest, HU – Durer Kert
02/10 – Vienna, AT – Viper Room
02/11 – Prague, CZ – Rock Café
02/12 – Munich, DE – Kranhalle
02/13 – Milan, IT – Legend
02/14 – Lyon, FR – Warm Audio
02/15 – Zurich, CH – Dynamo Werk21
02/17 – Cologne, DE – MTC
02/19 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront Studio*
02/20 – Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
02/21 – Southampton, UK – Joiners
02/22 – Nottingham, UK – Bodega
02/24 – Glasgow, UK – G2
02/25 – Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute
02/26 – Leeds, UK – Key Club
02/27 – Bristol, UK – Thekla
02/28 – London, UK – Underworld

* No Knives