Genuine Original JOHN LENNON TICKET STUB ONE 2 ONE BENEFIT CONCERT Beatles

  

Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. It was his first live performance in the US since The Beatles last concert at Candlestick Park in 1966. John Lennon had the idea to perform a live benefit for the pupils of Willowbrook School in New York City, a state-run institute for children with mental disabilities.

That Madison Square Gardens gig was the best music I enjoyed playing since the Cavern or even Hamburg... It was just the same kinda feeling when The Beatles used to really get into it. John Lennon, 1972 New Musical Express Initially just one concert had been planned, but an afternoon performance was added after sales for the evening show exceeded expectations. The setlist for the first show was: Power To The People, New York City, It's So Hard, Move On Fast, Woman Is The Nigger Of The World, Sisters, O Sisters, Well Well Well, Born In A Prison, Instant Karma, Mother, We're All Water, Come Together, Imagine, Open Your Box, Cold Turkey, Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For Her Hand In The Snow), and Hound Dog.

With Lennon relatively unaccustomed to live performance by 1972, the first concert featured some ragged playing and a general lack of energy. Lennon acknowledged as much from the stage, telling the crowd: "Welcome to the rehearsal". The evening show featured fewer songs, with several sung by Yoko Ono omitted. The setlist was: Power To The People, New York City, It's So Hard, Woman Is The Nigger Of The World, Sisters, O Sisters, Well Well Well, Instant Karma, Mother, We're All Water, Come Together, Imagine, Cold Turkey, Hound Dog, and Give Peace A Chance. In the final song Lennon and Ono were joined on stage by the other stars and the organisers of the concerts.

A brief portion of this performance was included on the 1975 compilation Shaved Fish, as a coda to Happy Xmas (War Is Over), with Stevie Wonder's vocals to the fore. After the event the acts all attended a party held at the Tavern In The Green in Manhattan's Central Park.

The concerts were filmed by a professional crew, and the superior evening performance was screened in an ABC TV special later in the year, as well as being broadcast in a King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show. A selection of recordings from both concerts were issued on the posthumous 1986 album Live In New York City. A one-hour video was released on VHS, Betamax and later Laserdisc, featuring some different versions of the songs, including some by Yoko Ono.

Three songs, along with Geraldo Rivera's introduction, were included on the 1998 box set John Lennon Anthology. The songs were Woman Is The Nigger Of The World, It's So Hard, and Come Together. This is an original and rare ticket stub from this show, in excellent condition (see photos). The item "Genuine Original JOHN LENNON TICKET STUB ONE 2 ONE BENEFIT CONCERT Beatles" is in sale since Friday, August 31, 2018. This item is in the category "Entertainment Memorabilia\Music Memorabilia\Rock & Pop\Artists B\Beatles\Concert Memorabilia".

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