John Lennon would have turned 80 years old on October 9, 2020. In recognition of this milestone birthday, Daytrippin’ has compiled a list of the many new releases and events taking place on or near that special day. These include TV and radio broadcasts, online events, new books and exhibitions around the world.
PBS TV programming:
Two shows re-airing on October 9, 2020
(1) Lennon NYC: American Masters (from 2010)
(2) Classic albums: John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
(check local listings for air dates)
RADIO specials
John Lennon at 80:
Sean Ono Lennon’s musical portrait of his Dad
Click here to listen to Part 1 with Elton John and Julian Lennon
Click here to listen to Part 2 with Paul McCartney
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WJCT’s Jacksonville Music Experience Presents
a four-day musical celebration of John Lennon with special programming.
“Imagine: A John Lennon Tribute,” will air October 8-11
Click here for more info
NEW CD SET: GIMME SOME TRUTH
JOHN LENNON – GIMME SOME TRUTH: THE ULTIMATE MIXES due out October 9.
Executive Produced by Yoko Ono Lennon and Produced by Sean Ono Lennon, these 36 songs, handpicked by Yoko and Sean, have all been completely remixed from scratch, radically upgrading their sonic quality and presenting them as a never-before-heard Ultimate Listening Experience.
NEW RELEASES INCLUDE
A DELUXE EDITION BOX SET FEATURING 36 TRACKS ACROSS 2 CDS AND A BLU-RAY AUDIO DISC WITH HIGH-DEFINITION 24-96 STEREO, IMMERSIVE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AND DOLBY ATMOS MIXES PLUS EXCLUSIVE 124-PAGE BOOK
ALSO AVAILABLE IN VARIETY OF PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL FORMATS INCLUDING
1CD, 2CD, 2LP, 4LP AND STREAMING/DOWNLOAD
Click here for track listings and order links:
3-disc box set / 4 LP set – https://amzn.to/3i5yeyT
2-CD set / 2 LP set – https://amzn.to/321imrM
Single CD – https://amzn.to/3lPmT8q
New John Lennon books
Dream Lovers: John and Yoko in New York:
The Photographs of Brian Hamill
(click on cover for more info)
John Lennon 1940-1980: The 80th Birthday Celebration
(click on cover for more info)
John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life
(click on cover for more info)
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the year Canada was cool
(click on cover for more info)
Online tribute concerts
40th annual John Lennon tribute concert by Theatre Within
The 40th Annual John Lennon Tribute will be seen exclusively free on this website starting on John Lennon’s birthday, October 9 at 7pm ET thru October 12 at midnight. The program will include unreleased performances from previous Tributes, plus new performances of John Lennon and Beatles classics. It will feature recorded performances from Patti Smith, Rosanne Cash, Natalie Merchant, Jackson Browne, Jorma Kaukonen and others.
More info: https://www.lennontribute.org/
“Remember Lennon: Imagine 80”
A special online concert event on October 9, 2020
The show is a speculative representation of a concert that Lennon may have performed had he still been alive and actually playing out. The production incorporates one of the world’s greatest John Lennon tribute artists along with a full backing band to present an evening of John Lennon’s Beatles and post-Beatles material live in concert. Showtime is 7pm EST.
Tickets available here:
http://www.rememberlennon.com/
Exhibitions
In His Life – Morrison Hotel Gallery
Morrison Hotel Gallery reimagines what it means to be a dreamer in the digital age with its latest online exhibition, opening Thursday, October 1st, 2020 with select works of John Lennon on view by photographers Bob Gruen, Astrid Kirchherr and Allan Tannenbaum at both its Los Angeles and New York City outposts by appointment only.
Click here for more info
Double Fantasy Exhibit in Tokyo
The Double Fantasy: John & Yoko exhibition is opening in Tokyo on October 9, 2020. It was originally held in Lennon’s hometown of Liverpool in 2018, where it drew an unprecedented 700,000 visitors throughout its run. The exhibit includes over 100 items pertaining to art, music and film that John Lennon and Yoko Ono created together.
The exhibition will run until January 11 2021 at the Roppongi Sony Music Museum.
Click here for more info
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