Yoko Ono, the Japanese musician/artist/peace activist/Beatle widow announced last week that she’s putting on an elaborate, star-studded We Are Plastic Ono Band show at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on October 1 and 2nd. I guess there’s so much going on that it had to be split into two days.
Lady Gaga just signed on to be one of the performers on October 2nd, so all you GagaHeads should take note.
Here’s a big list of all the special guests that will be there over the two-day span, courtesy of Ono’s website:
Under the musical direction of Sean Ono Lennon and backed by Yuka Honda and Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada, Shimmy Hirotaka Shimizu and Yuko Araki) with some very special guests: Iggy Pop (10/1), Lady Gaga (10/2), The RZA, Perry Farrell, Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, Haruomi Hosono, Harper Simon, Tune-Yards, Nels Cline (10/1), Mike Watt (10/2), Kim Gordon (10/2) and Thurston Moore (10/2). “WE ARE PLASTIC ONO BAND” will certainly leave its mark on the City of Angels!
So you have a Stooge, a Gaga, some rappers, Carrie Fisher, a controversial Hollywood movie director (Gallo), and two members of Sonic Youth, among others. To say this is an eclectic group of people would be an understatement.
I’ve never really paid much attention to Yoko’s projects, but this event sounds like something that shouldn’t be missed. It comes during the week of what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, so it’s probably safe to assume there will be some kind of tribute to the long-gone but never forgotten Beatle.
So yeah, take note of this event if it strikes your fancy, and for more event and ticket information, check out the info on Yoko’s official site here.
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