a very special gig by yoko ono plastic ono band
By popular demand a special once-in-a-lifetime ‘dress rehearsal’ performance has been added for fans on February 15th 2010 at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, NYC.

From the press release: "Yoko was not happy that some of her most dedicated fans were shut out - so she came up with the idea of opening the doors to the public for a very rare concert experience. On February 15th, Brooklyn Academy of Music will host a dress rehearsal/warm-up show of Yoko Ono and her core band: Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, and Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada, Shimmy Hirotaka Shimizu and Yuko Araki). They have never done anything like this before, and probably never will again. You will experience Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band in their rawest, most revealing moment. “It’s been incredible to watch the public demand soar for more Yoko Ono, following her wonderful new record, ‘Between My Head and the Sky’” said producer, Jared Geller. “Adding this dress rehearsal performance will allow audience members a unique opportunity to witness the creative process of one of the great performers of our time.”

A larger image of the concert poster

we are plastic ono band: live in new york! feb 16 2010
"Yoko Ono with the incredible, once-in-a-lifetime line-up of Justin Bond, Eric Clapton, Cornelius, Kim Gordon, Yuka Honda, Haruomi Hosono, Jim Keltner, Sean Lennon, Bette Midler, Thurston Moore, Mark Ronson, Scissor Sisters, Harper Simon, Paul Simon, Klaus Voormann & Martha Wainwright." Sold out.

yoko ono plastic ono band: unique new york show for yoko's 77th birthday
From press release (January 9th 2010): "On Monday morning at 10am (NY time), news will break on Pitchfork of a very very special Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band New York show to celebrate Yoko's 77th birthday in February.

We are extremely privileged to have the most incredible line-up of truly world-class special guests, friends & accomplices and Plastic Ono Band (old and new) for this unique, unpredictable and unforgettable evening. Of course we want you guys to know about it first.

There will be a special code for Monday's immediate presale tickets posted on Yoko's Facebook and Twitter pages for you shortly after 10am New York time. More tickets will go on sale to the public the day after, on Tuesday 12 Jan. Once the line-up is announced, they are expected to sell out very quickly."

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yoko ono plastic ono band gig announced for oakland in february
Noise Pop, Fox Theater, Oakland, CA on February 23rd 2010. According to SF Weekly, "Noise Pop just announced that the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band show is one of only three U.S. performances for this year. The group will be playing songs off Between My Head and the Sky and other Ono selections."

"yoko resurrects the plastic ono band with a little help from her son"
Concert Livewire (January 6th 2010): "Sean was saying, 'Would you mind doing it as Plastic Ono Band?' I said, 'Why would I do it?' I didn't know what to do, but then I thought that this was a name that John gave to us and gave this band. He said from now on you should use that band name. The reason why I didn't do it up to now is because I blocked it. It was too painful to think about all of that after John's passing, you know."

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Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band on Japanese tv show "Bokura No Ongaku", aug 09: "Calling"

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band on Japanese tv show "Bokura No Ongaku", aug 09: "higa noboru"

yoko cabs hit the streets in january
Village Voice (December 27th 2009): "Show Media, the company which pioneered taxi-top ads, will be installing small rectangular art installations, including one by Fluxus artist and Beatles widow Yoko Ono, on the roofs of 500 New York cabs in January. Ono's is a version of her War Is Over poster in sign language and text. Artists Ono, Shirin Neshat, and Alex Katz were chosen for the Art Adds (yes, it's meant to be a pun) program by Yvonne Force Villareal and Doreen Remen of the Art Production Fund."

"war is over! if you want it": john and yoko, 40 years later
The Nation / Jon Wiener (December 27th 2009): ""War Is Over! If you want it" – a full page ad in the Sunday New York Times Dec. 27 must have puzzled many readers. The ad marked an anniversary: it was 40 years ago today that John Lennon and Yoko Ono launched their "War Is Over!" campaign, with billboards in New York, London, Hollywood, Toronto, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Athens and Tokyo proclaiming the message in giant black letters on a white field – and in much smaller type at the bottom, "Happy Christmas, John and Yoko." The message was repeated on posters, leaflets, and newspaper ads. The war in Vietnam was reaching a climax that month as American deaths reached 40,000. And the anti-war movement also reached a climax: Nov. 15, 1969, 250,000 people marched in Washington D.C. in the largest anti-war demonstration in the nation's history."