Posts Tagged: yoko ono

McCartney, Starr, Ono and Olivia Harrison attend the world première of Scorsese documentary Living In The Material World

Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon were among guests at the world première of Martin Scorsese's documentary on George Harrison, Living In The Material World.

Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono and George Martin celebrate five years of Love in Las Vegas

Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Giles Martin, Yoko Ono, Sean Ono Lennon, and Olivia and Dhani Harrison were among guests at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas to celebrate five years of the Cirque du Soleil show Love.

Publishers announced for The Lennon Letters

The publishers have been announced for an anthology of letters by John Lennon.

Yoko Ono grants publishing rights to Lennon letters

A collected volume of John Lennon's letters is to be published, after the rights were granted to Beatles collector Hunter Davies by Yoko Ono.

English Heritage plaque unveiled at Lennon and Ono's former London home

Yoko Ono has unveiled a blue plaque outside the London flat she shared with her then-boyfriend John Lennon in 1968.

Yoko Ono requests a million tweets for John Lennon

Yoko Ono has asked users of the microblogging service Twitter to tweet a million birthday wishes for John Lennon today, the 70th anniversary of his birthday.

English Heritage plaque to be unveiled at Lennon's former London home

John Lennon's former home at 34 Montagu Square, London is to have an English Heritage blue plaque, it has been announced.

Gibson to issue three John Lennon acoustic guitars

The Gibson Guitar Corporation is to release three new acoustic guitars to commemorate the 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth.

Yoko Ono opens art installation in Berlin

Yoko Ono has opened an art installation at Berlin's Haunch Of Venison gallery in which one of the exhibits is a large pane of glass with a bullet hole.

Yoko Ono visits John Lennon's school and childhood home

Yoko Ono visited John Lennon's childhood home and school during a tour of Liverpool.

John Lennon solo remasters to be released in October 2010

Eight digitally remastered solo albums by John Lennon are to be re-released in October, alongside three special compilations, to coincide with what would have been the singer's 70th birthday.

Yoko Ono unveils Imagine Peace Tower in Second Life

Yoko Ono travelled to Iceland for the annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower on 9 October 2009, which would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. At 10.30pm that evening, Reykjavik time, she also unveiled a new Imagine Peace Tower in the online virtual world Second Life.

Paul McCartney launches Meat Free Mondays campaign

Sir Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono are urging people to go meat-free one day each week to help cut carbon emissions.

Yoko Ono honoured by Mojo magazine

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has been given a lifetime achievement award at the Mojo magazine awards in London.

Paul and Ringo reunite for Beatles Rock Band launch

Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have appeared on stage for the first public viewing of Beatles Rock Band.

John Lennon artworks to go on show in Edinburgh

A new exhibition featuring works by John Lennon is to open at The Dome in Edinburgh.

Unreleased 11-minute mix of Revolution 1 surfaces

A rough mix of The Beatles' Revolution 1, which reveals how the latter song evolved into Revolution 9, has surfaced on the internet.

Yoko Ono dedicates a tree to John Lennon in Strawberry Fields

On the 58th anniversary of John Lennon's birth, Yoko Ono dedicates a tree in his honour at the Strawberry Fields area of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.

Strawberry Fields is opened in Central Park, New York City

Strawberry Fields, a 2.5 acre section of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City dedicated to John Lennon, was officially opened on this day. 9 October 1985 would have been Lennon's 45th birthday.

Yoko Ono donates $90,000 to Strawberry Field in Liverpool

On the 44th anniversary of John Lennon's birth, Yoko Ono donated $90,000 to the Strawberry Field Salvation Army building in Liverpool.