John Lennon woke up regretting having agreed to perform at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival that evening. Eric Clapton, however, was eager to play, and convinced Lennon that it was too late to back out. Lennon was just in time to catch the flight to Canada. On the aeroplane the hastily-assembled Plastic Ono Band, hitherto a conceptual group with no members, rehearsed some rock ‘n’ roll standards. Clapton was on guitar, Klaus Voormann on bass, and session musician Alan White on drums. The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was a one-day festival lasting 12 hours, at the Varsity … Continue reading Plastic Ono Band live: the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival