Watch John Lennon perform ‘Imagine’ from ‘Power to the People’ concert documentary

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Poster for John Lennon & Yoko Ono ‘Power to the People’ concert film (Trafalgar Releasing/Mercury Studios)

We are getting another look at the upcoming John Lennon and Yoko Ono concert film Power to the People: John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972.

A new clip from the film has just been released, featuring a performance of Lennon’s iconic single “Imagine.” The clip is mostly a tight shot of Lennon’s face as he sings the song seated at the keyboards, although it does cut away at one point to show Ono sitting right beside him.

Power to the People captures Lennon and Ono’s historic August 1972 concerts at Madison Square Garden, which were Lennon’s only full-length performances after The Beatles’ 1970 breakup. The concerts, which raised money for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, featured special guests Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and others.

The footage of the concerts has been restored, re-edited and remixed by a team led by the couple’s son, Sean Ono Lennon. Highlights from the concerts previously appeared in the documentary One to One: John and Yoko, directed by filmmaker Kevin Macdonald.

Power to the People will screen in theaters nationwide on April 29 and May 3. Tickets are on sale now.