Yoko Ono Tickets

It was an artsy fartsy night at the Orpheum Theater, 10/02/2010 as Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon and the Plastic Ono band held a tribute concert. The concert is ostensibly a pre-birthday bash for John Lennon (09 Oct 1940-08 Dec 1980). It was a mixed crowd of activists, socialites, hangers-on, and dreamers who all sport their own styles and fashion statements. Amongst the crowd were Lady Gaga look-alikes, hippies, and anti-war groupies. Yoko Ono is in her finest form and,if it is any indication, she has found her audience finally. Yoko, after all these years (she is 77 years old), has not mellowed, remains unapologetic and rocked harder like there is always tomorrow. The concert is a great showcase of Yoko's avant garde and musical art. Among her guests on 10/02/2010, Lady Gaga easily captured the audience attention. She played two songs with Yoko to the delight of her and Yoko's fans. Lady Gaga wore a sequined body suit that exposes her "derriere," obviously a send up to Yoko's film "bottoms." In her song with Yoko, Gaga gamely turned to the audience "mooning" the crowd! Yoko Ono was more than raring to showcase her "vocal art." In deed, most of the numbers include her howling pieces and halfway through the show, one cannot help hope that she also render some of her more lyrical songs including "revelation," "kiss kiss kiss," and many others. Yoko's live rendition of "rising" was very dramatic and is the highlight of the concert for me. The closing rendition of "Give Peace a chance" was a great finale to the event with all the guests giving their own personal messages within the song.

Saturday, October 2nd at the Orpheum Theater I witnessed something close to nirvana. Yoko Ono and her band were out of this world! The music transcended so many boundaries of popular music yet at the same time it was familiar and inspiring. Set against the backdrop of the opulent Orpheum theater the audience was treated to a host of guest appearences by an eclectic mix of stars including; Carrie Fisher, Vincent Gallo, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lady Gaga who slinked onto the stage and took us to musical heaven, belting out monsterous vocals and oozing with charisma. Sean Lennon showed his amazing talents as musical director while alternating his time between guitar, bass and drums. A musical high point of the evening was Lennon singing a duet of his father's song, 'Oh Yoko,' in blissful genetic brilliance. The last song of the night was, 'Give Peace a Chance,' with all the guests taking turn on lead vocals and wallowing in the glow of Yoko Ono, who at 77 years of age is still a youthful spirit.

This was an interview, not a musical performance. She was interesting, she seemed to be relatively honest, although the answers had probably been given over the years. There were no "secrets" revealed, but it was a great opportunity to be with just about 200 people in the Grammy Museum little lecture hall to have the closest connection to John we will ever have. Only disappointment: They did NOT let us see the John Lennon exhibit in the museum, which was opening the next day---you had to be a Grammy Museum member to see the exhibit--that was not fair.

Absolutely incredible! When you attend a Yoko show, you know you are in the presence of a legend. From beginning to finish, the energy was electrifying and kept the audience shouting out 'I love you'-s and singing along to "Give Peace A Chance". It was beautiful and inspiring. I never thought I would take so much away from a concert!

Amazing show. Such a good vibe. The best show I've been to so far. I walked out of there feeling all happy and filled with love

there are no words to explain this show!!!! it was amazing...Yoko, Sean, and all the special guests rocked the house..this was not just a concert.. it was " A HAPPENING.".If you were there..then you know exactely what i am talking about...Yoko is the #1 avante garde artist in the world...and such a talent..a talent beyond recognition..when the film they were showing...said..no wonder the coolest man in the world fell in love with her...well, that says it all...her music is 25+ years ahead of its time..she will go down in history just like john, the beatles, and others...if you are not a fan...give her a chance..you will thank me...I love you Yoko, I love you, Sean, and i love you John...John was in the house, watching over his extraordinary wife and his beautiful boy, Sean....It kills me daily, to think that one senseless act of insanity took John from all of us..it is almost imagineable to think what these 30 years with john in all of our lives could have been.... IMAGINE.

Yoko Ono was absolutely at the top of her game. Her voice, her band, and her appearance was nothing short of a historical occasion. She has the energy of a person decades younger. Her back-up band, including Sean Lennon, was flawless. Sean is quite a musician in his own right. Among the several others performing with her, were two of my favorites: Carrie Fisher and Lady Gaga. They were stunning. Yoko Ono appeared on stage throughout the 3-hour long concert. Bravo!

Looking like a character from Tim Burton's nightmare before Xmas in her oversized top hat with orange band and diamond pin, the otherwise petit Yoko Ono, 77, strutted her stuff back and forth across the stage, gracing us lucky Angelenos with an in-person demonstration of her Avant Guard experimentalism in performance art-- She's still out there after all these years! Caution: Ear plugs could be useful in the louder cathartic shrieking sections....but it's a crazy world... and Ono's sounds that come from the depth of her soul -- reflect the primal chaos of real life. Sean Lennon, too modest for words, worked his musical madness in the shadows...please give the guy some spotlights..... He needs to use pauses when introducing the amazing musical guests so we can hear over the approval of the roaring crowd in this concert performance without any program notes.... The name of Sean and Yoko's favorite new group escaped me-- but not their talent and message: Guy's who were those 'masked' maniacs ( a woman with guitarist and feedback machine)??? Carrie Fisher put the right punch and anger into Yoko's lamentation over a straying husband--it was just painfully powerful... Speaking of power--Lady Gaga--electrified the house----with or without costume affects--she is a powerhouse of energy and talent plus brains--no wonder Yoko and Sean picked her to rev up the 2nd half....

one of the best concerts i've ever seen. a melding of history, activism, avant garde music, performance art & broadway. yoko is a fiery, funny, charismatic angel who pushes the envelope of thinking. sean is the most perfect musical partner she's ever had. lady gaga is now one of my favorite singers in the world. but some of the other performers. thurston moore & kim gordon. godhead! the pair who did 'we're all water'. stunning. carrie fischer ('leah' as she said) a shocking & wonderful surprise. the films, going back to 'bottoms,' 'fly'...i feel like my lifelong admiration of yoko has been thoroughly validated for all but the very most narrow-minded to see. sean's duet on the one non-ono song of the evening, his dad's 'oh yoko," with (paul simon's son) harper simon was delightful. the closing 'give peace a chane' was stirring. yoko's breathtaking "16 track voice" is one of the world's most fascinationg, original & revolutionary instruments in the world. her apassion is fearless & the emotions she reaches for & shares with her audience are egoless.as ann magnusin said, "why else would the coolest guy on earth fall in love with her?" dear yoko, bless you.

Amazing...incredible... Lady Gaga with yoko was unbelievable.. One of the best shows I have seen. Wonderful tribute to John and Yoko!

I was transfixed by the Plastic Ono Band event. I had no idea what to expect, and went to the show with curiosity my main impetus. What an engaging and wonderful experience I was lucky enough to have been there for! It was refreshing, avant garde, had wonderful musicians and guest stars. Yoko was terrific, her unusual vocals strong and wild. She is lithe, beautiful, fashionable, arty, funny.Sean Ono Lennon played several different instruments, sang, and directed, all with great joy and energy.. Early, rare films of John and Yoko made me cry. Fascinating. I loved every minute. I bravely placed my yes on 19 flyer in the wish trees that Yoko had set up in the lobby, with tags and pencils for the people to write their wishes down and tie them to a branch. I then made a wish to meet Yoko....and tied it to her wish tree. Thank you Yoko and Sean!

It was inspiring! All the different friends made it so fun and surprising. Lady Gaga was incredible. Playing a piano with her spikes and other parts of her body. Such command of the music and her voice, phenomonal. Loved seeing Sean Lennon perform. So much like his father. Loved Yoko's comment, " A Woman has her own Voice". Trips down memory lane, avante garde rock was just memorable, exhilerating, and FUN

I loved John Lennon. I thought John and Yoko were a perfect match and their relationship was an amazing one. I think Sean Lennon is a very good and versatile musician and has a great ear. Yoko is a renegade performance artist and I admire her for breaking through the gender limitations of her time, with ground breaking creative expression. But if I had my way Yoko would not be allowed to open her mouth when music is being played in her immediate vicinity. She has no musicality whatsoever and cannot produce even one sound that is pleasing to the ear. It's truly unbelievable that some honest person in her world wont take her to the side to let her know this fact. There were times during the concert when I was in pain. And yet I sat through the whole thing. WHY?... because she's Yoko Ono, Legend.

The show was awful, shame on Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon for putting on such an awful, un-organized and ridicules show. Yoko celebrates John 70th birthday, by showcasing her music not his. I don’t think you can call what Yoko does as singing, its sounds more like a dolphin out of water. Like most of the audience, we went to see Lady Gaga; but was very disappointed that she only sang two songs, both written by Ono. The 5 minutes chest game, the video of the fly walking on Yoko naked body, One performer reading the words of the songs from a paper he placed on the stage, then the god awful version of Give Peace a chance – this was they worth concert I have been to ever.

It's very hard to express in words the event that was We Are Plastic Ono Band. Presented in two sets, the first half focused on Yoko's solo material, supported by an outstanding band conducted by Sean Lennon. Her vocal style is unique, and you either appreciate it or you don't, but there's no arguing with her artistic expression and talent. The second was built around several special guests that were there to interpret Yoko's work, including Carrie Fisher, RZA, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Perry Ferrell, Mike Watt and Iggy Pop. An encore of "Give Peace a Chance" included an emotional audience sing-along. A one-of-a-kind experience that I will remember for years to come.

Firstly I was excited to go to a show where I did not know exactly what was going to happen. The Orpheum theater is beautiful and a perfect setting for the avant garde spectacle that is 'The Plastic Ono Band'. Yoko is such the gentle leader, a female Gandhi of the music world, bringing us new and unusual things to think about and change our thoughts about things and yet in a simple, honest way. Only once did I take my eyes off the stage and that was to close them so that I could really listen to the performance. As an audience member I felt we were all really together. Yoko and Sean have a way of making you feel very welcome and part of the show. I will never forget this performance and I am so glad we made the drive from San Diego to go. Oh one more thing. You can really tell the difference between East coast performers and most West coast performers. East coast seem to have a Vaudevillian, anything can happen feel to them. A feeling like you are truly seeing a one of a kind performance. Thank you Plastic Ono Band!

Transporting, primal, transcendent, uplifting, wrenching.

Very unusal show but very enjoyable Lady GAGA was hot!

Yoko Ono has done it again and Los Angeles is blessed because of it! An incredible evening of cutting-edge performances, retro-Yoko film and pleasant surprises. The first half of the show began with a film of several of Yoko's infamous performance art pieces. What great memories. Then Yoko walked out onto the stage and sang a song about John Lennon that was heart-wrenching. Yoko took it up a notch for the rest of the first half, performing with her amazing band (including son, Sean at the Bass). The second half of the featured many guest stars including Iggy Pop, Carrie Fischer and Perry Farrell. Each song in the second half of the show was introduced by Sean Lennon, often with an interesting anecdote about how it was written. The show ended with Yoko asking each guest performer to add their own verse (relevant to today) to "Give Peace a Chance". Brilliant!

The show opened with a short film about Ono, showing the historical and personal contexts for her work. The music in the first half featured Ono singing backed by Sean Lennon and the band Cornelius plus the keyboardist from Cibo Matto. There was more of her trademark quasi-ululating than I'd expected, but there were melodic pieces as well. The band was AMAZING. The second half featured other artists performing Ono's works, with occasional collaboration by Ono. Highlights included Joseph Gordon Levitt performing "Yes, I'm Your Angel" with two women dressed as angels, a Broadway-style performance by Carrie Fisher, and "We're All Water" by the Tune-Yards. The sound was a little disappointing. We were in the balcony, and it seemed like the overall sound was aimed lower. Also, there were problems with the sound for some of the guest stars--notably Perry Farrell, who was barely audible.