We All Shine On: John and Yoko’s “Power to the People” Includes One to One Concert Films, Documentary
October 9 would have been John Lennon’s 86th birthday. Though Lennon was tragically killed the age of the 40, the music he created in his too-short lifetime continues to endure. Mercury Studios, Universal Music Group, and Sean Ono Lennon marked John’s birthday with the announcement that the 2026 film Power to the People, capturing John and Yoko Ono’s 1972 Madison Square Garden “One to One” shows, will be coming to Blu-ray on April 9, 2027 in a variety of formats. The releases share a title and design elements with the 2025 audio box set of the same name which included the One to One shows and more.
The One to One concerts, featuring The Plastic Ono Band, Elephant’s Memory, and special guests (including Melanie, Stevie Wonder, and Sha Na Na), raised over $1.5 million (or $11.5 million in current dollars) to support children with developmental and intellectual disabilities. These were Lennon’s only full-length concerts following The Beatles’ split. The concerts were remixed for audio release last by Paul Hicks and Sean Gannon from the original multitrack tapes as transferred by Rob Stevens. Director Steve Gebhardt filmed the shows in 1972, and his footage was utilized for the Power to the People film by director Simon Hilton, editor Ben Wainwright-Pearce, and producers Peter Worsley and Sean Ono Lennon. Sean produced the audio (available in 192/24 Stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos) utilizing Hicks and Gannon’s new mixes.
The Power to the People 4-Blu-ray box set includes three concert films: afternoon concert, evening concert, and hybrid (multiscreen) with footage from both shows. These versions are joined on the fourth disc by One to One: John & Yoko, a documentary by Kevin MacDonald and Sam Rice-Edwards which explores the couple’s first year in New York City, leading up to the MSG concerts. A 128-page book, two double-sided postcards, and two posters round out the 10” set with a lenticular slipcase.
A standard 2-Blu-ray edition has the hybrid multiscreen film and the documentary, plus a 20-page booklet. A Collector’s Edition version of this release adds the two postcards.
All formats of Power to the People are due on April 9, 2027 from Mercury Studios. You’ll find the track listings and pre-order links below.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Power to the People (Mercury Studios, 2027)
4BD (Three Concert Films + Documentary): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2BD Standard Edition (Hybrid Show + Documentary): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2BD Collector’s Edition (Hybrid Show + Documentary): uDiscoverMusic.com
BLU-RAY 1 (The Hybrid Show)
- Power To The People (intro)
- New York City
- It’s So Hard
- Move On Fast
- Well Well Well
- Born In A Prison
- Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
- Mother
- We’re All Water
- Come Together
- Imagine
- Open Your Box
- Cold Turkey
- Don’t Worry Kyoko
- Hound Dog
- Law And Order
- Give Peace A Chance
BLU-RAY 2: THE AFTERNOON SHOW
- Power To The People (intro)
- New York City
- It’s So Hard
- Move On Fast
- Well Well Well
- Born In A Prison
- Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
- Mother
- We’re All Water
- Come Together
- Imagine
- Open Your Box
- Cold Turkey
- Don’t Worry Kyoko
- Hound Dog
BLU-RAY 3: THE EVENING SHOW
- Power To The People (intro)
- New York City
- It’s So Hard
- Move On Fast
- Well Well Well
- Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
- Mother
- We’re All Water
- Born In A Prison
- Come Together
- Imagine
- Open Your Box
- Cold Turkey
- Hound Dog
- Law And Order
- Give Peace A Chance
BLU-RAY 4: “ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO DOCUMENTARY”
- Power To The People
- How You Doing, New York City?
- Come Together
- John Sinclair
- Kyoko
- Trouble With The Flies
- Rock Liberation Front
- Free The People
- Cold Turkey
- Mother
- One To One Concert
- Waking Up
- Give Peace A Chance
- Credits
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Still censoring John Lennon.
Revisionist history… John is spinning in his grave. “Woman is the Nigger of the World “– say it again!!!! This will be the first Beatles and Solo SDE product I will NOT buy…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb6TyIIb1fI
1. One of these days I’ll get a Blu-ray player.
2. Along with the pointlessness of including “the hybrid show” along with both complete shows in the Power To The People CD mega-box, that should have been home to this video content as well.
3. While I get the point of a certain song being omitted due to its title and lyrics, I remain mystified by the exclusion of “Sisters O Sisters”.
No thanks, I’ll skip this one because it’s not complete. One of his best songs during this concert is missing!! Woman is the nigger of the world. I know that a lot of people not gonna buy this!! Just like the cd boxset that’s also not complete, after a while you can buy it for just a few euro’s because it’s not selling. Very stupid to release this incomplete box!
And then the record label finds it strange that bootlegs exist. By omitting songs like this, they are obviously encouraging that themselves. I have an unofficial Blu-ray that does include “Woman Is the Nigger of the World.” So, naturally, I’m going to pass on this box set. A pity—another missed opportunity…
Joe – Perhaps you assumed everybody already new that the performances on the box set are all incomplete. But serious, you really didn’t think that merited any mention? I’m still completely disgusted by Universal’s decision to censor these performances and the Lennon estate’s willingness to go along with this. But when the third estate starts turning a blind eye . ..
Censored and $50 per disc? Rip off.
I wonder how much of the new 250-page book is repeated from the 204-page book in the original deluxe audio set. As much as I’d love to pick this up, I’m a little disappointed that this material wasn’t included in the original box set, especially considering how much it cost. Having already spent a small fortune on that one, I just can’t justify doing it again. Looks like I’ll have to settle for the 2-disc version this time around.