A previously unseen live video of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band performing “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)” from 1972 has been released.
The clip was unveiled on the 53rd anniversary of the couple’s famous One to One Concerts at Madison Square Garden. It premiered on the same date and time as the original afternoon performance: Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. EDT.
You can watch the video, which will be featured in a new concert film arriving in 2026, below.
Watch John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band Perform ‘Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)’ Live
The track is part of Power to the People, a new box set focusing on Lennon’s most politically charged era, which will be released on Oct. 10, one day after what would have been his 85th birthday.
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The 12-disc collection, Power to the People, showcases Lennon’s early period in New York City alongside Ono and the Plastic Ono Band.
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This set includes the 1972 live album Some Time in New York City and features the One to One Concerts, which were Lennon’s only full live performances following his split from the Beatles.
Two previous tracks from the upcoming set were released: a cover of the Beatles’ “Come Together” and “Well Well Well,” a highlight from Lennon’s 1970 solo debut, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
What’s on John Lennon & Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band’s ‘Power to the People’?
Power to the People chronicles Lennon and Ono’s journey from December 1969 to August 1972. It includes a remixed version of the 1972 album Some Time in New York City, as well as the afternoon and evening performances from the One to One Concerts.
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The box also features dozens of previously unreleased demos, home recordings, jam sessions, live tracks and new mixes, including collaborations with the New York band Elephant’s Memory and Frank Zappa and the Mothers from the Fillmore East in 1971.
The 123-track box features 90 previously unreleased cuts. You can see the track listing below.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band’s ‘Power to the People’ (Super Deluxe Edition) Track Listing CD1 / BR1 HYBRID ‘BEST OF’ SHOW1. Power To The People (intro)* †2. New York City*3. It’s So Hard*4. Move On Fast* †5. Well Well Well †6. Born In A Prison* †7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)*8. Mother*9. We’re All Water †10. Come Together †11. Imagine*12. Open Your Box* †13. Cold Turkey* †14. Don’t Worry Kyoko* †15. Hound Dog16. Law And Order17. Give Peace A Chance* denotes afternoon show, otherwise the performance is from the evening show
CD2 / BR1 AFTERNOON SHOW1. Power To The People (intro) †2. New York City3. It’s So Hard4. Move On Fast †5. Well Well Well6. Born In A Prison †7. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)8. Mother9. We’re All Water †10. Come Together11. Imagine12. Open Your Box †13. Cold Turkey †14. Don’t Worry Kyoko †15. Hound Dog †
CD3 / BR1 EVENING SHOW1. Power To The People (intro) †2. New York City †3. It’s So Hard †4. Move On Fast †5. Well Well Well †6. Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) †7. Mother †8. We’re All Water †9. Born In A Prison †10. Come Together †11. Imagine †12. Open Your Box †13. Cold Turkey14. Hound Dog15. Law And Order16. Give Peace A Chance
CD4 / BR2 NEW YORK CITY (THE ULTIMATE MIXES)John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings1. New York City (Ultimate Mix)2. Sisters, O Sisters (Ultimate Mix)3. Attica State (Ultimate Mix)4. Born In A Prison (Ultimate Mix)5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix, extended)6. The Luck Of The Irish (Ultimate Mix)7. John Sinclair (Ultimate Mix, extended)8. Angela (Ultimate Mix)9. We’re All Water (Ultimate Mix)
CD5 / BR2 NEW YORK CITY (THE EVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY)John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory plus Invisible Strings1. New York City (Evolution Documentary) †2. Sisters, O Sisters (Evolution Documentary) †3. Attica State (Evolution Documentary) †4. Born In A Prison (Evolution Documentary) †5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Evolution Documentary) †6. The Luck Of The Irish (Evolution Documentary) †7. John Sinclair (Evolution Documentary) †8. Angela (Evolution Documentary) †9. We’re All Water (Evolution Documentary) †
CD6 / BR2 NEW YORK CITY (STUDIO JAM) John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory1. Jazz Freakout †2. You Can’t Sit Down †3. Roll Over Beethoven †4. Honey, Don’t †5. Ain’t That A Shame †6. My Babe †7. Send Me Some Lovin’ †8. Fools Like Me †9. Down In The Caribbean †10. Happy Birthday Yoko Ono †11. That’s Right †12. Don’t Be Cruel / Hound Dog †13. Yoko’s Rhythm †14. Whole Lotta Shakin’ / It’ll Be Me †15. Yakety Yak †16. Road Runner †NEW YORK CITY (THE ELEMENTS MIXES) John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Invisible Strings17. Sisters, O Sisters (Elements Mix) †18. Born In A Prison (Elements Mix) †19. The Luck Of The Irish (Elements Mix) †20. Angela (Elements Mix) †
CD7 / BR3 LIVE JAM 1 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band and A Star Studded Cast of Thousands Peace and Love for Christmas, in aid of UNICEF Live at the Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London 15 December 19691. Cold Turkey (live)2. Don’t Worry Kyoko (live)John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with Frank Zappa and The Mothers Fillmore East, New York 6 June 19713. Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live)4. Jamrag [Say Please / King Kong / Aawk] (live)5. Scumbag (live)6. Aü (live)
CD8 / BR3 LIVE JAM 2 John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band with David Peel and The Lower East Side Live at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 December 19711. Attica State (live) †2. The Luck Of The Irish (live)3. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †4. John Sinclair (live)John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band Live at the Benefit for the families of the victims of the riot at Attica State Correctional Facility Apollo Theater, Harlem, NYC 17 December 19715. Attica State (live)6. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †7. Imagine (live)John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band Live on the David Frost TV Show, The Little Theatre, 240 West 44th Street, NYC 16 December 19718. Attica State (live) †9. Sisters, O Sisters (live) †10. John Sinclair (live) †John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory Band Live at the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Americana Hotel, NYC 4 September 197211. Imagine (live) †12. Now Or Never (live) †13. Give Peace A Chance (live) †
CD9 / BR3 HOME JAM John Lennon Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York 10 September 19711. Shazam †2. Honey, Don’t †3. Glad All Over †4. Lend Me Your Comb †5. Wake Up Little Susie †6. New York City †7. Wake Up Little Susie †8. ‘Hey, que pasa?’ †9. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) †10. Vacation Time †11. Heartbeat †12. Peggy Sue Got Married †13. Peggy Sue †14. ‘Phone call from Henry Gotsello’ †15. Peggy Sue †16. ‘Now we’d like to change the mood a little…’ †17. Maybe Baby †18. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues †19. Rave On! †20. Twelve Bar Blues †John Lennon Home Recordings at the St. Regis Hotel, New York 27 October 197121. I Got You22. Hi-Heel Sneakers †23. Slippin’ And Slidin’ †24. Gone From This Place †John Lennon Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 December 197125. Send Me Some Lovin’ †26. He Got The Blues †27. When The Teacher †28. Pill †29. It’s RealJohn Lennon and Phil Ochs Home Recordings at Campus Inn, Ann Arbor, Michigan 10 December 197130. I Ain’t Marching Anymore †31. Joe Hill †32. Chords Of Fame †33. Ringing Of Revolution† denotes never-before-heard, previously unreleased tracks
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