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John Lennon’s 70th Birthday to be Celebrated at the Beacon

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

john-lennon-yoko-ono A celebration to mark the 70th year from John Lennon’s birth has been scheduled at the Beacon Theatre (Broadway at 74th). The benefit concert, with proceeds going to the Playing for Change Foundation, a charity that aims to promote peace through music and also builds music schools in the developing world, has an all-star lineup. Performers include Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, and Shelby Lynne. Lennon’s 70th birthday would have been on October 9th (he was shot outside of the Dakota, at Central Park West and 72nd, on December 9th, 1980). His widow, Upper West Sider Yoko Ono, will commemorate Lennon’s birthday in Reykjavik, Iceland, where she will light the Imagine Peace Tower memorial. Thanks to SoundSpike for the info. Tickets to the Beacon Theatre event will go on sale on Monday, September 20th at 10:00 am through Ticketmaster (with an American Express pre-sale taking place starting today and running through Sunday, September 19th).