Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band

Royal Festival Hall, LondonMidway through the third night of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival, Yoko Ono is yelping like someone walking barefoot across hot sand. Sean Lennon's guitar is emitting vomitous gouts of noise. On the screen above the stage, a fly slowly navigates a woman's naked crotch. If you had asked someone who hated Yoko Ono to imagine what she might come up with for the Plastic Ono Band's first UK appearance in 40 years, they could hardly have imagined anything more offputting...

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Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonMidway through the third night of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown festival, Yoko Ono is yelping like someone walking barefoot across hot sand. Sean ... more info