Give Peace a Chance

Background

John Fogerty was invited to perform at the John Lennon 75th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 5, 2015.  He was added to the bill just a couple of days prior. Fogerty opened the concert by performing a 3/4 complete version of "Give Peace a Chance", followed by "In My Life".  

The concert was directed by Eliot Goldberg. Marco Bresaz was the music director. Ececutive producers included Don Was, Gregg Gelfand, Greg Phillinganes and Keith Worthman. The show was hosted by Kevin Bacon. 

Personnel

Accoustic guitar, vocals: John Fogerty

Accoustic guitar: Shane Fogerty

Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes, Bob Cooper 

Drums: Kenny Aronoff

Bass: Lee Sklar

Guitars: Felicia Collins and Sid McGinnis

Percussions: Taku Hirano

Backing vocals: Jory Steinberg, Trya Juliette

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On television

The concert was aired by AMC in the USA on December 19, 2015. 

Collectors' items

The 75th Birthday Concert was also available as different packages

• 3CD/DVD

• 3CD/DVD and pint classes

• 3CD/DVD and hoodie

• 3CD/DVD and hoodie and guitar pick necklace

• 3CD/DVD and black T-shirt

• 2LP.

• 2CD.

• 2CD and black T-shirt bundle

• 2CD and hoodie bundle

The pint classes, hoodie, guitar pick necklace, black T-shirt,  added with the concert poster and white T-shirt were also available separately. 

Additional live versions

John Fogerty performed "Give Peace a Chance" live on his residency in Las Vegas on April 10-20, 2019.  

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