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John Lennon tribute event, Dear John, have been announced.The online event will follow on from the release earlier this year of the ‘Dear John’ tribute album, which featured Lennon covers by a range of artists and raised money for War Child.A livestream tribute concert will now take place on October 9 to mark what would have been Lennon’s 81st birthday, with the event benefitting War Child once again.Organised by Blurred Vision frontman Sepp Osley with his partner/singer-songwriter Mollie Marriott, Dear John will be hosted by BBC presenter Bob Harris and feature a host of special guests who perform Lennon and Beatles covers, as well as providing “personal messages of peace and love throughout the night”.Martin Freeman, Peter Frampton, Matt

John Lennon‘s 80th birthday which features new interpretations of the late artist’s classic tracks.Set for release on June 11, the record is a live recording of last year’s virtual charity concert which was organised by Blurred Vision vocalist Sepp Osley.“I began reaching out to artists around the world who I respected and admired,” Sepp explained.“Before I knew it, an unbelievable roster of artists had signed up and were going to be a part of the 80th birthday celebrations for our mutual hero and help us raise money for the charity so close to my heart.”The resulting record sees KT Tunstall delivering an original take on ‘Gimme Some Truth’, while Faithless‘ Maxi Jazz puts a fresh spin on ‘Power To The People’.