Lennon tribute: Picture gallery

Tuesday's concert for John Lennon in New York was first intended to be a celebration of the late Beatle's 61st birthday.

It turned into a tribute to the city's resilience after the 11 September attacks - and a plea for peace.

Yolanda Adams opened the concert with Imagine

Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette performed

Sean Lennon was dwarfed by a picture of his father as a boy

The Sopranos' James Gandolfini and Edie Falco spoke

Candian-Portuguese singer Nelly Furtado performed

Moby (right) joined Sean Lennon on stage

Lennon's widow Yoko Ono gives the peace sign