The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history, featuring an all-star supergroup of performers that included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Leon Russell. An album was released later in 1971 and a concert film was released in 1972, with later releases for home video. In 2005, the film was re-… read more
The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the first benefit concert of this m… read more
The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the first benefit concert of this magnitude in world history, featuring an all-star supergroup of performer… read more