The Concert for Bangladesh

A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East Pakistan, following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide.

Cast

George Harrison

George Harrison

as Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

as Self

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

as Self

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

as Self

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

as Self

Billy Preston

Billy Preston

as Self

Leon Russell

Leon Russell

as Self

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann

as Self

Reviews

Charles Tatum

In 1971, George Harrison and Friends staged one of the first benefit concerts ever at Madison Square Garden. The concert alone raised almost a quarter of a million dollars to combat poverty and starvation in Bangladesh, and the ensuing live album also generated funds. The concert was filmed, blown u...

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