Madison Square Garden remembers George
Today marks the 35th Anniversary of George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s Concert For Bangladesh. The event took place on August 1st 1971 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, and featured performances by George, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy Preston.
Madison Square Garden will celebrate the 35th Anniversary by installing a plaque permanently in its “Walk of Fame” to commemorate this historic event. At 2pm on Tuesday, the plaque will be presented to Olivia Harrison, who said, “I know George would be happy that 35 years later the impact of his efforts are still felt and appreciated.”
