The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

1972-03-23

(US) •

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

The Concert for Bangladesh

George Harrison

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Ringo Starr

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Eric Clapton

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Ravi Shankar

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Bob Dylan

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Billy Preston

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Leon Russell

Self

The Concert for Bangladesh

Klaus Voormann

Self