Concert for George

The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 29, 2002, as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and Harrison's son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton, with all profits from the event going to the Material World Charitable Foundation.

The concert opened with a traditional Sanskrit invocation, the Sarve Shaam chant, followed by Indian music when Anoushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi Shankar, played "Your Eyes". Next, Anoushka Shankar and Jeff Lynne performed "The Inner Light", followed by a Ravi Shankar composition "Arpan" (Sanskrit for 'to give'), specially written for the occasion.

Then there was a comedy interlude with members of the Monty Python troupe (Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam) performing "Sit on My Face" and along with Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland and special guest Tom Hanks, performed "The Lumberjack Song".

The remainder of the concert featured "George's Band" and included Harrison's former bandmates Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr as well as musicians Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Billy Preston....(read more)

The below videos are a few of the concerts standout performances.

1. Sarve Shaam (Traditional Prayer) (LP Version) Concert For George - Chorus 3:18
2. Your Eyes (Sitar Solo) (LP Version) Anoushka Shankar 8:22
3. The Inner Light (LP Version) Jeff Lynne & Anoushka Shankar 3:01
4. Arpan (LP Version) Anoushka Shankar 23:02
5. I Want To Tell You (LP Version) Jeff Lynne 2:52
6. If I Needed Someone (LP Version) Eric Clapton 2:28
7. Old Brown Shoe (LP Version) Gary Brooker 3:48 8. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (LP Version) Jeff Lynne 3:29
9. Beware Of Darkness (LP Version) Eric Clapton 4:00
10. Here Comes The Sun (LP Version) Joe Brown 3:09 11. That's The Way It Goes (LP Version) Joe Brown 3:39
12. Taxman (LP Version) Tom Petty 3:10
13. I Need You (LP Version) Tom Petty 3:00
14. Handle With Care (LP Version) Tom Petty with Jeff Lynne & Dhani Harrison 3:27
15. Isn't It A Pity (LP Version) Billy Preston 6:58
16. Photograph (LP Version) Ringo Starr 3:56
17. Honey Don't (LP Version) Ringo Starr 3:03
18. For You Blue (LP Version) Paul McCartney 3:04
19. Something (LP Version) Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton 4:25
20. All Things Must Pass (LP Version) Paul McCartney 3:33
21. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (LP Version) Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton 5:57
22. My Sweet Lord (LP Version) Billy Preston 5:02
23. Wah Wah (LP Version) Eric Clapton & Band 6:06
24. I'll See You In My Dreams (LP Version) Joe Brown 4:01