The concert for Bangladesh

Held on August 1st, 1971 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the Concert for Bangladesh was the first major rock concert to raise money and awareness for an international humanitarian crisis.

Conceived by Ravi Shankar and produced in partnership with George Harrison, the concert was held to aid war-torn Bangladesh. The concert featured George Harrison, Ravi Shankar and sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan, as well as The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, and others.