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Concert for George is a 2003 British documentary film directed by David Leland that covers the events of the Concert for George, a tribute concert for George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002.
The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. [1] The event was organised by Harrison's widow, Olivia , and his son, Dhani , and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton .
Part of a concert performance of "What Is Life" from Harrison's 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar appears in Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World. [108] [109] This was the first US tour by a former Beatle but the concerts were highly controversial and proved damaging to Harrison's artistic standing.
Following Harrison’s death Leland directed the documentary “Concert For George” (2003), a memorial concert featuring the remaining Beatles McCartney and Starr, as well as Eric Clapton and Petty.
"I wasn't a 'Beatle wife. You might say an ex-Beatle wife,'" Olivia notes. "When I met George, we sort of changed lanes. We went off and had a more normal, quiet life."
Olivia and Dhani Harrison held an online competition in which filmmakers were invited to create a video clip for George Harrison's 1971 hit song "What Is Life". The winner received a $5000 cash prize and their entry became the official video for the track, appearing on the Harrison YouTube channel and other media platforms. [13]
iTunes released Concert for George in 2008 with "Horse to the Water" added to the album. In 2018, Concert for George was released in several packages and formats, including 180-gram vinyl LP records, to celebrate Harrison's 75th birthday. [9]
On Aug. 1, 1971, George Harrison leveraged his status as one of the biggest rock ‘n’ roll stars on the planet to help fight a humanitarian crisis that few in the Western hemisphere knew ...