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For the released album, see Concert for George (album).

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 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. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honor of the late George Harrison, issued in 2003 in conjunction with the simultaneous DVD release of the same name. ... The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Olivia Trinidad Arias (born 18 May 1948 in Mexico) is the widow of George Harrison, former member of The Beatles. ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife, Olivia Trinidad Arias. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

The concert opened with 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. Anoushka Shankar (b. ... Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro © www. ... Anoushka Shankar (b. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... The Inner Light may refer to: In religion: Fraternity of the Inner Light, a magical society and Western Mystery School Inner light, a concept in Quakerism Temple of the True Inner Light, a temple in Manhattan which believes entheogens to be the Flesh of God In other fields: The Inner... Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro © www. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is an old Indo-Aryan language from the Indian Subcontinent, the classical literary language of the Hindus of India[1], a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...

Then there was a comedy interlude with members of the Monty Python troupe (Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam) along with Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland and special guest Tom Hanks performing "Sit on My Face" and "The Lumberjack Song". The remainder of the concert featured "George's Band" and included musicians Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Billy Preston, Jools Holland, Albert Lee, Sam Brown, Gary Brooker, Joe Brown, Ray Cooper, Marc Mann, Harrison's son Dhani and several other musicians who appeared on Harrison's recordings over the years. Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born May 5, 1943) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. ... Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and writer of comedic songs. ... Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ... Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... Neil Innes (born Neil James Innes, 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles. ... Carols first Python appearance. ... Thomas Tom Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor, Emmy winning director, voice-over artist and movie producer who starred in family-friendly and screwball comedies before achieving notable success as a dramatic actor in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. ... Michael Palin performs The Lumberjack Song, with Connie Booth as his best Girl. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool),[1] known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of the Beatles. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (born October 20, 1953 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Julian Miles Holland, OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958 in Blackheath, South East London) is an English virtuoso pianist, bandleader, television presenter, architectural eccentric and pop music enthusiast. ... Albert Lee is an English guitarist. ... Sam Brown (born October 12th, 1964 in London), daughter of RocknRoll star Joe Brown and singer Vicki Brown, is a British female singer-songwriter best known for her work in the late 1980s, although she has continued to release material since then. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born May 29, 1945, Hackney, London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and founder of the classical rock band Procol Harum. ... Joe Brown (born Joseph Roger Brown on 13 May 1941, in Swarby, Lincolnshire) was a popular British entertainer of the 1960s and beyond. ... Ray Cooper Ray Cooper (born August 19, 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English musician. ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife, Olivia Trinidad Arias. ...

Between them they played a selection of mostly Harrison's songs, from both Beatles and post-Beatles eras, generally staying faithful to Harrison's original arrangements. Highlights included Clapton and Preston on "Isn't It a Pity" and; Starr on "Photograph"; McCartney on "Something" (opening with a solo ukulele accompaniment); Preston on "My Sweet Lord"; McCartney, Clapton and Starr reuniting on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the first time since The Prince's Trust Concert in 1987; and the performance of Wah Wah, showcasing the incredible vocal similarities between Dhani and his father. The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Photograph is a song written by Ringo Starr and George Harrison. ... Look up something in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... While My Guitar Gently Weeps is a rock song by The Beatles from the double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). ... All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ...

The event was filmed and a motion picture version, directed by David Leland and photographed by Chris Menges, went on general release, and a DVD and CD were also released on the November 17th, 2003. The Monty Python and Sam Brown tracks were not included on the CD. David Leland (born April 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England, UK) is a British director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directional debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. ... Chris Menges (born September 15, 1940 in Kingston, Herefordshire) is an English cinematographer and film director. ... Concert for George is a live tribute soundtrack album in honor of the late George Harrison, issued in 2003 in conjunction with the simultaneous DVD release of the same name. ...

It is generally agreed that, in consideration of the players on the stage, as well as the songs that were played, this was one of the greatest concerts ever performed. It wasn't just that this was a memorial to their deceased friend, as well as a Beatle's reunion, but also that it is unlikely that these songs will ever be played in concert again.

Set list

1. "Sarve Shaam"
   • Traditional prayer - including a dedication by Ravi Shankar
2. "Your Eyes" (Ravi Shankar) - 8:22
   • Anoushka Shankar: sitar / Tanmoy Bose: tabla
3. "The Inner Light" (Harrison) - 3:01
   • Anoushka Shankar: sitar / Jeff Lynne: lead vocal, acoustic guitar / Tanmoy Bose: tabla / Dhani Harrison: piano, backing vocals / Unidentified musician(s)
4. "Arpan" (Ravi Shankar) - 23:01
   • Anoushka Shankar: sitar, conductor / Sukanya Shankar: vocal-shloka / M. Balanchandar: mridangam / Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: mohan vina / Tanmoy Bose: tabla, dholak / Chandrasekhar, Balu Raghuraman: violins / Eric Clapton: guitar / Pedro Eustache: wind instruments / Sunil Gupta: flute / Anuradha Krishamurthi, O.S. Arun: vocalists / Jane Lister: harp / Gaurav Mazumdar: sitar / Snehashish Mzumdar: mandolin / Ramesh Mishra: sarangi / Pirshanna Thevarajah: percussion / Kenji Ota: tanpura / Barry Phillips: cello / Rajendara Prasanna: shahnai / Emil Richards: marimba / Partho Sarathy: sarod / Hari Sivanesan, Sivaskti Sivanesan: veena / Boys and Girls Choir courtesy of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan / English Chamber Choir / London Metropolitan Orchestra (Andrew Brown, Roger Chase, Chris Fish, Helen Hathorn, Lynda Houghton, Ian Humphries, Zoe Martlew, Stella Page, Debbie Widdup)
   • Michael Kamen - string conductor, string arrangement
5. Comic Interlude including four members of Monty Python: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam. Also performing: Neil Innes, Carol Cleveland and Tom Hanks.
   • "Sit On My Face"
   • "Game Show Titles"
   • "The Lumberjack Song"
   • "The Spam Song"
6. "I Want to Tell You" (Harrison) - 2:52
   • Jeff Lynne: lead vocal, guitar
7. "If I Needed Someone" (Harrison) - 2:28
   • Eric Clapton: lead vocal, guitar
8. "Old Brown Shoe" (Harrison) - 3:48
   • Gary Brooker: lead vocal, keyboards
9. "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" (Harrison) - 3:29
   • Jeff Lynne: lead vocal, guitar
10. "Beware Of Darkness" (Harrison) - 4:00
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocal, guitar
11. "Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) - 3:09
    • Joe Brown: lead vocal, guitar / Neil Gauntlett: guitar / Dave 'Rico' Nilo: bass / Phil Capaldi: drums
12. "That's The Way It Goes" (Harrison) - 3:39
    • Joe Brown: lead vocal, mandolin / Neil Gauntlett: guitar / Dave 'Rico' Nilo: bass / Phil Capaldi: drums
13. "Horse To The Water" (George Harrison/Dhani Harrison)
    • Sam Brown: lead vocal / Jools Holland: piano / Jim Capaldi: drums
14. "Taxman" (Harrison) - 3:10
    • Tom Petty: lead vocal, guitar / Mike Campbell: lead guitar / Benmont Tench: keyboards / Ron Blair: bass / Steve Ferrone: drums / Scott Thurston: additional guitar, background vocals
15. "I Need You" (Harrison) - 3:00
    • Tom Petty: lead vocal, guitar / Mike Campbell: lead guitar / Benmont Tench: keyboards / Ron Blair: bass / Steve Ferrone: drums / Scott Thurston: additional guitar, background vocals
16. "Handle With Care" (George Harrison/Jeff Lynne/Roy Orbison/Tom Petty/Bob Dylan) - 3:27
    • Tom Petty: lead vocal, guitar / Jeff Lynne: lead vocal / Dhani Harrison: guitar / Scott Thurston: background vocal, harmonica / Mike Campbell: lead guitar / Benmont Tench: keyboards / Ron Blair: bass / Steve Ferrone: drums / Jim Keltner: drums
17. "Isn't It A Pity" (Harrison) - 6:58
    • Billy Preston: lead vocal, organ / Eric Clapton: lead vocal, lead guitar
18. "Photograph" (Starkey/Harrison) - 3:56
    • Ringo Starr: lead vocal
19. "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) - 3:03
    • Ringo Starr: lead vocal / Albert Lee: guitar solo
20. "For You Blue" (Harrison) - 3:04
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocal, acoustic guitar / Ringo Starr: drums / Marc Mann: slide guitar
21. "Something" (Harrison) - 4:25
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocal, ukulele, guitar / Ringo Starr: drums / Eric Clapton: lead vocal, lead guitar
22. "All Things Must Pass" (Harrison) - 3:33
    • Paul McCartney: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
23. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) - 5:57
    • Eric Clapton: lead vocal, lead guitar / Paul McCartney: piano,background vocals / Ringo Starr: drums
24. "My Sweet Lord" (Harrison) - 5:02
    • Billy Preston: lead vocal, keyboards
25. "Wah-Wah" (Harrison) - 6:06
    • Jeff Lynne/Eric Clapton: lead vocal, guitar/Billy Preston: lead vocal/keyboards / Supergroup of Guest Musicians: all other instruments
26. "I'll See You in My Dreams" (Isham Jones/Gus Kahn) - 4:01
    • Joe Brown: lead vocal, ukulele / Neil Gauntlett: acoustic guitar / Dave 'Rico' Nilo: bass / Jim Capaldi: drums

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George's Band aka Beatles 2.0 (after interlude) and guests

Eric Clapton - guitars, musical director
Jeff Lynne, Joe Brown, Albert Lee, Marc Mann, Andy Fairweather-Low, Dhani Harrison - guitars
Gary Brooker, Jools Holland, Chris Stainton, Billy Preston, Paul McCartney - keyboards
Dave Bronze, Klaus Voormann - bass
Jim Capaldi, Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, Henry Spinetti - drums
Ray Cooper - percussion
Jim Horn - alto saxophone
Tom Scott - tenor saxophone
Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles - backing vocals Eric Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) is a Grammy Award-nominated English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Joe Brown (born Joseph Roger Brown on 13 May 1941, in Swarby, Lincolnshire) was a popular British entertainer of the 1960s and beyond. ... Albert Lee is an English guitarist. ... Andy Fairweather Low with his copies of Blues Matters! magazine ([1]) (Taken on November 4 2006) Andrew Andy Fairweather-Low (born 2 August 1946, in Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales) is a British guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife, Olivia Trinidad Arias. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born May 29, 1945, Hackney, London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and founder of the classical rock band Procol Harum. ... Julian Miles Holland, OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958 in Blackheath, South East London) is an English virtuoso pianist, bandleader, television presenter, architectural eccentric and pop music enthusiast. ... A pianist who played with The Who in their rock opera album Quadrophenia Among his many other musical credits, he also was featured on on the Leon Russell album Mad Dogs and Englishmen, as well as Eric Claptons late seventies solo album, Backless. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. ... Dave Bronze is an English bass guitar player. ... Klaus Voormann (born 29 April 1938) is a German artist, musician, and record producer who was associated with the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg and later designed the cover of their album Revolver. ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool),[1] known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of the Beatles. ... Jim Keltner (born April 27, 1942 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a distinguished session drummer who has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. ... Henry Spinetti (born March 31, 1951) is a sessions drummer whose playing has featured on a large number of prominent albums. ... Ray Cooper Ray Cooper (born August 19, 1942 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English musician. ... Jim Horn was born in Los Angeles at an unknown date, and together with Bobby Keys and Jim Price one of the most in demand horn session players of the 1970s and 1980s. ... There are different people named Tom Scott: Tom Scott, Scottish poet. ... Mac and Katie Kissoon as they appeared on their album, Love Will Keep Us Together. ... Tessa Niles is a female rock singer who has appeared as a guest musician on many rock albums. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ The Concert for George, Catalogue number: 0349702412

External links

• Official Site
• USA Today review
• Eric Clapton (Slowhand) News
• The official 'Concert For George' limited-edition book