Where did George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh take place?

George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Harrison organized the benefit concerts with sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar to raise awareness and money for refugees affected by the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the humanitarian crisis that followed.

The event was held on August 1, 1971, with two performances, an afternoon show and an evening show. Harrison, Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Leon Russell were among the performers. The concerts helped establish the large-scale rock benefit as a model for later events such as Live Aid.

A common mix-up is assuming there was only one concert; the afternoon and evening performances are collectively known as the Concert for Bangladesh. Another is confusing the venue with the recording or film locations: the live album and concert film document performances from Madison Square Garden, while the benefit's humanitarian impact extended far beyond New York.