Timeline Sunday 1 August 1971

Events on Sunday 1 August 1971 4

• 1971 Bob Dylan plays the Concert for Bangladesh With George Harrison A rare live appearance at Madison Square Garden at George Harrison's benefit.
• 1971 George Harrison organises the Concert for Bangladesh Madison Square Garden The first major charity rock concert.
• 1971 Ravi Shankar co-creates the Concert for Bangladesh With George Harrison His idea for a benefit for refugees.
• 1971 The Concert for Bangladesh Benefit concerts raise relief funds for Bangladeshi refugees George Harrison organized two benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden, featuring Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr, to raise money and awareness for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. It is widely regarded as the first large-scale benefit concert of its kind. The accompanying live album and film raised millions for humanitarian relief.