Madison Square Garden - Concert for Bangladesh

On August 1, 1971, Madison Square Garden hosted the Concert for Bangladesh, a benefit organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar that featured performances by artists including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr. The two‑concert event at this venue is widely documented as one of the first major rock benefit concerts to raise funds and international awareness for a humanitarian crisis. Contemporary press coverage and music histories record the concerts' lineup, attendance, and fundraising impact. The shows took place at Madison Square Garden and are a noted episode in New York music lore.