Concert for George

Sky Arts

6:30 PM to 9:20 PM

Sunday 20 September

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A special tribute concert for the late George Harrison, filmed at the Royal Albert Hall, and featuring surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performing together for the first time since 1969. Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Ravi Shankar, Jools Holland and George's son Dhani sing renditions of classic hits including Something, Taxman, My Sweet Lord and My Guitar Gently Weeps. The members of Monty Python, whose film Life of Brian was bankrolled by Harrison, are also reunited for the event to perform a selection of their own comic songs with the aid of Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks