George Harrison Festival comes to the Fonda Theater Sept. 28
Coinciding with The Beatles release of the Apple Years 1968-75 box set, a celebration of the life of Beatle lead guitarist, George Harrison’s musical legacy entitled “George Harrison Festival” will take place on Sun, Sept. 28 The Fonda Theater.
Hosting the festival will be The Cabin Down Below Band, with special guest appearance throughout the night that include, Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, Brandon Flowers & Mark Stoermer of The Killers, Ann Wilson of Heart, Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, Britt Daniel of Spoon, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Nick Valensi of The Strokes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dhani Harrison, Butch Walker, Ian Astbury, Cold War Kids, Karen Elson, Brian Bell of Weezer, Big Black Delta, Chase Cohl, Jamestown Revival, Matt Sorum, Ryan Miller of Guster, and The Black Ryder Gingger Shankar
Former Beatle George Harrison, not only impacted our music, but our hearts and our, lives with his British charm. In the later years of The Beatles, George Harrison found his love for Indian and western instrumentation.
George was also known for hosting the Concert for Bangladesh, drawing over 40,000 people to two shows in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event was put on to raise money to aid starving refugees during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Ravi Shankar opened the show, which featured popular musicians such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Badfinger, and Ringo Starr.
Thirteen years after Harrison’s death, his legacy still goes on to support great causes, a value that he has held dear to his heart. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to The Jameson Neighborhood Fund and to raise money for the Sweet Relief Music Fund.