Editing Concert for George (section)

==Performances==
The concert opened with a traditional [[Sanskrit]] invocation, the ''Sarvesham'' [[chant]], followed by [[Music of India|Indian music]] starting with [[Anoushka Shankar]], daughter of [[Ravi Shankar]], playing "Your Eyes". Next, Anoushka Shankar, Dhani Harrison, and [[Jeff Lynne]] performed "[[The Inner Light (song)|The Inner Light]]", followed by a Ravi Shankar composition "Arpan" (Sanskrit for 'to give'), specially written for the occasion.

Next, there was a comedy interlude with four of the surviving members of the [[Monty Python]] troupe ([[Eric Idle]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Terry Jones]] along with Python contributor [[Neil Innes]]) performing "[[Sit on My Face]]". Then, [[Michael Palin]] came out as an over-the-top announcer who eventually states that he only ever wanted to be a lumberjack. He was then joined by the Pythons, Innes, [[Carol Cleveland]], [[Tom Hanks]], and [[Fred Tomlinson (singer)|The Fred Tomlinson Singers]] to perform "[[The Lumberjack Song]]".<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>

The remainder of the concert featured "George's Band" and included the surviving members of [[the Beatles]] ([[Paul McCartney]] and [[Ringo Starr]]), Harrison's son [[Dhani Harrison]], as well as musicians [[Eric Clapton]], [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], [[Billy Preston]], [[Jools Holland]], [[Albert Lee]], [[Sam Brown (singer)|Sam Brown]], [[Gary Brooker]], [[Joe Brown (singer)|Joe Brown]], [[Ray Cooper]], [[Andy Fairweather-Low]], [[Marc Mann]], Dave Bronze, [[Klaus Voormann]],  [[Jim Keltner]] and several other musicians who had appeared on Harrison's recordings over the years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://concertforgeorge.com/performers/ |title=Concert for George. Performers |website=Concertforgeorge.com |access-date=24 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707035917/http://concertforgeorge.com/performers/ |archive-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

They played a selection of mostly Harrison's songs, from both Beatles and post-Beatles eras, generally staying faithful to Harrison's arrangements. Performances included Lynne on "[[I Want to Tell You]]" and "[[Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)]]"; Clapton on "[[If I Needed Someone]]" and "[[Beware of Darkness (song)|Beware of Darkness]]"; Petty on "[[I Need You (Beatles song)|I Need You]]" and "[[Taxman]]"; Petty, Lynne, Dhani Harrison, and Keltner on "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle With Care]]" (reuniting most of the surviving [[Traveling Wilburys]] except for [[Bob Dylan]]); Clapton and Preston on "[[Isn't It a Pity]]"; Starr on "[[Photograph (Ringo Starr song)|Photograph]]" and "[[Honey Don't]]"; McCartney on "[[For You Blue]]" and "[[All Things Must Pass (song)|All Things Must Pass]]"; McCartney and Clapton on "[[Something (Beatles song)|Something]]" (McCartney opening with a solo ukulele accompaniment that shifts into a full band version featuring Clapton); Clapton, McCartney, and Starr reuniting on "[[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]". Preston on "[[My Sweet Lord]]"; and the group performance of "[[Wah-Wah (George Harrison song)|Wah-Wah]]".

Joe Brown closed the show with a rendition of "[[I'll See You in My Dreams (1924 song)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]" on [[ukulele]], one of Harrison's favourite instruments.

The event was filmed and a [[Concert for George (film)|motion picture version]], directed by [[David Leland]] and photographed by [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning cinematographer [[Chris Menges]], was released on DVD on 17 November 2003. A [[Concert for George (album)|compact disc version]] was also released on the same date although the Monty Python and Sam Brown tracks were not included on the CD. A Blu-ray version was released by [[Rhino Records]] on 22 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Concert-for-George-Blu-ray/19429/#Review |title=Blu-ray.com Review|website=Blu-ray.com\accessdate=2017-07-09}}</ref>

In 2018, to honour what would have been Harrison's 75th birthday, the concert made its debut on streaming services, and was issued on a vinyl LP set for the first time.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/all-star-george-harrison-tribute-concert-gets-vinyl-reissue-w515522|title=All-Star George Harrison Tribute Concert Gets Massive Vinyl Reissue|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=17 January 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>