ACTIVISM

The Concert for Bangladesh  Organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar  August 1, 1971  40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City

Why?  Raise international awareness and fund relief efforts for refugees from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) after the 1970 Bhola cyclone and civil war related problems  Had a best selling album from the concert

 This was the first time a benefit concert was held of this size  “Supergroup”  George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, band Badfinger

 “In one day, the whole world knew the name of Bangladesh. It was a fantastic occasion…” Ravi Shankar  Raised close to $250,000 for relief  Became an inspiration for other benefit concerts

 Concert live album and film raised an estimated $12 million

Band Aid  Charity Supergroup  Founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti- poverty efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

 Bob Geldof- The Boomtown Rats  Irish band  yteMugRAc0 (I Don’t Like Mondays video) yteMugRAc0

 Bob Geldof was moved by the plight of starving children that he decided to try to raise money using his contacts in pop music  Called musicians and convinced them to give their time free

 His criterion for selection was how famous they were  Why?  To maximize the sales of the record

 Recording studio came Band Aid no more than 24 hours to record and mix the record  November 25, 1984

 Record released on November 29, 1984  Straight to Number 1 on UK singles chart  Became the fastest selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week

Band Aid ensemble  U2, The Who, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Spandau Ballet, Ultravox, Duran Duran, Kiss, Bananrama, Shalamar, Kool & the Gang, Culture Club (Boy George), David Bowie (contributed a recording that was dubbed), Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Sting, Paul McCartney, Big Country, George Michael

Musicians  John Taylor (Duran Duran)- bass  Phil Collins (Genesis)- drums  Midge Ure (Ultravox)- keyboards  Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)- guitar  Jon Moss (Culture Club)- Percussion/bells  Tears for Fears- Drum samples

  (Part I documentary)   (Part II documentary)   (Part III documentary)