''George Fest'' – subtitled ''A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison'' – is a live album and concert DVD package documenting the George Fest tribute concert to former
Beatle
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George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
, held at the
Fonda Theatre
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in Los Angeles on 28 September 2014. The album and documentary were released on 26 February 2016.
The 2014 concert coincided with the reissue of Harrison's
Apple Records
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solo albums. Among the many performers were
Brian Wilson
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and
Al Jardine
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of
the Beach Boys
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,
Dhani Harrison
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,
Norah Jones
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,
Wayne Coyne
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and
Steven Drozd
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Early life
Drozd was born in Houston, Texas, and gre ...
of
the Flaming Lips
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,
Conan O'Brien
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,
Spoon
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's
Britt Daniel
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, and
Brandon Flowers
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In addition to his w ...
of
the Killers
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.
Other performers included
Ben Harper
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,
"Weird Al" Yankovic
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,
Ann Wilson
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of
Heart
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, and
Ian Astbury
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.
Track listing
All songs by
George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
unless otherwise noted.
;Disc one
;Disc two
Charts
References
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2016 live albums
George Harrison tribute albums
BMG Rights Management albums
Various artists albums