THE George Harrison Project celebrates “the quiet Beatle’s” best-loved hits from the Fab Four, his solo career and The Traveling Wilburys at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, on May 10 at 7.30pm.
Alongside John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Harrison helped The Beatles become the best-selling music act of all time with 600 million units shifted worldwide.
After the Liverpudlian four-piece called time on Beatlemania, Harrison released 12 solo studio albums, including 1970’s triple disc All Things Must Pass, 1973’s Living In The Material World, 1974’s Dark Horse, 1987’s Cloud Nine and 2002’s posthumous Brainwashed, following his death on November 29 2001.
The George Harrison Project’s artwork, featuring multiple Harrison song titles
In 1988, in Malibu, California, Harrison co-founded the British-American supergroup with Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.
Returning to York as part of the tribute act’s 2025 tour, The George Harrison Project combines such songs as Taxman, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Something, Here Comes The Sun, All Things Must Pass, My Sweet Lord, Blow Away, Handle With Care and Got My Mind Set On You with video footage and interesting facts about Harrison and his music.
For tickets, 01904 501935 or go to josephrowntreetheatre.co.uk.