The Concert in Central Park It Be", and executive produced by Lorne Michaels, who had recently departed the NBC-TV comedy/variety series "Saturday Night Live". Simon himself financed the US$750,000 cost of the staging and the video recording. It is unknown how much HBO paid for the television and video rights of the recording; US$1 million according to some sources, over US$3 million according to others. The film includes the two songs that had not appeared on the album, and at 87-minutes, runs 12 minutes longer. HBO televised the film, "Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park", on February 21, 1982, five days after the
Gary Barlow in Concert (2011 concert tour) out his solo plans for charity, he certainly pulled out the stops. He certainly never does things by halves." She concluded by stating "the fact is, he made a lot of people very happy last night. And tonight [December 6] he'll do it all again. But the best bit? The best bit is that it was all for The Princes Trust. A brilliant cause which will benefit greatly from a gifted man's good nature." Gary Barlow in Concert (2011 concert tour) Gary Barlow in Concert was the first full solo tour that Gary Barlow had performed in over 13 years.