The Concert in Central Park album was released. The film was later released for sale in VHS, CED Videodisc, Laserdisc, and DVD formats. It sold more than 50,000 copies in the US, where it earned Gold certification for a music longform video. It was broadcast on PBS on August 22, 1988, and again on August 8, 2015. The concert and recordings were positively received by music critics. Stephen Holden praised the performance in "The New York Times" the day after the concert; he subsequently praised the live album in "Rolling Stone" magazine. He wrote that Simon and Garfunkel were successful in reviving their sound, that
The Clearwater Concert The Clearwater Concert The Clearwater Concert was a concert that took place on May 3, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The concert, a celebration of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday, raised funds for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Seeger's environmental advocacy organization. The concert was billed as The Clearwater Concert: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders. Ticket prices ranged from $19.19 (Seeger's birthyear) to $250, with the majority of seats at $90 to honor his 90th birthday. Each ticket also included a one-year membership to Clearwater for new members. Over 40 performers from various genres performed at