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
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