
The First Concert
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Episode 4: After two years of near misses, Erin, Adam, and a young team of organizers finally bring the first Tibetan Freedom Concert to life, with one of the most talked-about lineups of the 1990s and a bold new model for turning music into action. Note: This episode includes discussion of torture, plus a cuss word or two. IN THIS EPISODE After years of failed attempts, Erin, Adam Yauch, the Milarepa Fund, Tibetan organizers, and volunteers bring the first Tibetan Freedom Concert to life. A tiny San Francisco office becomes the nerve center for one of the biggest benefit concerts of the 1990s. Adam announces the concert in D.C. — and suddenly it has to become real. Golden Gate Park fills…