Harrison reaffirmed his commitment while visiting India in early 1974 , when he also planned a joint concert tour with Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar for later that year . The tour was the first in North America by a member of the Beatles since the band 's visit in August 1966 , and the only major tour Harrison would undertake as a solo artist . Harrison had been keen to present rock audiences with a new concert experience – one that blended Shankar 's Music Festival from India orchestra with his own , jazz-funk inspired musical direction , while also promoting a Krishna-conscious message . Instead , the tour frustrated music critics and fans who were nostalgic for the Beatles , and many reviewers were scathing in their assessment of the concerts . Chief among these detractors was '' Rolling Stone '' magazine , which , amid what author Elliot Huntley terms the " tsunami of bile " unleashed on Harrison following the tour , used its review of his delayed '' Dark Horse '' album to attack him personally and as an artist . Writing in the 2002 Rolling Stone Press tribute book '' Harrison '' , Mikal Gilmore said that Harrison felt " battered " as a result of this critical mauling , which , combined with the failure of his marriage in 1974 , led to a period of depression
visit in August 1966
The Beatles' 1966 US tour
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