Every year, the charity group Global Citizen recruits an incredible array of performers for their NYC festival. This year is no exception, as Global Citizen Festival has just announced another impressive lineup. Thrown in Central Park on September 29th, the fest will see headlining sets from The Weeknd and Janet Jackson, along with performances from Shawn Mendes, Cardi B, and Janelle Monáe. John Legend will also perform a special guest set.
Husband-and-wife Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness will return to host the event for 60,000 Global Citizens on Central Park’s Great Lawn, with millions more tuning in from around the globe. Co-hosts include Camren Bicondova, Cynthia Erivo, Danai Gurira, Forest Whitaker, Gus Kenworthy, Kal Penn, La La Anthony, Naomi Campbell, and Rachel Brosnahan.
The musical artists will stand together with activists, music fans, and millions of Global Citizens worldwide to call on world leaders to fulfil their obligations to achieve the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development and end extreme poverty by 2030. The festival will also be live-streamed on YouTube and Twitter, presented by Johnson & Johnson.
The 2018 Global Citizen Festival serves as a platform to demand that world leaders uphold their responsibilities surrounding a variety of key policy issues. This year, Global Citizens will be taking action toward ensuring people don’t suffer needlessly from preventable diseases; giving every child access to a quality education; getting US states to banish child marriage with new laws; making sure all people have access to enough nutritious food and clean drinking water; prioritizing menstrual hygiene; reducing the amount of single-use plastics that are used; eliminating bail bond programs that unfairly target the poor; and more.
To get tickets, one must earn points on the Global Citizen website through interactive questionnaires, videos, and more. Though it takes time to accumulate the points, there is no charge for the tickets themselves. Find out more information here. There will also be special VIP tickets, and those do cost money.
Check out the full lineup below.
