Global Citizen, the charity that typically throws the early-fall-time Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, has announced the lineup for an Earth Day event in Washington DC. On the Washington Monument Grounds on April 18th, a number of great performers will take the stage and spread the message to end poverty worldwide.
The lineup includes No Doubt, Usher, Fall Out Boy, Mary J Blige, Train, and My Morning Jacket. Hosting the event will be will.i.am and Soledad O’Brien, with special guest appearances from Common and D’Banj.
Festival founder Hugh Evans said, “Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day will be a moment for every one of us to call for serious action to end extreme poverty and solve climate change… Our goal with the event is to see major commitments from the World Bank, United States, South Korea, Canada, Ireland, France, Denmark and more to ensure that access to food, education and sanitation is available to all.”
[Quote via Rolling Stone]