The performers who will be taking the stage in the upcoming Global Citizen Live event have been announced. Needless to say, it will be a star-studded show.
Global Citizen Live Takes Place on September 25
On July 13, Global Citizen announced details for Global Citizen Live, which will take place across six continents on September 25. The international event, which focuses on fighting climate change and famine, includes an eclectic list of music stars.
Artists and entertainers confirmed for the event include Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, Andrea Bocelli, Angélique Kidjo, Billie Eilish, BTS, Burna Boy, Camila Cabello, Christine and the Queens, Coldplay, Davido, Demi Lovato, DJ Snake, Doja Cat, Duran Duran, Ed Sheeran, Femi Kuti, Green Day, H.E.R., Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness, Keith Urban, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Lorde, Metallica, Rag’n’Bone Man, Ricky Martin, Shawn Mendes, The Lumineers, The Weeknd, Tiwa Savage, and Usher. Further artists will be added in a second wave of announcements on August 6; when additional news about the many settings for these shows will also be revealed.
The Event Will Go All Around the World
Taking place over 24 hours, the performance-filled global event calls on businesses and philanthropists to contribute resources to provide meals for more than 40 million people on the brink of famine and restore at least 1 billion trees to curb climate change by 2022, among other initiatives.
“There’s going to be live audiences all around the world,” CEO Hugh Evans tells Variety. “So we will have a full 60,000 audience in Central Park. We will have a full audience in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This is not like what we did last year, this is live-live. This is the whole world, literally and physically tens or hundreds of thousands of people coming together for this moment. It’s the biggest thing we’ve ever done by far.”
Global Citizen Live will broadcast on ABC, ABC News Live, BBC, FX, iHeartRadio, Hulu, YouTube, Twitter, and more. Save the date for September 25!
