New York City's iconic Great Lawn in Central Park will once again be graced by some of the world's biggest superstars in an effort to spread awareness and help advocate for necessary change to help make the world a better place. The Global Citizen Festival returns to NYC on September 28th, and Queen + Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R. and Carole King are headlining the annual free-ticketed event, which will feature guests performances from French Montana, Ben Platt, and Jon Batiste & Stay Human.
Deborra-lee Furnes and husband Hugh Jackman will once again host the star-studded concert, along with co-hosts Elvis Duran, Matt Bomer, Rachel Brosnahan, Taraji P. Henson, Rami Malek, Bill Nye, Joy-Ann Reid and Forest Whitaker.
Fans will be able to watch a live simulcast of the festival on MSNBC, as well as listen to a live broadcast across over 150 iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio (tune in on the app or online). The show will also be live streamed on YouTube and Twitter, presented by Johnson & Johnson.
Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor said of their upcoming performance, "Central Park is one of the most iconic venues in the world and we are extremely excited to have the opportunity to perform at Global Citizen, one of the most important social movements of our time." Adam Lambert added, "I'm so excited to be a part of this year's Global Citizen Festival working towards one goal. Although there is still work to be done, I am blown away by this organization's progress to end extreme poverty and can't wait to celebrate how far we've come."
Pharrell Williams, who has performed at Global Citizen Festival before, said, "I can't wait to return to the Global Citizen Festival stage this year. From New York to South Africa, and everywhere in between, this movement is so inspiring. Everyone who attends the Festival is fighting for our future and to make the world a better place, and that is something that I am incredibly proud to be a part of."
Alicia Keys, who is performing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas just a week before, explains of the efforts set forth by the organization and festival, "So much progress has been made by Global Citizen towards ending extreme poverty since I last performed at the 2013 Festival. It was one of the most empowering experiences, and I cannot wait to give and feel all the amazing energy in Central Park again."
As always, Global Citizens can earn their admission to the festival by downloading the Global Citizen app — learn more at globalcitizenfestival.com. Ticket draws will occur throughout the summer and fans will be notified by Global Citizen when they have been selected.