Global Citizen Festival

From Red Hot Chilli Peppers & a Hip-Hop 50 tribute to Lauryn Hill's Fugees reunion, Global Citizens Fest 2023 fought poverty from the stage.

We hit up Central Park for the 2022 Global Citizen Fest in NYC, featuring queen Mariah Carey, iconic rockers Metallica & more!

The 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica, Mariah Carey and Usher, generated more than $2.4 billion in commitments to fight extreme poverty and disease.

NEW YORK (AP) — The collapse of a police barrier at a politically charged New York celebrity music show in Central Park sent thousands of spectators fleeing in panic, fearing the noise might have been gunshots. About 60,000 people had filled the park’s Great Lawn for Saturday’s eight-hour Global Citizen Festival. They listened to big-name […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers and The Chainsmokers will perform at this year’s Global Citizen Festival, an annual free event held in New York’s Central Park. Special guests Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, Andra Day and Alessia Cara will also perform at the Sept. 23 event. MSNBC and Comcast […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Usher, Laverne Cox and Katie Holmes have been added to this month’s Global Citizen Festival starring Beyonce and Pearl Jam in New York City. Connie Britton, Freida Pinto, Gayle King and Sophia Bush have also been added to the host committee for the Sept. 26 event. Previously announced hosts include Stephen […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce, Pearl Jam and Coldplay will perform at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park in September. They will join Ed Sheeran at the Sept. 26 event on the Great Lawn, organizers announced Thursday. Beyonce made a surprise appearance onstage last year when Jay Z closed the free […]