British superstar Raye and ‘Better Things’ singer Benson Boone have been added to the lineup for the 2024 Global Citizen Festival, joining previously announced headliners Post Malone, Doja Cat, Lisa, Jelly Roll and Rauw Alejandro. The event will take place on Saturday, September 28 in New York’s Central Park.
The festival is organized by Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman and features special performances by Dr. Jane Goodall and Chris Martin of Coldplay.
Organized by Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty, tickets to the Global Citizen Festival are free and can be earned by taking action in the Global Citizen app or at globalcitizenfestival.com to defeat poverty, to defend the planet and demand equality.
“Ending extreme poverty is a responsibility we all share,” said Benson Boone. “I am grateful to be involved in Global Citizen’s mission of helping people living in extreme poverty. I hope we can all come together to take action and make a real difference in the world.”
This year, in addition to many existing sustainability efforts, the Global Citizen Festival will switch to battery power for the first time. The Central Park stage will be powered entirely by the same SmartGrid battery system used for Coldplay’s ‘Music of the Spheres’ world tour, including all audio, lighting, video and stage production. Instead of burning fossil fuels to power the main stage, running on battery power will significantly reduce the festival’s CO2 emissions, which would otherwise pollute our planet.
As part of this year’s festival campaign, Global Citizen will mark the start of Climate Week with a beach cleanup on Saturday, September 21 in partnership with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and supported by Goodera, coinciding with International Coastal Clean-up Day.
Global Citizen, Re:wild, UN Global Compact Network Brazil and other campaign partners are calling for $1 billion in investments from companies, foundations and governments to protect and restore the Amazon and indigenous and riverside communities by the end of 2025 to support those who live here. in and protect the forest. Closer to home, Global Citizen is teaming up with Environmental Advocates NY to call on New York Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the TREES Act, which would make New York the first U.S. state to prevent public funds from contributing to tropical deforestation in the Amazon region and beyond.
“Global Citizen Festival has always been about using the power of music and activism to create real, tangible change. This year, we are taking bold steps to protect our planet, from bringing clean energy to our stage to advocating for indigenous-led projects that protect the Amazon and calling for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty,” said Michael Sheldrick, Co. -Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer, Global Citizen. “These efforts must ensure that the transition to a sustainable future leaves no one behind – whether communities in the Global South or here in New York. We call on world leaders, businesses and citizens to join us in taking action for a just transition to clean energy and a safer planet for all.”
