If we don’t get COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable countries straight away, it won’t just prolong the pandemic for everyone — it also means the historic work rolling out over a billion vaccines already could potentially go to waste.
That’s why Global Citizen is putting on VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World, a super-gig featuring the world's biggest stars to demand that world leaders, businesses, and philanthropists urgently address the immediate crisis of vaccine inequity.
It’s a TV and streaming special and a call to action to get vaccines to the world’s most marginalized people.
Hosted by multi-platinum recording artist, actress, and producer Selena Gomez, the VAX LIVE broadcast special premiering on May 8 will feature musical performances by Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin, and H.E.R. Special guests from around the world will also speak about the importance of vaccine equity, including Ben Affleck, Chrissy Teigen, David Letterman, Gayle King, Jimmy Kimmel, Nomzamo Mbatha, Olivia Munn, and Sean Penn.
And that’s not forgetting that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will be serving as campaign chairs, meaning they’ll be helping Global Citizen bring even more of the private sector to the table to get vaccines to the countries presently being left in the shade.
It’s going to be an incredible night of entertainment and activism. For information about how to watch, wherever you are in the world, check out all the listings below. More broadcasters around the world are coming in to support the airing and streaming of VAX LIVE all the time, so for the latest, most up-to-date details of how you can tune in wherever you are, head to this page.
And don't forget to join the movement for vaccine equity, become a Global Citizen, and take action here.
Global
This is the big one. Wherever you are in the world, you can watch an extended version of the show on the Global Citizen YouTube channel, with YouTube being our exclusive global streaming partner.
The YouTube show is available for everyone and will also feature some exclusive musical performances, as well as appearances from comedy legends The Try Guys, licensed therapist and mental health advocate Kati Morton, and K-pop superband NCT 127.
The show will be available to stream from 8 p.m. ET (or 7 p.m. CT) on May 8.
Insight TV will also be airing the show in dozens of countries around the world from 8 p.m. ET on May 8. There will also be reruns of the show at prime times in all local markets — so check your local listings on how you can tune in.
North America
If you’re in the US, then prep the popcorn and fluff the pillows. Your living room awaits.
You’ll be able to watch VAX LIVE on TV across multiple channels and platforms on May 8: ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, AXS TV, and Hulu from 8 p.m. ET/PT, as well as on FOX from 11 p.m. ET/PT. And, of course, you can watch the extended version of the show on YouTube from 8 p.m. ET.
If you’re in Canada or the Caribbean, you’ll also be able to watch the AXS TV broadcast.
If you’re on the move, it’s all chill. You can listen to the whole show from 8 p.m. ET on iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations and the iHeartRadio App.
Europe
No matter where you are in Europe, you'll be able to watch the show on YouTube from May 9. It'll be premiering on YouTube at 1 a.m. BST / 2 a.m. CET in Europe on May 9, but any time from then onwards, you'll be able to tune in.
If you're based in the UK, you can tune in on May 9 from 6.30 p.m. on Sky One, which you can access with a NOWTV or Sky subscription.
For Global Citizens in France, VAX LIVE will air on Canal+ CSTAR at 12.30 p.m. CEST on May 9, too.
Viewers in Spain can watch online with Caracol TV starting May 8 at 8 p.m. ET.
Africa
We’ve got TV broadcasts coming in from every corner of the African continent!
On May 9, you’ll be able to watch via Multichoice across the various local channels on 1 Magic. You can tune in on 1 Magic East Africa from 6 p.m. EAT, on 1 Magic West Africa from 7 p.m. WAT, and in South Africa, you can watch on 1 Magic Domestic at 6 p.m. CAT. Those in South Africa can also watch on SABC, Channel S3, on May 9 at 9.30 p.m. SAST.
Moreover, Canal+ will be airing VAX LIVE across Africa on May 9 at 10.10 p.m. UTC.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Global Citizens in Brazil can watch on Multichoice from 9 p.m. BRT on May 8, while Caracol will be airing across Colombia, the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Hondura, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Maarten. Caracol will be airing on May 8 at 10:45 p.m. local time, and streaming on May 8 at 8 p.m. ET.
Meanwhile, Albavision will be airing across Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Chile.
For more options to watch, search your country here. For the rest of Latin America, the YouTube stream is for you — tune in anytime on May 8 from 8 p.m. ET.
Australia
For anyone keen on tuning in from Australia, Network 10 is where you need to be. It'll be a lunch date, too: Watch on May 9 from 12.30 p.m, at the same time across every timezone in Australia.
Asia
For Global Citizens in Asia, you can tune into VAX LIVE on our YouTube channel.
You know the drill: Watch live on YouTube from May 8 at 8 p.m. ET — or catch up on demand when it suits you any time from then.
As part of Global Citizen’s Recovery Plan for the World campaign, VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World will bring together artists, entertainers, world leaders, and more to ensure equitable vaccine distribution around the world, tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and celebrate a hopeful future.
Find out more about how to tune in here, and join us in taking action to end the pandemic and ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to COVID-19 vaccines. Then, head to our multimedia hub VAX BECAUSE to join candid conversations about the pandemic and find answers to your biggest questions about the vaccines.
Want to take home part of the show? Check out our VAX LIVE merch at the Global Citizen official store.
