Alok & The Future Is Ancestral, Anthony Ramos, Calvin Royal III, Drew Afualo, Gayle King, Josh Martinez, Minda Dentler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tatyana Mcfadden, Troy Iwata and Whoopi Goldberg to Join the Global Citizen Festival on September 28

New York City, September 19, 2024 // The 2024 Global Citizen Festival will be broadcast to the world live from Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 28, where the world’s leading artists and entertainers will lead calls for an end to extreme poverty, along with advocates, philanthropists, and 60,000 dedicated global citizens. 

ALOK & The Future Is Ancestral, Anthony Ramos, Calvin Royal III, Drew Afualo, Gayle King, Josh Martinez, Minda Dentler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tatyana McFadden, Troy Iwata and Whoopi Goldberg will join the lineup, along with Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission; Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the UN; Helder Barbalho, Governor of the State of Para, Brazil; and Sonia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil.   

The 2024 Global Citizen Festival will be headlined by Post Malone, Doja Cat, LISA, Jelly Roll and Rauw Alejandro, with performances from Benson Boone and RAYE. The Festival will be hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador, Hugh Jackman and feature special appearances by Dr. Jane Goodall and Chris Martin of Coldplay. Other previously announced participants include Antoni Porowski, Bill Nye, Bridget Moynahan, Charlamagne Tha God, Danai Gurira, Eric Adjepong, Gavin DeGraw, Jordan Fisher, Kal Penn, Liza Koshy, Doctor Mike Varshavski, Nomzamo Mbatha, Osi Umenyiora, Rachel Brosnahan, Rhett & Link, Sophia Bush and Vladimir Duthiers.

WHERE: Central Park’s Great Lawn, New York City

WHEN: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 4:00pm EST

HOW TO WATCH: 

The 2024 Global Citizen Festival will be broadcast and streamed to the world on Amazon Music, Amazon Music channel on Twitch, Apple Music and the Apple TV app, Brut, Facebook, iHeartRadio, TikTok, Veeps, YouTube, the Global Citizen app and www.globalcitizen.org. It will also stream on ABC News Live on Disney+, Hulu, Samsung TV+, Amazon Fire TV devices, Roku, Tubi, and YouTube.

WHY:
Right now, too many developing countries are saddled by high-interest loans, forcing their governments to spend more on debt repayments than on the needs of their people, and pushing more people into extreme poverty. To alleviate that cycle, this year’s Global Citizen Festival campaign is supporting the replenishment of the World Bank’s fund that provides zero and low interest loans for 75 of the world’s lowest-income countries, known as IDA. We are calling on the world’s wealthiest countries to increase their contributions to IDA by at least 25 percent, which will support economic development for more than 1.5 billion people, including providing access to electricity for 250 million people across Africa by 2030.  

HOW TO GET TICKETS:
Hosted by Global Citizen, the world’s leading 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 on the Global Citizen app or at globalcitizenfestival.com to defeat poverty, defend the planet and demand equity. 

This Saturday, September 21, Global Citizen will mark the start of Climate Week with a beach clean-up, in partnership with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy and supported by Goodera. Global citizens can earn free tickets to the festival by removing trash and marine debris from the shores of Jamaica Bay and documenting this year's 'Dirty Dozen' most common items found. The clean-up will be organized with assistance from the American Littoral Society's NY State Beach Cleanup Program, Black Surfing Association, and Surfrider NYC. Click here to register and participate. 

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
Pay with Venmo
This year, Venmo will be the official cashless partner of the Global Citizen Festival. Attendees who use Venmo to pay for any purchases on site will receive a 10% discount.* 

Young Artist Collective
Global Citizen’s Young Artist Collective program, which offers young artists a platform to use their talents for social good, will have original artwork on display at the festival, sponsored by Aéropostale. Throughout 2024, graphic design students from around the world, including South Africa, Brazil, Poland, and the United States, equipped with professional mentorship, have created original works focused on the subject of voting, each capturing the importance of voting from their own unique perspective. 

Official Merch
Official merchandise for the 2024 Global Citizen Festival is now available at store.globalcitizen.org. This year’s responsibly sourced collection includes exclusive collaborations with Post Malone, Doja Cat, LISA, Jelly Roll, Rauw Alejandro, Aviator Nation and more.

Sustainability
This will be the most sustainable Global Citizen Festival yet:   

• Battery power: The festival’s main stage will be completely powered by the same SmartGrid battery system used to power Coldplay's ‘Music of the Spheres’ world tour, with the support of Coldplay, in partnership with Showpower Global B.V. and CES Power, with contributions from Equitable Earth. 
• All Vegetarian and Vegan Menu: Global Citizen Festival is 100% vegetarian, with an increased range of vegan options also available.
• Water bottles: Attendees are encouraged to bring a reusable plastic water bottle, and visit water refill stations around the festival site. 
• Plastic-Free Concessions: The event will provide compostable packaging and utensils for all concessions. 
• Crowd Engagement & Education: Volunteers will be walking around the crowd, encouraging attendees to take a sustainability quiz that will help them be well-informed on the climate crisis and responsible sustainability practices.
• Minimizing Food Waste: All eligible excess food will be donated to local organizations to minimize food waste and ensure all eligible food is able to reach people in need. 
• Can Donation: All aluminum cans discarded at the festival will be donated, with excess going to Sure We Can a non-profit recycling center, community space and sustainability hub in Brooklyn. 
• Indigenous Trees for NYC: For the fourth year in a row, the festival’s set will include a variety of indigenous tree saplings. After the show, all of these trees will be donated to the New York City Parks Department and Central Park Conservancy to be planted in nearby parks in the City.
• Repurposed Stage: The festival’s set will be made from reused and repurposed materials from previous Global Citizen events, resulting in the diversion of hundreds of pounds of waste.

Traveling to New York City?
Consider these four sustainable travel tips from Delta Air Lines:

• Bring a reusable water bottle to cut down on single-use plastics.
• Opt for public transportation or an electric vehicle to reach the airport.
• Pack light—skipping just a pair of shoes helps reduce fuel consumption.
• Lower window shades and open air vents to keep the cabin cool and save energy.

The Global Citizen Festival is presented by Citi and Cisco. Major Partners are Bridgewater Associates, Delta Air Lines, Motsepe Foundation, PayPal and Venmo, P&G, Verizon and World Wide Technology; Production Partner Live Nation; Broadcast Partner ABC; Exclusive US Audio Partner iHeartMedia; and Location Partner New York City Parks. The 2024 Global Citizen Festival is produced by Emmy Award winning production companies Done and Dusted and Diversified Production Services. 

The 2024 Global Citizen Festival campaign and its policy goals are supported by a global coalition of over 100 organizations including: Africa Forward by Catalyst 2030, African Climate Reality Project, African Renaissance Trust, Aspire Artemis Foundation, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Black Professionals in International Affairs, Black Girl’s Dream Initiative, Blended Finance Taskforce, The Brady Hunter Foundation, Bread for the World, Buyambo, Center for Global Alchemy and Cross-Cultural Leadership, Center for Music Ecosystems, CIVICUS, Climate and Health Foundation, Climate Action Platform - Africa, Climate Cardinals, Common Good Marketplace, Connected Development, dev.tv, Don't Gas Africa, e^2=equitable energy, Education Cannot Wait - UN Global Fund for Education in Emergencies, Environmental Advocates NY, Equitable Earth, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law, Farmer on Fire Ltd, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), FOCUS 2030, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Gender and Economy Research Center NPGE, Global Health Advocates, Global Leading Light Initiatives, Global Nation, Global Witness, Go Global Enterprises - Educate, Lead, Advocate, Hope for Her International, Hungry for Action, iDE (International Development Enterprises), IEC Global Impact Fund, International Labor Organization, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), Integrity Initiatives International, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons,  International Fund for Public Interest Media, Jacob’s Ladder Africa, Jara, Junior Achievement (JA) Africa, KIKAO CULTURES, LEAP Africa, Loss and Damage Youth Coalition, Malaria No More UK, Marafiki United Green Youths Initiative, mothers2mothers, Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF), OHCHR, ONE, OurCause, Outright International, OWIT Brussels, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, PA, Phakamani Young Minds Academy, Plastic Punch, Power Shift Africa, Power to Girls Fdn, Project Vote SA, Re:wild, Rotary International, SDG2 Advocacy Hub, Shambe Centre, Sharing Strategies, Shule Foundation, Inc, Stark NKD, Sungulo Comm NPC, Sustainability and Climate Show, Teen Aid international organization, The Access Challenge, The Asian Network, The Erline Bradshaw Foundation, The Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, The Global Sunrise Project & 1.5 Degrees of Peace, The Green Protector, The Village Youth Fund, UNESCO Center for Peace, United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, UN Global Compact Network Brazil, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund, United Young Farmers Forum, Universal Access Project at the United Nations, WA Bat Network, Walkers Reserve, Women At Risk International Foundation, World Health Organization (WHO), Yamba Malawi, and Youth Climate Collaborative. 

Global Citizen is grateful for the support of leading media companies including: AIM Group, Atmosphere TV, Bella Naija, Billboard, Branded Cities, Captivate, Clear Channel Outdoor, Digital Mobile Media, EIB Network, Grocery TV, GSTV, iHeartMedia, Interstate Outdoor, OkayAfrica, MX Location, New Tradition, Orange Barrel Media, OUTFRONT Media, Penske Media, Rolling Stone, Seen Media, TimesLIVE, TouchTunes, Trooh Media, Vanguard, Vox Media, and The Wall Street Journal, Zikoko; and the support of in-kind partners Carbone Fine Food, Impossible Foods and Tony's Chocolonely. 

For more information visit globalcitizenfestival.com, download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

*Must pay with Venmo at the Festival to receive Discount. Offer expires at the end of the Festival. Full Offer Terms apply: globalcitizen.org/venmo10.

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