The 2015 Global Citizen Festival kicks off on Saturday Sept. 26 with an impressive musical lineup to support economic and social issues affecting the world. Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay are set to headline the event on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City. If you missed your chance to grab passes to the free-ticketed show, don't worry. The festival is now available to live stream from 4-10PM EST.
Nearly 60,000 fans will be anxiously awaiting to see some of music's biggest acts deliver memorable performances in the city. The festival will be hosted by celebrities who have dedicated their lives to fighting for change, including Stephen Colbert, Kerry Washington, Salma Hayek Pinault, Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman and Deborra Lee.
For the past four years, this jam packed event has merged music and politics to bring people together for one mission: help put a voice to struggles that plague countries around the world. It coincides with the launch of the United Nation's Global Goals campaign, which was created to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and provide planet protection by 2030.
"The fact that a child could die from the lack of access to a .30 cent immunization is the most extreme form of poverty," explained Justine Lucas, Global Director of Programs at the Global Poverty Project. "The 2012 brought attention to that for the first time here in New York City and from that we have been able to build this movement."
You can catch the show live on several different platforms. MSNBC, who acts a media partner for the festival, will air a live simulcast of the concert on the network and msnbc.com. YouTube serves as a worldwide digital streaming partner and will deliver a special live stream of the concert at YouTube.com/GlobalCitizen, while iHeartRadio will digitally stream the audio from the festival on their app and iHeartRadio.com. Tidal will also stream the audio through Tidal.com and their app.
Stay tuned for more exclusives and featured content from the 2015 Global Citizens Festival.
