Third Annual GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL Featuring JAY Z, No Doubt, Carrie Underwood, fun., The (53 images)

The free, ticketed event is part of the Global Citizen movement, merging advocacy, music and policy to end extreme poverty by 2030. Musicians and celebrities will join dignitaries and philanthropists on the Great Lawn in Central Park to urge world leaders to make commitments in the issues of vaccines, education and sanitation. Free tickets were earned by fans who logged on to GlobalCitizenFestival.com and took “actions” such as Tweeting world leaders and signing key petitions on...
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The free, ticketed event is part of the Global Citizen movement, merging advocacy, music and policy to end extreme poverty by 2030. Musicians and celebrities will join dignitaries and philanthropists on the Great Lawn in Central Park to urge world leaders to make commitments in the issues of vaccines, education and sanitation. Free tickets were earned by fans who logged on to GlobalCitizenFestival.com and took “actions” such as Tweeting world leaders and signing key petitions on this year’s THREE FOCUS AREAS: VACCINES, EDUCATION, AND SANITATION. In 2013, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Mayer and Kings of Leon performed along with special guest performances by Elvis Costello and Janelle Monae. In 2012, the Festival was headlined by Neil Young w/Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Band of Horses, K’Naan. John Legend joined to perform “Imagine” by John Lennon.
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