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The Global Citizen Festival is returning to New York City's Central Park on Saturday, September 28th, and will once again host a lineup of superstars on the Great Lawn.
This year's Global Citizen Festival includes performances from Cardi B, Shakira, Tyla, Ayra Starr, Mariah the Scientist, and Camilo, with the show hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador Hugh Jackman and co-hosted by Bill Nye, Adam Lambert, Danai Gurira and Liza Koshy. Other celebrities set to make an appearance include Kristen Bell, Tony Goldwyn, Laurie Hernandez, Vladimir Duthiers, Lydia Kekeli Amenyaglo, Fy Rajaonarivelo, Esther Kimani, Omowumi Ogunrotimi, Valeriia Rachynska, and Taily Terena.
Ahead of her performance, Cardi B shared in a statement, "Central Park, I’m coming for you!!! I can’t wait to be home in New York, and to bring my new songs and all the DRAMA to the Global Citizen Festival. This one’s not like other music festivals — this one is about coming together to help children around the world, and I’m so proud to support such an important cause. New York City — see you Saturday. Let's get it!!!"
The 2025 Global Citizen Festival will broadcast to the world live from Central Park's Great Lawn on September 27th, where the world’s biggest artists and entertainers will lead calls for an end to extreme poverty, along with advocates, philanthropists, and 60,000 dedicated global citizens.
Fans can tune in to stream this year's Global Citizen Festival live on September 28th via iHeartRadio stations across the country, as well as on iHeartRadio's Global Citizen Radio station on the free iHeartRadio app. Global Citizen's official YouTube and Facebook channels will also be streaming the event, in addition to the Apple TV app, the Amazon Live FAST channel on Prime Video and FireTV, Brut, DITU, Mediacorp, Veeps, ViX, VIZIO WatchFree+, the Global Citizen website and the Global Citizen app, and broadcast theatrically in India with PVR INOX Cinemas on Sunday, September 28th.