"There's nothing like standing on that Global Citizen stage in the middle of Central Park, in my city, with people who love the world enough to show up for it. Every time we come together something shifts," Keys said. "That's exactly what the People's Bill of Rights 250 is about. Passing the mic. Making sure every voice gets heard, and giving people the power to shape what comes next. I'm coming back with some incredible friends, and we're bringing all that love and all that passion to the park."
Taking place on September 26 in Central Park, the festival will also feature previously announced performers including Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. Additionally, Bill Nye, IZA, Jordan Fisher, Katie Couric, Lais Ribeiro, Marcus Samuelsson, Naomi Watanabe, Nomzamo Mbatha, PJ Sin Suela, and Vladimir Duthiers will make appearances, joining Rachel Brosnahan and Gayle King, and 2026 Global Citizen Festival host Hugh Jackman.
The music festival from Global Citizen, the world's largest movement to end extreme poverty, is driving action to help solve three core issues perpetuating cycles of extreme poverty across the world: creating opportunities for 2 million children to go to school, supporting 1.5 million smallholder farmers, and providing electricity for 2.5 million homes.
"We're thrilled to welcome this amazing lineup of artists from around the world who are generously donating their time to perform on the Global Citizen Festival stage," said Katie Hill, Chief Music and Entertainment Officer, Global Citizen. "Some are joining us for the first time, others have supported our movement from the very beginning. What unites them is the belief that music has the power to move people to action, and they'll take the stage in Central Park to help drive progress toward a world without extreme poverty."
This year, New Yorkers can earn free tickets to the Global Citizen Festival by taking action and volunteering in the local community throughout September, including urban planting, beach clean ups, food donation and more. Partner organizations include Bowery Mission, Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, Pollinator Pathways, Support and Feed and 9.11 Day. To learn more and register, visit https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/involved/volunteering.
All donations will give back to New York City. Funds raised will go to City Parks Foundation to support their free programming and community engagement initiatives in parks across all five boroughs, as well as to organizations helping those experiencing homelessness across the city. Tickets available through this option are limited, and the majority of festival tickets will continue to be available for free by taking action through the Global Citizen app.
Additionally, Global Citizen has partnered with PayPal to offer discounted General Admission tickets to Global Citizen Festival through Ticketmaster, and for the first time, the first 2,000 General Admission ticket purchasers using PayPal will receive FastPass access. A limited number of VIP tickets are available to purchase through Ticketmaster.
Global Citizen Festival will stream live on the Amazon Music app, Amazon Music channels on Fire TV and Twitch, Prime Video, Apple Music, iHeartRadio, TikTok, Veeps and YouTube.