Global Citizen Festival
| Global Citizen Festival | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Music festival |
| Frequency | Annually (final Saturday of September) |
| Location(s) |
Central Park (Bandra, Mumbai) |
| Coordinates |
40°47′N 73°58′W / 40.783°N 73.967°WCoordinates: 40°47′N 73°58′W / 40.783°N 73.967°W  19°4′N 72°52′E / 19.067°N 72.867°E 
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| Years active | 4 |
| Inaugurated | September 29, 2012 |
| Organised by | Global Poverty Project |
| Sponsor | The Cotton On Foundation |
| Website | |
| globalcitizen |
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Central Park
(Manhattan, New York City)
The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival established in 2012. Chris Martin, lead vocalist of Coldplay, is the current creative director of the event, and he will fulfill this role for the next 15 years.
The festival is organised by Global Poverty Project, and is part of a continued movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. By contributing to charity acts on the website, including watching videos and signing petitions, fans can get free tickets to the festival. In addition, the organizers are striving to make the event "global" by live-streaming events in public locations. Since 2015, the goals of the festival have been closely aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, a "set of seventeen aspirational "Global Goals" to accomplish by the year 2030.
The 2012 Global Citizen Music Festival was held on September 29, 2012. The headliners included the Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, John Legend, Band of Horses, K'naan, and Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
In 2013, the festival was held on September 28, 2013. The headliners included Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys, and John Mayer. The event's major themes for the year were education, women's equality, global health, and global partnerships. The event was produced by Anschutz Entertainment Group and Diversified Production Services, with Ticketmaster serving as the event's ticketing partner.
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