Overview

• The Weeknd and Shakira will lead the free concert on Central Park’s Great Lawn in New York City on September 27.
• Performers Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist will join the headliners, with Hugh Jackman returning as host for the eleventh consecutive year.
• Global Citizen’s 2025 campaign targets energy access for 1 million people in Africa, education and soccer programs for 30,000 children with FIFA, $200 million to protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest and registration of 40,000 New York volunteers.
• Tickets remain free and are earned exclusively through actions on the Global Citizen app or website, linking attendance to advocacy for the festival’s goals.
• Since its 2012 debut, the annual Central Park benefit has combined star-studded performances and partnerships with governments and nonprofits to drive policy commitments and funding for poverty alleviation and environmental conservation.