After the success that was Global Citizen’s ‘One World: Together At Home’, as well as various artists’ live-streams, the organisation has announced another concert of a similar nature, entitled ‘Global Goal: Unite for Our Future’. One of the many incredible incredible headliners will be Coldplay, who kicked off the ‘Together At Home’ concerts back in March.
The concert will take place this Saturday, 27th June, with host Dwayne Johnson and other acts Christine and the Queens, J Balvin, and none other than Shakira. The full line-up is relatively short compared to the previous event, arranged by Lady Gaga, however it will see David Beckham and Olivia Colman make appearances.
Streaming globally through YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch, UK fans will be able to watch from their homes, although the times are yet to be revealed. The campaign’s goal is to call on “world leaders to help bring an end to COVID-19 by urging them to commit the billions of dollars needed to deliver testing, treatments and vaccines to everyone, everywhere,” as Shakira explained.
During this time, while everyone is experiencing difficulty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some communities have not been receiving the same support as others simply because of the area they live in, or their income. Coldplay, who are known to be philanthropists, shared their thoughts, announcing that their hope is “combat the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of colour by calling on world leaders to make testing, treatments & vaccines available to everyone, everywhere.”
On their social media pages, Global Citizen surprised followers with the announcement, saying, “Tune in on June 27 for an event featuring artists, world leaders, scientists, and more are all uniting to ensure that everyone, everywhere has equal access to COVID-19 healthcare.”
Viewers can get involved by signing the petition on the official website, educating on the #BlackLivesMatter movement, donating, and watching the concert on Saturday.
