Global Citizen Festival

Global Citizen Festival
Global Citizen Festival
Location(s)	Central Park; (Manhattan, New York City, United States); MMRDA Grounds; (BKC, Mumbai, India); Barclaycard Arena; (Hamburg, Germany); FNB Stadium; (Johannesburg, South Africa);
Coordinates	40°47′N 73°58′W ; 19°4′N 72°52′E
Years active	11
Founded by	Ryan Gall, Hugh Evans
Attendance	~60,000 (New York City)
Organized by	Global Citizen
Website	globalcitizen.org

The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival started in 2012 and organized by Global Poverty Project. It was founded by Ryan Gall and Hugh Evans. Gall said he was inspired by visiting Austin City Limits and seeing the branding on the stage, but wanting to replace the corporate branding with branding from charities.

In 2015, the organization announced that Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin would serve as the festival's curator for the next 15 years.

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