(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 25 SEPT - They have renamed it the largest concert in the world: 24 hours of rock, pop, rap and soul music from the stages of all five continents.
A mega festival to call for an end to extreme poverty by 2030 and raise funds for the countries most in need.
The Global Citizen Live this weekend will see hundreds of music greats alternate in front of over 100 thousand spectators in attendance and at least a billion viewers connected to the four corners of the planet.
Numbers make even the legendary 1985 LiveAid 'global juke box' pale.
Performing in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Rio deJaneiro, Sidney, Lagos, Seoul and Mumbai are the likes of Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez, Demi Lovato, Duran Duran.
Space also for the Maneskin in connection from the French capital and for Andrea Bocelli from Tuscany.
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