The Global Citizen Festival has added a few major world leaders to its lineup. (And the star of Titanic.)
The social good-focused music festival, created with a focus on ending world poverty, has announced a slew of activists and world leaders who will take the stage on Sept. 26.
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The lineup includes: Malala Yousafzai, Bill and Melinda Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono, Sir Richard Branson, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, World Bank Group President Dr Jim Yong Kim, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, U.S. Senator Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Charlie Dent.
Major business leaders will also make onstage appearances at the festival, including Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri, H&M Conscious Foundation Acting Global Manager Maria Bystedt, Wikipedia founder and Wikia co-founder Jimmy Wales, AOL Inc. CEO Tim Armstrong, TED curator Chris Anderson and more.
There will also be onscreen video messages from world leaders like Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima.
And in case your inner child needs something to get excited about, Big Bird of Sesame Street will also be taking the stage.
The festival will be headlined this year by Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam and Coldplay. Celebrities like Kerry Washington and Stephen Colbert will host the event, which is free and set to take place in Central Park.