Global Citizen Festival is back - uniting music, activism, and global impact. This year's headliners include The Weeknd and Shakira, with additional performances from Tyla, Arya Starr, and Mariah the Scientist and hosted by Global Citizen Ambassador, Hugh Jackman. The 2025 Global Citizen Festival campaign will focus on providing energy access for 1 million people across Africa, ensuring 30,000 children around the world can access a quality education and football, in partnership with FIFA, mobilizing $200 million to protect 30 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest, and registering 40,000 New Yorkers to volunteer across the city. Timed with the UN General Assembly, it’s a platform to secure commitments from world leaders, corporations, and philanthropists to fight poverty, demand equity, and defend the planet.