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Global Citizen Festival 2016 NYC

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Evelyn Kanter

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Get FREE tickets to the biggest outdoor concert in NYC, with a blockbuster line-up including Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Selena Gomez, Major Lazer and Metallica. 48,000 FREE tickets are available for Global Citizen Festival 2016.

Additional special guest performers include Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Usher, Ellie Goulding, Yandel and Yusuf “Cat” Stevens.

Hosts include Chelsea Handler, Deborra-Lee and Hugh Jackman, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, Salma Hayek Pinault and Seth Meyers.

As in past years, in order to get the FREE tickets, you have to earn them by completing easy and educational actions on the Global Citizen Festival website all designed to make us more aware of global poverty, human trafficikng and other social issues – and, more importantly, start doing something about it.

One of the main aims of the 2016 concert is to “help promote and ensure that equitable and quality education is available to all, particularly refugee children and access for girls & women.”

Global Citizen 2016 is Saturday, September 24th, on the Great Lawn in Central Park, so you have just over 30 days to earn your free ticket.

The mission of the Global Citizen 2015 in NYC event was to end poverty.

Or, you can just buy tickets. And trust us, they’re not cheap to buy.  Or, you could pay $1,000 (more or less) for a VIP ticket, which will support Global Citizen programs.

Either way, you will be supporting Global Citizen’s efforts to  These actions are fun, educational, and easy, and all designed to make us more aware of global poverty, human trafficikng and other social issues – and, more importantly, start doing something about it.

Here’s how you can start earning your FREE tickets.

There’s no time to lose. Start being a good global citizen now to earn your free tickets to the Global Citizen Festival 2016 in NYC next month.

Who’s behind Global Citizen Festival?

The Global Citizen Festival is the lead annual event in the Global Citizen movement. You can learn about them here, see their manifesto here, and see see their impact here.

The event takes place in Central Park. Celebrities, musicians, personalities, and YOU! Make up the festival. RSVP LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

Join Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and MORE at the #GlobalCitizen Festival to ensure that all the world’s children and young people survive and thrive.

See you on The Great Lawn in New York City’s Central Park!

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Posted by Evelyn Kanter on August 25, 2016 | Updated August 25, 2016 Filed Under: Best of NYC · Festivals · Music · NYC Free Tagged With: globalcitizen· nycfreeconcerts

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