From Eddie Vedder to Andrea Bocelli, and Paul McCartney to Maluma, artists from all over the world will play on the “One World: #TogetherAtHome,” a six-hour streamed and broadcasted music festival that will take place on Saturday organized by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The virtual concert, co-organized by international advocacy organization Global Citizen, will bring together people who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to take meaningful actions to protect health and to support the global COVID-19 response. It will also celebrate and support brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the frontlines.
Curated in collaboration with pop singer Lady Gaga, the macro event will include Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Burna Boy, Chris Martin, David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, FINNEAS, Idris and Sabrina Elba, J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.
SAVE THE DATE: 18 APRIL 2020
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 17, 2020
One World: #TogetherAtHome is a historic, global broadcast to support the fight against #COVID19.
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“The World Health Organization is committed to defeating the coronavirus pandemic with science and public health measures, and supporting the health workers who are on the frontlines of the response,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. “We may have to be apart physically for a while, but we can still come together virtually to enjoy great music. The ‘One World: Together At Home’ concert represents a powerful show of solidarity against a common threat.”
One World: Together At Home will be broadcast on major television networks worldwide and streamed online on multiple platforms on Saturday, 18 April 2020 at 17:00 (Los Angeles time), 20:00 New York time and 01:00 London time.
The entire Special will be streamed at www.youtube.com/WHO and on WHO’s main social media channels.
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