Global Citizen Festival
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The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival started in 2012 and organized by Global Poverty Project. It was founded by Ryan Gall and Hugh Evans.[2] Gall said he was inspired by visiting Austin City Limits and seeing the branding on the stage, but wanting to replace the corporate branding with branding from charities.[3]
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Global Citizen Festival | |
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Location(s) | |
Coordinates | 40°47′N 73°58′W 19°4′N 72°52′E |
Years active | 11 |
Founded by | Ryan Gall, Hugh Evans |
Attendance | ~60,000 (New York City)[1] |
Organized by | Global Citizen |
Website | globalcitizen |
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In 2015, the organization announced that Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin would serve as the festival's curator for the next 15 years.[4]