LAST night’s Global Citizen international gig was a smash hit, bringing together some of the biggest names in entertainment for the One World: Together At Home concert.
The massive global gig was in support of the WHO and frontline healthcare workers like our NHS heroes. Here’s how to watch your favourite performers in tonight’s highlights.
The special was broadcast on all major TV networks and stations and live-streamed online at 1am last night.
It’s being shown on BBC One as two-hour special starting at 7.15pm tonight.
The full gig went on for a staggering eight hours with more content available online.
You can find more on what happened here.
The insane line up included pretty much every talent on the international A-List.
It will host live streams from literally everyone – musicians to comedians, sporting stars, actors and other major celebs and leaders.
Highlights from the UK included entertainment heavyweights like Sir Elton John, Chris Martin/Coldplay, Sir Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, the Beckhams, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Lewis Hamilton, Liam Payne, Nial Horan, Sam Smith, Pierce Brosnan, and Idris and Sabrina Elba.
Beyonce made a surprise appearance and a variety of international artists pitched in including Lady Gaga who has been working her socks off to get the gig curated.
You can find the full line up here.
US late night legends Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert hosted the event.
One World: Together At Home is a virtual concert, organised by WHO and international advocacy organisation Global Citizen, that 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.
Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “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.”
The digital special will include additional artists and performances from all over the globe as well as unique stories from the world’s healthcare heroes.
You can watch the gig on the WHO’s main social media channels, and on their YouTube account here where it was live-streamed.
You can also see it on BBC iPlayer.
The event was also shown online on multiple global platforms, including: Alibaba, Amazon Prime Video, Apple, Facebook, Instagram, LiveXLive, Tencent, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, TIDAL, TuneIn, Twitch, Twitter, Yahoo and YouTube.
