The Global Citizen Festival 2015

benjs

samjam said:

For those who aren't fans of Ed Sheeran and Beyonce, you may even like this! (Big fan of Beyonce myself, not at all a fan of Sheeran). Fingertips/Master Blaster/Higher Ground medley, also featuring Gary Clark Jr., from this past February's Stevie Wonder tribute: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WaoF9SbCzs0

Thought this was a cool find. Would not be mad at all to hear this!

Fucking COOL. I would be absolutely thrilled if she or he deliver half as much as they do in that video.

Sprunkn7

If JayZ is in town he will def come out with B too. Not my type of music but it'll be fun!

odiedragon

iamloco724 said:

Someone said that on Sirius they said that their coverage of PJ's performance starts at 9:15ET.. hopefully that doesnt mean they only have a 45 min set

This. This is my concern right now. :(

spearhead

Let's just think about this for a minute...it's an autumn Saturday in Central Park, and these bands are playing...it will be shit ton crowded, and it isn't a regular three hour Pear Jam show, but it's free. I think I'm getting a little more excited about this each day. It will be my only show this year, and I haven't seen just one show in a year for a long time. I'm ready! I hope to see a few of you there too!

odiedragon

Of course it won't be a three hour show... I don't think anyone's expected that, ever.

But lots of us will be coming from far off... and if a 45 minute set is accurate, that's a huge bummer. Doesn't mean we won't go, doesn't mean we will throw a stink about it, but it does mean a lot of us will be disappointed.

Well, I suppose it will mean some of us might choose not to attend, but not many.

Sprunkn7

I Hope it's 1:40..that would be awesome!

Suziemay

For anyone who's already in town, Dave Krusen is playing with Pete RG in Brooklyn tonight (9/22)
http://www.kingscountysaloon.com/#!upcoming_events/c1mya

lukins fridge

I read the reviews of the 2014 GCF on Ticketmaster.com. Was a little discouraged to hear it was not setup well (hours long wait to get in for GA, an hour+ for VIP, ran out of food, no alcohol), I recommend checking those out if you are attending.

But i did read that Jay-Z did not go on until about 10pm last year. Not sure if that is true - does anyone know?

What I'm getting at is they might be planning to go over. Most cities have an 11pm curfew so i would think NY does too.

And if their set really is 1:40, then this would make sense. Start around 9:15pm, done by 11pm.

CROJAM95

You guys see that video of the rat dragging the slice of pizza down the stairs?

pawlowski1097

Hey everyone take a deep breath and relax, we're going to see Pearl jam in Central Park for gods sake. Let's just enjoy the show. Everyone's main concern should be how they are going to sneak enough booze into the 6+ hr show and not how long pj will play at the show.

estarr31

The above listed schedule could be accurate. The concert officially announced Coldplay goes on at 4pm, So 1 hour set for them, Sheerhan would go on around 530. 45 min for him would have Beyonce lined up around 630. Setting up for Pearl Jam to go on around 815-830 for an 1hr 40 min set. The SIRIUS radio saying 915 is interesting. I just can't see them "headlining" and only playing 45 min. It should be 1 hr 30 min. That's realistic for a festival like this.

estarr31

How strict was secuirty in previous years? Bag check obviously and metal detectors, right? Hand-held ones or the full walk through?

lolobugg

It's the fucking city that never sleeps.............. fuck a 10pm curfew

dankind

lolobugg said:

It's the fucking city that never sleeps.............. fuck a 10pm curfew

I don't know, man. I get pretty tired around 10 p.m.

lolobugg

dankind said:

lolobugg said:

It's the fucking city that never sleeps.............. fuck a 10pm curfew

I don't know, man. I get pretty tired around 10 p.m.

I will buy you a 5 hour energy shot

dankind

lolobugg said:

dankind said:

lolobugg said:

It's the fucking city that never sleeps.............. fuck a 10pm curfew

I don't know, man. I get pretty tired around 10 p.m.

I will buy you a 5 hour energy shot

I've got a better idea: How 'bout you take the kids for a week?

lolobugg

dankind said:

lolobugg said:

dankind said:

lolobugg said:

It's the fucking city that never sleeps.............. fuck a 10pm curfew

I don't know, man. I get pretty tired around 10 p.m.

I will buy you a 5 hour energy shot

I've got a better idea: How 'bout you take the kids for a week?

you wouldn't want that
I am a bad influence

dankind

lolobugg said:

dankind said:

lolobugg said:

dankind said:

lolobugg said:

It's the fucking city that never sleeps.............. fuck a 10pm curfew

I don't know, man. I get pretty tired around 10 p.m.

I will buy you a 5 hour energy shot

I've got a better idea: How 'bout you take the kids for a week?

you wouldn't want that
I am a bad influence

I know that deep down BB still regrets not getting to babysit them before we left NYC.

lukins fridge

estarr31 said:

The above listed schedule could be accurate. The concert officially announced Coldplay goes on at 4pm, So 1 hour set for them, Sheerhan would go on around 530. 45 min for him would have Beyonce lined up around 630. Setting up for Pearl Jam to go on around 815-830 for an 1hr 40 min set. The SIRIUS radio saying 915 is interesting. I just can't see them "headlining" and only playing 45 min. It should be 1 hr 30 min. That's realistic for a festival like this.

I posted this in the other GCF thread from Mashable today. Tons of speakers

The lineup includes: Malala Yousafzai, Bill and Melinda Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono, Sir Richard Branson, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, World Bank Group President Dr Jim Yong Kim, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, U.S. Senator Chris Coons and U.S. Representative Charlie Dent.

Major business leaders will also make onstage appearances at the festival, including Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri, H&M Conscious Foundation Acting Global Manager Maria Bystedt, Wikipedia founder and Wikia co-founder Jimmy Wales, AOL Inc. CEO Tim Armstrong, TED curator Chris Anderson and more.

There will also be onscreen video messages from world leaders like Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos and Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima.

And in case your inner child needs something to get excited about, Big Bird of Sesame Street will also be taking the stage.

http://mashable.com/2015/09/21/malala-leonardo-dicaprio-global-citizen-fest/#IFTAtskbqkkK

estarr31

Sprunkn7 said:

If JayZ is in town he will def come out with B too. Not my type of music but it'll be fun!

Im fully expecting to see Jay. He had a set last year and Beyonce came out for 10 min so I am hoping that the reverse is true this wknd. Would be a lot of fun at least.