'Global Citizen Live 2021': How to watch BTS perform at star-studded festival
The Global Citizen Festival is one of the main outreach events and initiatives of Global Citizen - an organization which was founded in 2008 with the goal of ending extreme poverty in the world. The aim is to achieve this goal by the year 2030. The music festival titled 'Global Citizen Live' is part of the organization's campaign called 'Recovery Plan for the World.'
'Global Citizen Live' is a 24-hour long festival that will feature hundreds of artists, activists, and advocacy organizations that will work together on the weekend of September 25 to raise awareness, seek unity, and bring about global change. Among the artists who will perform or appear at the event, fans are most excited about Elton John, Stevie Wonder, BTS, Ed Sheeran, among others.
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The wait is over
— Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) September 24, 2021
The time is now, so let’s do it right
Yeah we’ll keep going
And stay up until we see the sunrise
And we’ll say…#BTSARMY, YOU KNOW THE REST! @bts_bighit will be taking over #GlobalCitizenLive from Seoul TOMORROW! Don’t sit this one out: https://t.co/EzWR4gQzxl pic.twitter.com/9DGxL2iJFQ
Release Date
The Global Citizen Music Festival 2021 will air on Saturday, September 25 at 3 am KST (2 pm ET).
Performances
The show will see many artists from around the world perform. Read here for a detailed list of all artists performing at the live event. Artists like Andrea Bocelli from Tuscany, BTS from Seoul, Green Day from Los Angeles, Keith Urban and Ricky Martin from various locations in Las Vegas, Lorde and My Morning Jacket from various locations in New York City, Metallica from Louisville, Sho Madjozi and Muzi from Johannesburg, and in partnership with Sony Music Latin, Camilo from Madrid and Lali from Buenos Aires will perform.
Timings
The exact timings for each of the acts have not been announced so far; BTS' performance will be scheduled for the end of the event. If fans want to watch BTS perform on 'Global Citizen Live', they would want to tune in closer to September 26, 10-11 am KST (September 25, 9-10 pm ET), which is around the time that the event ends.
It is best that fans tune in to watch BTS at an earlier time or stay in touch with Twitter users that post regular updates about BTS' activities.
#GlobalCitizenLive better be smooth like butter because we’ve put our blood, sweat, and tears into making sure we can pull this off 😅 See how everything comes together on Sept. 25 when we stop in Seoul to see our friends, @bts_bighit 👉 https://t.co/j3hRU2M72a pic.twitter.com/2pSltBZ7dQ
— Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) September 22, 2021
How to Watch?
The show will be available for residents of the US who use cable television. Fans of BTS who want to watch the show can tune in to Global Citizen's YouTube channel and watch the live stream. The live stream will be available to watch for free on various platforms.
The show can be streamed on Apple Music, Apple TV, using the Global Citizen website, Twitter, YouTube, and in radio format from iHeartRadio.
#BTSARMY, you ready for #GlobalCitizenLive?? We’re so excited to announce that @BTS_bighit will perform from Seoul for our major 24-hour global broadcast, and you can watch wherever you are in the world! You won’t want to miss it! Here’s how to watch: https://t.co/JEtQ4yYqGf pic.twitter.com/kiiCw4jph9
— Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) September 16, 2021