Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste are on the bill for a concert for the planet on Thursday at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on the sidelines of an international summit at the initiative of President Emmanuel Macron.
Artists HER, Finneas (Billie Eilish’s brother and collaborator, who also performs solo) and Mosimann (Grand Corps Malade sound architect, who also plays his own card) will also take part in the free festivities planned on the Champ de Mars.
This place, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, had already welcomed a lot of stars in 2021, including Elton John, under the aegis of the NGO Global Citizen again in the maneuver.
The superstar of the night is Billie Eilish, 21, a seven-time Grammy winner. The Californian is known for her environmental commitments. The singer has given up private flights and her 2022 tour happy than everwhich bears the name of his latest album, proposed ecovillages promoting philanthropic associations in favor of the environment.
“I shouldn’t make (derivative) products but no one is going to stop wearing clothes, so I’m doing the best I can,” the singer said. bad boy in the magazine fashion earlier in the year where he posed and discussed with eight young eco-activists.
Entitled feed our planet (feeds our planet): Lives in ParisThe Parisian event will highlight the summit for a “new global financial pact” in the face of the climate challenge, organized on Thursday and Friday in the French capital at the initiative of President Macron.
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“The next generation inherits a planet ravaged by climate change,” Lenny Kravitz said in a Global Citizen statement. “We have the power to change things through our voice and our actions (…) act today to save tomorrow,” continues the interpreter of you’re going my way.
The singer and guitarist will perform like the rest of the headliners in a short format, with just a handful of songs, during this show organized between 7:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Global Citizen expects 20,000 viewers. Access is free, one only had to commit to the NGO’s website to transfer to the networks a militant action against poverty or for the environment.
Organized in association with the City of Paris, produced by Live Nation, the world’s largest concert organizer, the Parisian show will be streamed online (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon Music Twitch, Apple Music, Apple TV, iHeartRadio, 9Now, CSTAR, SABC, TNT, Veeps, Global Citizen app).
Feed our planet: live in Paris it also mobilizes luxury ambassadors such as actresses Diane Kruger (Inglorious Bastards) or Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (Tiger and dragon) also present, who will speak among the artists’ sets.
The latter says she is “delighted to support” this event “so that together we can call for climate justice.” Michelle Yeoh is already a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
“There will be no climate transition on a global scale if we do not fight for more justice and equity,” warns Emmanuel Macron, also quoted in the Global Citizen press release.
Source: BFM TV
