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Rolling Stones will also be on WHO’s music festival this saturday
The online festival Together At Home is getting bigger, now with the confirmation of The Rolling Stones. The group is yet another to join the initiative of the World Health Organization, which is curated by Lady Gaga and has many confirmed names like Eddie Vedder, Paul McCartney, Chris Martin, Billie Joe Armstrong and much more.
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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and company made the announcement on their official Instagram and said they would celebrate the health professionals fighting on the front lines against the Covid-19.
See Rolling Stones announcement of the participation in WHO’s festival:
“The Rolling Stones will be joining One World: #TogetherAtHome with @GlblCtzn and @WHO – Tune in tomorrow at 8pm ET, for this special broadcast event to honour healthcare workers on the frontlines of the #COVID19 pandemic. You can also watch on BBC1 on Sunday 19 Apr at 7:15pm BST.”
Promoted at distance, with each involved in their own house, the live has a charitable purpose. Also is intended for health professionals. Who fight the pandemic of the new coronavirus. Also charities that help the most fragile part of the population. In the past 7 days, Lady Gaga and Global Citizen raised $ 35 million in donations. Apple, which will also broadcast the event online, has already allocated $ 10 million to the cause.
Among the artists one the line-up are Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Burna Boy, Chris Martin (Coldplay), David Beckham, Eddie Vedder, Elton John, Finneas, Idris and Sabrina Elba. The even also will have J Balvin, John Legend, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kerry Washington, Lang Lang, Lizzo, Maluma. In addition to Paul McCartney, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan and Stevie Wonder.