The “Global Goal” charity concert took place on Saturday evening. Stars like Coldplay, Miley Cyrus or “The Rock” drew attention to Corona and measures against racism.
Politicians and stars started the “Global Goal” campaign in May to raise as much money as possible in the fight against the corona pandemic. The donor conference and the subsequent streamed concert on Saturday, which should also raise awareness of the subject among younger people, have raised several billion euros. Stars like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, David Beckham, Miley Cyrus, Usher or Coldplay participated in the event. You can see excerpts in the video above or here.
Moving speech from “The Rock”
“The year 2020 was at a defining time that affected the entire world in a way we could never have imagined,” said moderator Dwayne Johnson in his speech. But he also named another topic that deserves worldwide attention.
The former wrestler, who has worked successfully as an actor for years, continued: “We are doing our best to tackle the unexpected difficulties this new virus can cause. At the same time, we are witnessing how another disease has affected our world for decades harms: oppression and inequality. ” He was playing on systematic racism, and in particular to suffocation from George Floydthat police officers caused.
Other speeches were made by ex-footballer David Beckham, “Game of Thrones“-Star Nicholas Coster-Waldau and supermodel Naomi Campbellwho believes that COVID-19 has exposed the bumps in our social system.
The appearances
There were appearances in the two-hour recording of the American TV station NBC Shakira, Coldplay, Justin Bieber seen with Quavo, Miley Cyrus and Christine and the Queens. The first performance of the evening came from the singer Jennifer Hudson. She sang “Where Peaceful Waters Flow” on the deck of a ship floating on the Chicago River.
Coldplay played their hit “Paradise”. (Source: Getty Images / Getty Images for Global Citizen)
The Brit-Popper from Coldplay, on the other hand, took advantage of the possibilities of the stream and performed their hit “Paradise” with many colorful video effects.
Miley Cyrus played a country version of the Beatles classic “Help”, which she dedicated to those “who work tirelessly on tests, treatments and vaccines so that we can all get back together in places like this empty stadium.” The singer was on stage at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
According to a report by HIGH Aid pledges of over 6.15 billion euros came together at the donor conference. Chancellor too Merkel committed 383 million euros.
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