On July 21,1983, pioneering pop diva Diana Ross made history with her unforgettable concert on The Great Lawn in New York City’s renowned Central Park, which was infamously cut short due to a severe lightening storm. However, the queen of The Supremes roughed it out as long as she could with over 800,000 diehard fans who weren’t about to let a little (read: a lot of!) rain ruin the summer concert experience of a lifetime.
Jump to 40 years later, The Great Lawn ended up being the scene for yet another grand concert series to be heavily affected by a NYC downpour. It also happened to be headlined by a soul-singing goddess of similar status, in addition to an A-list lineup that included legendary rockers, new age pop sensations, international hitmakers and a few hip-hop icons who all joined together in an effort to raise money and spread awareness towards ending world poverty.
The concert in question was none other than the 2023 Global Citizens Festival, which went down this past Saturday (September 23) and included performances by aforementioned musical acts Jung Kook, Anitta, Conan Gray, D-Nice curating a special “Hip-Hop 50” celebration, Sofia Carson, Stray Kids, the renowned Red Hot Chili Peppers and the incomparable Ms. Lauryn Hill who brought along a few familiar faces.
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While the rain never truly let up, the show went on without interruption and, surprisingly, without much complaints from any of the tens of thousands of fans who willingly soaked for hours just to see their faves for roughly 20 minutes. Global Citizen Fest stands for much more than its musical performances though, and this year proved to be no different as France and Norway committed a whopping $240 million towards combatting the global food crisis.
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