Chris Martin

Campaigner and Creative Director, Global Citizen Festival 

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is an active supporter of many global charities and in 2015 he joined Global Citizen as creative director of its new annual music festival. The organisation promotes awareness of the UN’s 17 sustainable-development goals and aims to help eradicate extreme poverty. Martin has committed himself to 15 years in the role, planning to organise every Global Citizen Festival until 2030, and the first took place in New York’s Central Park in September, with performances from Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran and, of course, Coldplay. When announcing his new role, Martin acknowledged the responsibility celebrities have in their ability to influence people for the greater good.

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