--- title: Global Citizen Festival Announces Stacked Lineup for 2016 description: Global Citizen Festival Announces Stacked Lineup for 2016 --- [![BLOG](https://blog.ticketiq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BLOG.png?width=400&height=120&name=BLOG.png "BLOG")](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog) - [Shop Now](http://www.ticketiq.com/) - [Baseball](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/baseball/) - [Basketball](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/basketball/) - [Football](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/football/) - [Hockey](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/hockey/) - [Soccer](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/soccer/) - [Music](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/music/) - [Theater](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/theater/) - [Other](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/topic/other/) # Global Citizen Festival Announces Stacked Lineup for 2016 July 28, 2016 by [Emma Gaedeke](https://blog.ticketiq.com/blog/author/emma-gaedeke) ![](https://blog.ticketiq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/15350794356_c6c284d4d2_b-1.jpg?width=1024&height=683&name=15350794356_c6c284d4d2_b-1.jpg) The Global Citizen Festival has announced a stacked lineup to take the stage at the Great Lawn in Central Park on September 24. 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