Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams and Lenny Kravitz as well as Natasha Bedingfield and Jude Law are a few of the artists lined up for the Peace One Day concert to promote Peace Day.
The concert on September 8 will be a prequel to the annual event on September 21.Peace Day is a concept from founder Jeremy Gilley. “What I love about Jeremy Gilley and the Peace One Day campaign, is that the whole thing was started by just one individual who is trying to make a difference, despite the odds,” Annie said in a statement. “We all have so much potential, but we don`t tend to realise it, so we take it for granted. The work of Peace One Day encourages and inspires people to think about what we can all do, both at individual and `collective` levels. There are better and alternative means to conflict resolution than `killing and maiming the enemy`. Political leaders and power brokers have too much invested in the industry of war, rather than implementing peaceful solutions. What is life without peace' Peace is for the highest good, and as a global community it is one of the things we need to value above everything.”
Gilley started Peace Day in 1999. The day is now officially noted by the United Nations.
“We now have a remarkable chance to each do our part to commit to peaceful activities on Peace Day and this day has been proven to save lives,” said Jeremy Gilley, Founder of Peace One Day and writer, producer and director of The Day After Peace. “I am excited to be in New York to celebrate this important day with internationally acclaimed singers like Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams and Natasha Bedingfield.”
The Peace One Day concert will be held at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square on September 9.
Tickets are $74.50 and $59.50.
