Global Citizen’s
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World was taped at
SoFi Stadium over the weekend for broadcast Saturday night (5/8) across multiple networks.
Jennifer Lopez,
Eddie Vedder,
Foo Fighters,
J Balvin,
H.E.R.,
Jimmy Kimmel and
David Letterman appeared at the
Selena Gomez-hosted event, which marked the return of longtime
Grammy executive producer
Ken Ehrlich in his familiar role, in tandem with
Casey Patterson of
Casey Patterson Entertainment.
“People are calling it the rebirth of live performance in front of an audience,” Ehrlich wrote on
Facebook. “To me, it was a great Sunday night at SoFi Stadium for all the right reasons. You can figure it out for yourself this Saturday night on
ABC,
CBS,
Fox,
YouTube and
iHeartRadio. You don’t have to be vaxxed to watch, but it wouldn’t hurt.”
Per Global Citizen's website: "VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World is celebrating the hope that COVID-19 vaccines are offering families and communities around the world. We are calling on world leaders to step up to make sure vaccines are accessible for all so we can end the pandemic for everyone, everywhere." Upwards of 20,000 people, primarily first responders and essential workers, attended the show.
Vax Live’s producers included
UMG’s
Michele Anthony,
Live Nation’s
Michael Rapino, iHeart’s
John Sykes and
Tom Poleman, and
CAA’s
Rob Light.
