A star-studded global event is under way to support frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Annie Lennox, Stevie Wonder and concert organiser Lady Gaga have all performed from home.
Lady Gaga, who curated the line-up, dedicated the show to first responders and medical staff, saying the artists all wanted “to give back a little bit of the kindness that you’ve given us”.
The Rolling Stones even managed to play together from four separate locations.
In total, the One World: Together At Home show will feature more than 100 artists; alongside real-life stories from medical staff on the front line of the pandemic.
The eight-hour event, run by the Global Citizen movement and the World Health Organization (WHO) is being live-streamed and broadcast on TV.
It began with a montage of people under lockdown applauding the efforts of healthcare workers around the world – from France, Spain, the UK and US and elsewhere.
“To all of our frontline healthcare workers, we are with you. Thank you for being there for us,” read an on-screen caption.
Proceeds generated from the concert will go to the Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the WHO, but Lady Gaga has made clear that the show is not a fundraising telethon and will focus on entertainment and messages of solidarity.
