Pathway to Paris concert event set for San Francisco

Patti Smith and Bob Weir to join a celebration of climate action during the Global Climate Action Summit.

San Francisco, 11 July 2018: Pathway to Paris, together with 350.org and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced a special concert on September 14th at the historic Masonic in San Francisco. Set to cap off the Global Climate Action Summit, the concert will focus on the potential for cities to push for, achieve, and go beyond the climate targets highlighted in the Paris Agreement.

Bringing together leading musicians, artists, thinkers, and policymakers, this concert will serve as a call to action, urging the international community to ramp up ambition towards a climate safe future for all.

This marks the fourth collaboration between the partners who previously joined forces for concerts in each of the last three years. The first concerts, in Paris in 2015, coincided with the adoption of the Paris Agreement, while events in 2016 and 2017 served to celebrate climate action by state and non-state actors. Most recently, 2017 saw the partners host a concert at New York City’s historic Carnegie Hall where Pathway to Paris announced the launch of the ‘1000 Cities’ initiative. The initiative invites all cities of the world to transition off fossil fuels and move to 100% renewable energy by 2040 in order to turn the Paris Agreement into reality.

“In the world of music, the best way to improve is through collaboration. This is the same with the critical issue of climate change. We must join together to make this the most ambitious collaboration of our century. We will not be able to implement crucial and challenging solutions to climate change, plastic pollution, and all urgent environmental problems as long as we stand divided. Inseparable from the issue of climate change is the need for world peace, global communication, and an international collaboration unmatched by any event in human history.”– Co-Founder of Pathway to Paris, Jesse Paris Smith

“Cities play a critical role in transforming our world out of the era of fossil fuels and into a renewable world. This is our time to make this shift and transform our cities to become sustainable, resilient cities for us all and future generations. This is our chance as our window of time is narrowing.” – Co-Founder of Pathway to Paris, Rebecca Foon

Along with Patti Smith and Bob Weir, the concert will also feature Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tenzin Choegyal, French pop-soul singer Imany, renowned artist Olafur Eliasson, and Pathway to Paris Founders Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon. Speakers also include 350.org’s Bill McKibben.

Artist Olafur Eliasson will turn the whole audience into artists by creating an interactive collective artwork. Eliasson leads a choreography that motions its audience to hold up a Little Sun solar lantern. The result is a visually striking solar-powered ‘sunrise’ which raises awareness for climate action and energy equality.

Multi media artist Steven Sebring will be presenting a visual art and immersive sound experience.

All proceeds from this evening will be donated to 350.org, Pathway to Paris, and the United Nations Development Programme.

PATHWAY TO PARIS

September 14th 2018

The Masonic, San Francisco

PATTI SMITH   •   BILL MCKIBBEN   •   BOB WEIR   •   FLEA

   OLAFUR ELIASSON   •  ERIC BURDON 

TENZIN CHOEGYAL  •   IMANY

NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU  •  SULUIT  •   RHIANNON HEWITT  •   ZERO HOUR

REBECCA FOON   •   JESSE PARIS SMITH

+ SPECIAL GUESTS

Doors: 18:00   Show: 19:00

Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 13th at 10:00 a.m. PST at LiveNation.com,

all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone 1-800-745-3000.