Pharrell Williams will co-direct a historic reside live performance in Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square, that includes a lineup of worldwide artists.

Pharrell Williams will co-direct a milestone live performance in Vatican City this fall, marking the primary public musical efficiency ever staged in St. Peter’s Square.

Scheduled for September 13, 2025, the occasion—titled “Grace for the World“—is being organized to conclude the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity and to rejoice the 2025 Jubilee Year.

The live performance can be free to attend in Rome and can stream reside globally on Disney+, Hulu and ABC News Live at 3 P.M. ET.

Williams will share directorial duties with Andrea Bocelli, who may even carry out. The lineup contains John Legend, Karol G, Clipse, Teddy Swims, Jelly Roll, Angélique Kidjo, and a 250-person worldwide choir.

Williams can be joined on stage by the Voices of Fire Gospel Choir.

“This is a rare cultural moment where the world stops and collectively tunes in. It is a message of unity and grace for all of humanity,” Pharrell Williams said in a statement.

The manufacturing may even function a large-scale aerial drone and light-weight show by Nova Sky Stories, with visuals impressed by the Sistine Chapel. The present goals to mix music, storytelling and visible artwork right into a single shared expertise.

Bocelli added, “Let us shine a spotlight on humanity with music from the very heart of Christianity and the most important spiritual square, reaching the entire world with a single message of brotherhood and peace.”

The occasion is being produced by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation and the workplace of St. Peter’s Basilica, with Cardinal Mauro Gambetti enjoying a central function.

“On the evening of 13 September, fraternity will take center stage, expressed through the universal language of music and the stories of those who have made it a life’s choice,” Gambetti stated.

Musical path can be led by Adam Blackstone, with the printed produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and directed by Sam Wrench.

The occasion may even function reflections from world leaders in diplomacy, sports activities, and tradition, exploring themes reminiscent of peace, justice, meals, and humanity.

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