It is such a creative and awesome move by top music stars to offer relief from lockdown or “stay at home” boredom by conducting live concerts from their homes. The world is in lockdown, and most people are at home. For most music stars, all their live concerts have either been suspended to a future date or have been canceled. To fans, this is something discouraging.
Sigh of Relief
There is good news for those people who love music and entertainment. Top music stars have devised ways to stay connected with their fans. They are using technology to offer live streams and virtual concerts from their homes. This has caused a lot of excitement to fans around the world. Interested to know these top musicians who are offering free live home concerts? Let us dive into this list.
7 Musicians Offering Virtual Concerts and Livestreams
These musicians are sharing musical joy during this self-isolation times. They are taking shows online to help people adjust the new life reality.
1. Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga, supported by Global Citizen and WHO, is set to conduct one of the unique concerts in the recent past. The 2 hours concert, scheduled for April 18 -2020, includes several top musicians from various parts of the world. The aim of this live concert is to raise funds and celebrate front line individuals, health care workers, and communities for their sacrifice and act of kindness. The fundraising special will be streamed on several platforms such as NBC, CBS, ABC, Hulu, BBC, Amazon Prime Video, and many more on April 18, 8 P.M EST. In addition, a live concert will be available on various social platforms.
2. The Black Pumas
This amazing duo will be performing live on Thursday, April 16, at 8 P.M EST. Guitarist Adrian Quesada, as well as singer Eric Burton, were nominated for the position of the best new artists for the 2020 Grammy Awards. They are set to conduct Livestream on their Facebook and YouTube Channels. On a side note, they said that they would be 6′ apart while performing. The Black Pumas are set to conduct stripped-back version songs that are set to benefit their fans as well as MusiCares.
3. Charli XCX
The popular pop star also has tons of live concerts all set for her fans in a number of days. In addition to music performance, Charli XCX had a chat with Christine as well as personal training with Diplo. As there is no clue of when things will be back to normal, Charli XCX has scheduled several other awesome kinds of stuff for her fans.
4. Chris Martin
This top music star form Coldplay can be termed as the first musician to start this trend. On March 16, Chris Martin streamed a mini live concert while at his home. After this, more and more music stars have been scheduling their own live concerts. Most of the Coldplay band members are locked in different countries and states. However, Chris Martin decided to start a home concert where he streamed live on Coldplay’s Instagram account. To make things interesting, Chris Martin accepted requests from people commenting during the live stream. Chris performed Green Eyes, a song that fans have never heard at live shows.
5. John Legend
John Legend, a celebrated musician, took inspiration from his friend Chris Martin. According to his tweet, he said that his friend Chris Martin had a lovely concert from home and that he himself would be doing one. Using the ‘TogetherAtHome’ Twitter hashtag, most people are getting excited by the way their favorite musicians are turning to technology and modern-day connectivity to reach out to their fans.
6.Elton John
Elton John, together with iHeart, joined hand to organize a live concert dubbed Living Room Concert for America, brought together several artists such as Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish, Alicia Keys, and others. The concert was aired on Fox on 29th March. This concert encouraged viewers and fans to donate what they had for the First Responders Children’s Foundation as well as Feeding America.
7. Indigo Girls
Due to the continued cancellation of tour dates, Indigo girls, the folk-rock duo, told their fans that they would be conducting live streaming on Facebook. In addition, these tour artists announced that they would be doing a Q&A on the same platform. They played a homegrown set of songs for their fans. The Q&A was such an amazing thing for the fans to get to interact with their favorite musician.
Online Live Concerts Are An Eye Opener
It is very clear that live concerts by popular musicians are a game-changer. It is a creative way for them to stay connected to their fans, even in this difficult time. It is also a great eye-opener because we can predict how concerts will be conducted in the future. In general, the live concerts by top music stars are making people feel connected, making it for people to have relief during this difficult moment. We can expect several other top musicians to conduct live concerts from home and soon you will be watching a concert from your favorite musician from the comfort of your home.