BONO JOINS WORLD LEADERS AT GLOBAL CITIZEN FEST

NEW YORK (AP) — U2 frontman Bono and a long list of world leaders will attend next week's Global Citizen Festival to help fight poverty.



FILE - In ths April 8, 2013 file photo, Irish singer Bono waits for the beginning of a reception with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and ambassadors of the ONE Foundation against poverty in Berlin, Germany.

Bono and a long list of world leaders will attend next week's Global Citizen Festival to help fight poverty. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, leaders from several countries and U.S.

Congress members will join Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and John Mayer at the free concert Sept. 28 in New York's Central Park. 

The concert coincides with the United Nations General Assembly and fans earn free tickets for helping spread the word or volunteering to help end world poverty.