SkyConcerts – International Day of Peace 2022
The biggest #MusicAboveFighting concert celebrating during this International Day of Peace, with 200+ rooftop stages.
On January 30, 1969, the Beatles performed their last ever public performance on a rooftop…with only the sky above! In 2022, people around the world are searching for hope, inspiration, and unity; a way to join together with others around the world who believe a peaceful and more sustainable future is possible.
The sky connects us, just look up!
Unprecedented times demand unprecedented action! Now more than ever, the world needs a message of hope & togetherness through a globally connected event on the International Day of Peace, September 21, 2022!
Each event will host dialogue opportunities where people will
connect over one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as: Quality Education, Gender Equality, Climate Action, and Peace and Partnerships.
Be part of this global movement by organizing your own #SkyConcert: endorsing one of the stages, promoting the message or showing your enthusiasm in some way! Make your voice heard by joining our biggest #MusicAboveFighting celebration ever!
5 Steps to get involved in #SkyConcert!
- Organize an event at a ‘rooftop’ venue or in a similar open space under the sky (it is symbolic! so that could be a city square, schoolyard, public park, virtual concerts - the sky is the limit.
- Select a focus topic, or SDG to center the event around. Feel free to select a matching topic for your organization, all under the banner of peace
- Use #SkyConcert provided communications & promotional materials in your dissemination (logos, flyers, social media posts, and hashtags)
- Create a 2 minute video of a heartbeat as a unifying voice; record your audience as they do a 2 minute heartbeat sound-motion (both hands beating against your chest). Send your 2 minutes video to peaceday@masterpeace.org. They will be put together as unified heartbeats from across the globe.
- Use the concert as an opportunity to create a platform for dialogues, workshops, or other activities around this event
Choose what represents you from the following
Q&As
The heartbeat video is a recording of a group of people, participants, or audience putting their hands over their hearts and tapping on their chests. The sound should be something like "thud thud" or "boom boom"... two taps on your chest with two hands. Over and over. When more than one person do it at the same time, this sound should increase. The more, the better. Record it and send us the video. We will combine it with the others from around the world.
Watch this video to see an example.
We hope for music or artistic performances on rooftops under the sky. These performances could also feature dialogue sessions on SDG's. If you don't have a rooftop, anywhere under the sky can still be a SkyConcert. Obviously if it rains you will have to move indoors or take shelter, we are still proud to put your event on the SkyConcert map.
Leading up to as well as on September 21st, members of our SkyConcerts coalition will be posting (and sharing) video, photo, and written content based on all the different events taking place. We will make a video summary, with highlights of performances as well as the global heartbeat, which will be featured on MasterPeace's Youtube Channel. With the combined reach of our 10+ partners, each post will reach an audience of over 1 million people spread across the globe.
This summer we will publish the details for our live event on September 21st that will bring together partners. Anyone who is interested will be able to attend online. The details will appear here on the website and be promoted on our social media.
Any event that is focused on the themes of International Day of Peace and taking place in the leadup to September 21st can be a SkyConcert. So if your rooftop event is on September 1st or September 15th, it had still be submitted and featured.