Green Day to headline UN-backed global climate concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco

The intimate event, which is co-hosted by the Recording Academy, aims to bring attention to the inequalities exacerbated by climate change.Ultra Q, an alternative rock band fronted by Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's son Jakob Danger, will open.Proceeds from the concert will go to United Nations Human Rights climate justice initiatives and a MusiCares climate fund to benefit musicians affected by climate change.

'As world renowned artists and activists, Green Day continues to leverage its major influence and platform to bring awareness to the impact of climate change on the people and the environment,' Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement.'The United Nations was founded in San Francisco almost 80 years ago to safeguard human rights and dignity from crisis and tragedy.

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