Rain mars International Citizen Competition in Central Park

For the second 12 months in a row, rain muddied the festivities on the International Citizen Competition on the Nice Garden of Central Park on Saturday.

However the crowd shook off the showers for the twelfth version of the annual Central Park affair. Regardless of the grey day, spirits have been extra sunny than soggy as 60,000 folks gathered for a celebration with a function: to combat excessive poverty.

As all the time, this 12 months’s occasion — hosted by Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman — was as a lot in regards to the music because the message.

“Central Park is electrical tonight,” Jackman stated, decided to defy the climate gods that made this one other problem of the weather as he launched the competition. 

“You’re driving change—and that change can occur one motion at a time.”

Certainly, regardless of all of the rain ponchos and slickers and umbrella-carrying presenters, the present — and the motion — went on.

“Stunning Issues” breakout Benson Boone opened the present, absorbing the second within the rain along with his 70s porn stache and shaggy hair giving Freddie Mercury meets Shawn Mendes vibes.

In the meantime, Jelly Roll introduced some nation to the massive metropolis, squeezing in his set in between headlining Madison Sq. Backyard on Friday night time and serving because the musical visitor on fiftieth season premiere of “Saturday Night time Dwell.”

And the performer lineup mirrored the worldwide nature of the competition, from British phenom Raye to Lisa from the South Korean woman group Blackpink.

In the meantime, the Latin music world was represented by Puerto Rican sensation Rauw Alejandro.

Then there was Doja Cat, who painted the city pink — as a substitute of grey.

And Put up Malone — who went nation this 12 months along with his chart-topping “F-1 Trillion” album and No. 1 single “I Had Some Assist” — headlined the festivities.