Dua Lipa and Neil Patrick Harris will join Sir Elton John and David Furnish for the annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa

The ‘Levitating’ hitmaker will be performing a stripped back set at the virtual event on April 25, which will be posted by 47-year-old actor Neil, with other names still yet to be announced.

For the first time ever, supporters of the Foundation have been invited to attend the famed Oscar party virtually with a special 60-minute pre-show, which will be powered by Cisco Webex to securely bring the event live to audiences.

Sir Elton John said in a statement: “This year, we are bringing our Oscar Party into people’s homes for the first time virtually for an unforgettable evening with David, myself, our dear friend Neil Patrick Harris and the incredible Dua Lipa plus many fabulous surprise names.

“Now more than ever, we need to ensure that one pandemic does not override another, and we cannot forget the 38 million people living with HIV globally who need our care, love and support so we hope everyone joins us for this special one-of-a-kind Oscar Pre-Party.”

Since the annual event’s inception in 1992, The Academy Awards Viewing Party has supported the Elton John AIDS Foundation's efforts to raise millions for their lifesaving work.

Dua Lipa added in her own statement: “It’s such an honour to be a part of one of the most iconic Oscar Parties and I’m really proud to support the Elton John AIDS Foundation to help tackle the stigma that exists around HIV as we need to build a kinder and more accepting world together. And to share the stage with Elton John will be a dream come true!”

The pre-party special will be hosted four times to meet the different time zones of a region’s broadcast of the Oscars, with the US getting their broadcast at 4pm PT and 7pm ET on April 25, the UK at 7pm GMT on April 26, 7pm AEST on April 26 in Australia and New Zealand, and an option repeat in the US at 7pm PT on April 26.

Each special per region is possible to host up to 100,000 attendees through Webex, and tickets can be purchased for $19.99 from Ticketmaster at https://shops.ticketmasterpartners.com/elton-john-aids-foundation.

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