Sting, Elton John, Lady Gaga and Dame Shirley Bassey will perform together at Carnegie Hall, as part of the semi-annual Rainforest Fund benefit concert on May 13. The event will mark the 21st birthday of the charitable organization founded by Sting and Trudie Styler to help protect and preserve the world’s threatened rainforest areas. The performers, plus additional surprise guests, will attend a live auction and gala dinner following the concert.

Styler, who is also the event’s producer, helped convince Gaga to take a break from her European arena tour to be a part of the unique performance. “She’s such a great young woman,” Styler told Billboard in a phone interview earlier today. “Its a winning combination – we’re going to have a riotous time up there. Sting, Elton and Gaga will play together, and the boys will be performing with Dame Shirley, doing a great rendition of ‘Hey Big Spender.’”

Elton John and Lady Gaga forst performed together on the Grammy Awards telecast earlier this year.

Ticket for the concert will go on sale in early April at the Carnegie Hall box office, while information about the gala and a ticket order form can be downloaded at rainforestfoundationfund.org.

Over the last 21 years, the Rainforest Fund has raised more than $30 million for its efforts, which have expanded from the Amazonian rainforest in Brazil to include efforts in 23 different countries.

“One of the things about this night,” Styler said, “the audience comes expecting to see unusual combinations of singers. Because I’ve never recorded it, everyone let’s their hair down. We raise a good amount of money for what I consider to be an incredibly important cause, but they have one heck of a night.”

Source: Billboard.com