On Thursday evening, dozens of high-profile musicians will perform across two venues in Los Angeles for “an evening of music and solidarity” in the wake of devastating California wildfires that destroyed thousands of structures earlier this month.
Dubbed FireAid, the benefit concerts will take place at the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum — both venues in Inglewood, Calif. — and will feature performances from Joni Mitchell, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morissette, Sting, Stevie Nicks and many more.
FireAid will raise funds for the many communities that were impacted by the fires. Contributions to the benefit will be distributed “for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California,” according to the FireAid website.
Between performances, celebrities and others who were impacted by the fires will speak.
“Our speakers will be people that lost their homes in the fires, people from Altadena, people from Palisades, people from neighbouring areas,” organizer Joel Gallen told the Associated Press.
Organizers also said that at least 2,000 seats will be given to first responders, including firefighters and police, as well as to those who lost their homes.
Earlier this week, scores of residents returned to wildfire-ravaged Pacific Palisades after officials began letting people drive back into the scorched community.
The Palisades and Eaton fires were close to being contained after the first significant rain of the season doused the region, which had been bone-dry for eight months. Both fires ignited Jan. 7 during powerful Santa Ana winds.
The Palisades Fire destroyed 6,837 homes and other structures and burned 23,448 acres, according to officials. On Monday, the death toll from the fires rose to 29 people, according to the county medical examiner’s office.
Who is performing at FireAid?
At the Intuit Dome: Billie Eilish, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tate McRae and Earth, Wind & Fire.
At the Kia Forum: Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, Graham Nash, Green Day, John Fogerty, Joni Mitchell, No Doubt, Pink, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen Stills, Stevie Nicks, the Black Crowes and John Mayer.
FireAid will be broadcast and streamed live through various streaming services, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, SiriusXM, Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube.
What time do the concerts start?
The Kia Forum concert starts at 9 p.m. ET, and the Intuit Dome concert starts at 10:30 p.m. ET.
With files from the Associated Press
