Some of music’s biggest superstars will join forces later this month at benefit concert FireAid to raise money for the victims of the Los Angeles fires.
On Thursday, FireAid’s promoters announced that Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Green Day, Katy Perry, Stevie Nicks, and Jelly Roll are among the performers lending their voices for the show.
The one-night-only event will also feature performances by Gwen Stefani, Pink, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rod Stewart, Sting, Tate McRae, and Dave Matthews playing with John Mayer for the first time. Even more artists and special guests will be announced in the coming days. Tickets will go on sale on Ticketmaster on January 22 at Noon PST.
Music industry mogul Irving Azoff is producing the concert with Live Nation and AEG Presents. The Eagles, Azoff’s longtime management clients, announced on Wednesday that they’d donated $2.5 million for the concert.
The event — hosted at neighboring arenas Kia Forum and Intuit Dome in Inglewood at 6 p.m. — will be broadcast internationally at select AMC Theatres, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple Music, Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video, Max, SiriusXM, SoundCloud, Veeps and YouTube. American Express, Intuit, and UBS are among the sponsors of the show.
The broadcast will motivate viewers across the platforms to submit donations to aid the victims of the wildfires. iHeartRadio will broadcast the show live to more than 860 radio stations across the United States.
FireAid will air days before the Grammy Awards are set to take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown L.A on February 2. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that it would be shrinking its event lineup for the week leading up to the awards to focus on fundraising efforts. Several other organizations are also hosting smaller benefit concerts to aid wildfire victims.
The Palisades and Eaton Fires have destroyed thousands of homes, killed at least 25 people and forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate from their homes.
Among the thousands who have lost their homes are musicians Jhené Aiko, SZA’s longtime producer ThankGod4Cody, Dawes’ Griffin Goldsmith and former bassist Wylie Gelber.
Tina Knowles, mother to Beyoncé and Solange, shared that her Malibu bungalow was destroyed in the Palisades fire. “It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred happy place. Now it is gone!! God Bless all the brave men and women in our fire department who risked their lives in dangerous conditions,” she wrote on Instagram.
For more ways to serve the Los Angeles area or secure support, see Rolling Stone’s round-up of general resources and resources tailored to the music community.
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