Donations can be made at fireaidla.org. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. So many musicians wanted to bring their spotlight to the cause, that what was initially set as a single event turned into dual concerts at the newly opened Intuit Dome and local landmark Kia Forum,
A trio of singers filled in for Kurt Cobain as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic performed "Breed," "School" and "Territorial Pissings.”
In the past few weeks, people have been planning many, many benefits for the victims of the recent Los Angeles wildfires. The biggest of those shows went down last night: FireAid, a gigantic all-star spectacular that took over both the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum.
After the devastating LA wildfires, many benefit concerts are popping up. We’re sponsoring one in Zebulon next month that has Rocket, Draag, and RAM. FireAid — which has Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Actor Billy Crystal welcomed the crowd, wearing the clothes he had on when he escaped his home during the wildfires. He had lived in the Palisades for 46 years and spoke from the heart about losing his home. He revealed that Dublin band U2 donated $1 million to relief efforts.
St. Vincent, Joan Jett and Kim Gordon joined Pat Smear and original Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic onstage for a reunion of sorts at FireAid Thursday. Violet, Jett, and Gordon each subbed in for the late Kurt Cobain.
Stars including Billie Eilish, Pink, Katy Perry, Nirvana and Dr Dre performed at FireAid on Thursday, a benefit concert in Los Angeles to help the area recover from two of the largest fires in its history.
Lucy Dacus, MUNA, Perfume Genius, and The Linda Lindas are also among the acts taking part on Feb. 5 at the Hollywood Palladium.
Just as FireAid hit the five-hour mark, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas turned down the volume for an acoustic set as the night neared its end. Eilish had already made a cameo to set off the event earlier in the evening,
Green Day and Billie Eilish kicked off the massive FireAid benefit concert, a two-venue concert extravaganza that is raising money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.
Billie Eilish, Dr. Dre, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Joni Mitchell, No Doubt and the remaining members of Nirvana all performed.