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After the series of wildfires that ravaged California in the past week and are still causing havoc in the state, some of the biggest music icons have joined hands to raise money for the victims of the Los Angeles fires. On Thursday, January 16, FireAid’s promoters shared an announcement revealing that industry bigwigs like Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Katy Perry are among others who will be performing at the concert.
FireAid is a benefit concert which is scheduled to take place on January 30 at 6 p.m. EST at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. As per the announcement, the one-night-only event will be held to help the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, and the “contributions made to FireAid 501(c)(3) in connection with the FireAid benefit concert and other direct donations will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation.” The event is being produced by music mogul Irving Azoff with Live Nation and AEG Presents.
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Live Nation revealed the lineup, which includes Billie Eilish and Finneas, Lady Gaga, Dave Matthews & John Mayer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Green Day Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Lil Baby, P!nk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills, Stevie Nicks, Sting, and Tate McRae.
The tickets for the event will go on sale on Ticketmaster on January 22 at Noon PST. Additionally, more renowned names in the music industry might join the star-studded line-up in the coming days as performers or special guests. Apart from the live concert in the stadiums, the event will also broadcast internationally at select AMC Theatres, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple Music, Netflix, Paramount+, Prime Video, Max, SiriusXM, SoundCloud, Veeps and YouTube. The purpose of the broadcast is to encourage more and more people to donate to the cause.
The FireAid will take place just days before the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, which is scheduled for February 2 at Arena in downtown Los Angeles. On Wednesday, January 15, the Recording Academy announced that it would cancel events leading up to the main ceremony. Instead, they will be focusing more on fundraising events.
The Pacific Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which broke out on January 6, have burned down thousands of acres of land, destroying homes and forcing people to evacuate their once-safe havens. Many celebrities have lost their beloved homes to the fires.
