Billie Eilish and Finneas, Joni Mitchell, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Katy Perry, Green Day and Jelly Roll will be part of the lineup for FireAid, the first mega-fundraising event to support fire relief efforts in Los Angeles. era.
The benefit concert will take place on January 30 – three days before this year’s Grammy Awards – at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum, two arenas in Inglewood, California, and tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster next Wednesday , announced the organizers of the event. THURSDAY.
The show will also feature Earth, Wind & Fire, Gracie Abrams, Gwen Stefani, Lil Baby, Pink, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen Stills, Tate McRae and Dave Matthews with John Mayer, with “additional artists to be announced under little “. organizers said in a statement.
FireAid is scheduled to be released in select AMC theaters, as well as on various other platforms, including YouTube, Apple Music, Max, Paramount+, Prime Music, SiriusXM and iHeartRadio.
For the music industry, the concert will now become a focal point in the week leading up to the Grammys, when record labels and talent agencies typically host splashy parties and showcases. Those parties have now been canceled, with companies saying they would put the money they spent on fighting the fires; The diplomatic language of the releases announcing these changes hinted at some level of dissent in the industry over the Recording Academy’s decision to go ahead with the Grammy ceremony, instead of moving or postponing it.
This week, the academy announced a reduced schedule of its usual pre-Grammy events, keeping on the calendar the MusiCares dinner – a tribute to the Grateful Dead, benefiting the Grammys’ flagship charity – and Clive’s annual glitzy party Davis. These events, announced Harvey Mason Jr., executive director of the academy, “will aim to use the power of music to help rebuild, uplift and support those in need.”
The benefit concert was announced last Friday, with no associated artists, and only the Intuit Dome as the venue. But rumors have swirled around the music industry in recent days that the show is coming together quickly and has expanded to two venues, with the addition of the neighboring Forum.
It is produced by longtime artist manager and industry power broker Irving Azoff, along with his wife, Shelli, and their family, in collaboration with Live Nation and AEG Presents, the two largest concert promoters in the world , both based in Los Angeles.
The Eagles, the rock icons long associated with Azoff, are not part of the FireAid lineup but announced yesterday that they would donate $2.5 million to the cause. (The band is in the middle of a weekend residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, but is not scheduled to perform there during the week of FireAid.)
Event organizers said proceeds from the show would be donated to a nonprofit organization that would “focus on rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families, and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies to ensure Los Angeles is better prepared for fire emergencies.”
