THE AMERICA ONE NEWS
Jun 3, 2025  |  
0
 | Remer,MN
Sponsor:  QWIKET 
Sponsor:  QWIKET 
Sponsor:  QWIKET: Elevate your fantasy game! Interactive Sports Knowledge.
Sponsor:  QWIKET: Elevate your fantasy game! Interactive Sports Knowledge and Reasoning Support for Fantasy Sports and Betting Enthusiasts.
back  
topic
Forbes
Forbes
16 Jan 2025


FireAid—a benefit concert scheduled for late January to help Los Angeles and victims of the city’s deadly, destructive wildfires recover—is being sponsored by Live Nation and AEG Presents and will reportedly feature performances by Lady Gaga, Jelly Roll and others.

TOPSHOT-US-FIRE-WEATHER

A firefighter monitors the spread of the Auto Fire in Oxnard, North West of Los Angeles, California, ... [+] on Jan. 13.

AFP via Getty Images

FireAid will take place on Jan. 30 at the Intuit Dome, which opened last year as the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers, in Inglewood, California.

FireAid has not released a list of performers yet, but Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and Gwen Stefani, along with at least three others, will be performing, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to a nonprofit specific for the event that “will focus on rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families, and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies to ensure LA is better prepared for fire emergencies,” Live Nation announced.

The event is being produced by Shelli and Irving Azoff, a music industry executive who runs Full Stop Management and used to lead Ticketmaster, Steve and Connie Ballmer, Live Nation and AEG Presents.

Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here.

FireAid hasn’t released a performer list as of Jan. 16, though LiveNation said a lineup and ticket announcements will be released soon. Rock band The Eagles reportedly pledged to donate $2.5 million to the concert, though it’s not clear if they will also be performing. In addition to Lady Gaga, Eilish and Stefani, The Hollywood Reporter said Jelly Roll, Tate McRae and U2 will be performing.

The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Jan. 6, and were still burning 10 days later. As of Jan. 16, the Palisades Fire had burned more than 23,000 acres and was just 22% contained, and the Eaton Fire had burned more than 14,000 acres and was 55% contained. A number of other fires started around Los Angeles in the following days and burned areas through the Hollywood Hills and Ventura County, forcing thousands to evacuate and killing at least 25 people, though forward progress on most of those fires has been stopped, if they have not been fully contained. Wildfire damages are expected to cost up to $50 billion, including $20 billion in insured losses, JPMorgan estimated, which would make the fires the costliest in U.S. history. Investigators are still looking into how the fires began, but noted that a mix of gusty winds, drought conditions and low humidity made for ideal conditions for the fires to quickly spread.

Celebrity homes and Hollywood landmarks were among the thousands of structures destroyed, including parts of the Will Rogers State Historic Park, the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center and the homes of actors Cobie Smulders, Taran Killam, Bryan Greenberg and Mel Gibson. Paris Hilton, Milo Ventimiglia, Brad Paisley, Miles Teller and Billy Crystal’s houses burned, as well. The average listing price for a home in the Pacific Palisades, where the Palisades fire began, was more than $3 million ahead of the fires. See a full list of celebrity homes and landmarks that burned here.

While FireAid is shaping up to be the biggest, there are a number of other benefit concerts for Los Angeles scheduled across the country. Rolling Stone reported at least seven other events that announced they will donate proceeds to causes related to the fires, including Fire Aid Picolandia in Pico Rivera, California, on Jan. 18, the 9th annual Metal Hall of Fame Gala on Jan. 22 in Anaheim, California, and and an LA Fires benefit show in Brooklyn, New York, on Jan. 26. Ringo Starr also announced his special “Ringo & Friends at the Ryman” in Nashville—which will air on CBS later this year and feature big names including Sheryl Crow and Jack White—will benefit recovery efforts in Los Angeles, according to AXS.

California Wildfire Live Updates: Eaton Fire Is 45% Contained As Winds Slow In Los Angeles (Forbes)

L.A. Fires: These Celebrities—Barbara Corcoran, Eugene Levy And More—Had Homes Destroyed Along With Historic Landmarks (Forbes)