U2, whose members include Bono and the Edge, committed during the event to donating $1 million to the relief efforts. Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, and his wife, Connie, also pledged to match that donation and all donations made during the live broadcast of FireAid.
As if Anderson .Paak didn't bring enough energy to the FireAid benefit concert at the Kia Forum on Thursday night (Jan. 30), the star turned up the hype meter even more when he brought our Dr. Dre for a celebratory,
Dr. Dre joined Anderson .Paak and Sheila E. for renditions of “Still Dre” and “California Love” at FireAid. Watch the performance.
Rod Stewart, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were just some of the famous faces who performed at FireAid on Thursday, a benefit concert raising money for those affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires began on January 7 and spread rapidly, killing at least 28 people and destroying more than 10,000 homes.
Between performances, survivors of the LA wildfire, which has killed 28 people, shared their experiences of losing their homes.
Tate McRae, No Doubt, Katy Perry, Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, Graham Nash, John Fogerty, Peso Pluma, Stevie Wonder and the Black Crowes are also set to take the stage for the benefit show,
Lady Gaga closed the FireAid benefit concert with a heartfelt new song she co-wrote with her fiancé, Michael Polansky, to bring hope to those affected by the LA wildfires.
They join a lineup that already included Billie Eilish and Finneas; Dave Matthews and John Mayer; Earth, Wind & Fire; Gracie Abrams; Green Day; Gwen Stefani; Jelly Roll; Joni Mitchell; Katy Perry; Lady Gaga; Lil Baby; Pink; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Rod Stewart; Sting; Stephen Stills; Stevie Nicks; and Tate McRae.
The FireAid concert in Los Angeles featured over two dozen artists, including Lady Gaga, raising funds for wildfire victims.
Mikael Wood and August Brown are at Inglewood's Intuit Dome and Kia Forum for the FireAid benefit concerts starring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Stevie Wonder, among many others.
FireAid in Los Angeles inspired a community devastated by wildfires. We take you inside the benefit shows with Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo and more.
Here are some of FireAid's outstanding moments: Crystal appeared as the first host in the same clothes he was wearing when he fled his family home, which was lost in the Palisades Fire. Then, with his trademark humor and heart, he recalled another national spasm of pain.