Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and Sir Rod Stewart are among the celebrities set to take to the stage for a charity concert to raise funds for wildfire relief in the Los Angeles area.
The event, called FireAid, will take place at the same time in two separate venues on 30 January and will feature a host of performers who all have ties to California, which continues to battle powerful and deadly wildfires.
The lineup also includes the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Stevie Nicks, Earth, Wind & Fire, Pink, Sting, Gracie Abrams, Green Day, Jelly Roll, Stephen Stills, Dave Matthews & John Mayer and Tate McRae.
Some artists will perform at the Intuit Dome – home to the LA Clippers American football team – while others will be at the Kia Forum. Both venues are in the Inglewood area of the city.
Fires in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Pasadena areas fires have killed at least 27 people and displaced tens of thousands since they broke out on 8 January.
As of Friday, firefighters continued to try and gain control of almost 40,000 acres of ongoing wildfires. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades fire, is currently 27% contained by authorities while the Eaton fire is 55% contained, Sky News’ US partner network, NBC reported.
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The entire event has been described by Los Angeles’ fire chief Kristin Crowley as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the city.
Millions in donations have already been made to help those who have lost their homes, including $2.5m from singer Beyonce, and $15m from The Walt Disney Company.
Remains from the Eaton fire. Pic: Reuters
Clean up begins after Palisades fire. Pic: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP
All the money raised from FireAid will be distributed to short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California.
All donations will be handled by the charity, the Annenberg Foundation, according to the FireAid website.
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Tickets for FireAid go on sale on 22 January at midday local time, with a ticket allowing individuals into one concert, not both.
It is unclear which performers will be at each venue.
The concert will also be broadcast and streamed live on Apple Music, Apple TV, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Netflix/Tudum, Paramount+, Prime Video, the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch, SiriusXM, Spotify, SoundCloud, Veeps and YouTube.
