Eagles have donated $2.5million (£2.1million) to FireAid, the upcoming profit live performance for the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
The charity occasion was first introduced earlier this month and can happen on January 30 on the metropolis’s Intuit Dome and KIA Discussion board. Dwell Nation, AEG and veteran music government Irving Azoff have joined forces to organise the reveals.
Earlier this week the primary wave of names had been confirmed for the reveals, together with Billie Eilish, Girl Gaga, Rod Stewart, Katy Perry, Joni Mitchell, Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Abrams and Inexperienced Day, with extra acts because of be introduced within the coming days. Tickets go on sale on January 22 and you may get yours right here and make donations right here.
One of many different notable names added to the invoice is a reforming No Doubt, who will play their first present collectively since their well-received reunion reveals at Coachella 2025, which themselves had been their first reveals since 2015.
Two venues. One night time. Your favourite artists coming collectively for music & solidarity. Reveals begin at 6pm. Tickets go on sale January twenty second at midday PST. Donations will be made by way of the hyperlink in our bio. Keep tuned for extra artist bulletins within the coming days. pic.twitter.com/bJvhcdxNZk
— FireAidLA (@FireAidLA) January 16, 2025
Now, Eagles, who fashioned in Los Angeles in 1971, have thrown their weight behind FireAid by donating an enormous $2.5million to the trigger. The beneficiant sum matches that given by Beyoncé‘s basis to reduction efforts following the fires, and comes along with the $500,000 donated by one other Los Angeles music establishment, Metallica. An extra $1million donation has additionally are available from The Weeknd.
Two of the devastating fires proceed to burn within the metropolis, having began on January 7. So far, a complete of 27 individuals have misplaced their lives, whereas 200,000 have been compelled to evacuate their houses and greater than 12,000 constructions have been broken.
Members of the LA music neighborhood have additionally spoken to NME about being hit exhausting, with numerous venues, studios and artists being affected by the blaze.
On Thursday (January 16), legendary director David Lynch died after it was reported his well being took a flip for the more severe after he was “compelled to relocate from his home” on Sundown Boulevard because of the fires.
Jamie Lee Curtis has donated $1million to reduction efforts, after talks with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Charli XCX urged manufacturers who ship her clothes to as an alternative donate it to these affected by the continuing Los Angeles wildfires.
Earlier this week, Guitar Heart additionally introduced a brand new program that may assist musicians affected by the fires to interchange their gear. A one-time grant will run till February 28, permitting musicians and music packages to interchange destroyed devices or gear.
