Green Day, Billie Eilish, Nirvana perform at FireAid concert DW 01/31/2025
Briefly

The FireAid benefit concert brought together a diverse lineup of celebrities, including Billie Eilish, Green Day, and Joni Mitchell, to raise funds for victims of the Los Angeles fires. The event featured performances and personal stories from survivors, emphasizing the concert's aim to support wildfire relief. With a humorous remark by Green Day's Billy Joel Armstrong about competition with the Dodgers, the concert highlighted resilience and community. Other notable performers included rapper Dr. Dre and singers like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, making it a star-studded event for a vital cause.
"If I lose everything in the fire / I'm sending all my love to you," Eilish sang at the concert which aims to raise money for wildfire relief.
Green Day frontman Billy Joel Armstrong joked, 'Our goal is simple tonight, to spend more money than the Dodgers spent on free agents.'
American actor and comedian Billy Crystal told the audience he was wearing the same clothes that he had evacuated in. He lost his home of 46 years, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
The benefit concert featured performances from numerous celebrities, including Billie Eilish, Green Day, Joni Mitchell, and surprise guest Dr. Dre.
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