INGLEWOOD, CA – More than 30 artists performed in two venues hosting FireAid: A Benefit Concert for Wildfire Relief on Jan. 30, 2025, with total proceeds topping $100 million so far, according to reports.
The venues included 18,000-capacity Intuit Dome, the new home arena for the L.A. Clippers basketball team that opened in Inglewood, CA in mid-2024; and the 17,500-capacity Kia Forum, a.k.a. LA Forum, also in Inglewood, CA, which opened in 1967.
Along with local TV stations and all iHeartRadio stations, the concerts were aired live on streaming and social media platforms and presented in AMC and Regal Cinemas movie theaters.
A staggered live schedule had performers at Kia Forum including Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette and Red Hot Chili Peppers starting first, while the lineup at Intuit Dome, including Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga followed.
Livestreams on major platforms including Amazon Prime, Netflix, YouTube and Apple TV+ ran from 7 p.m., with performances from both venues merged into one stream.
The artists performed some of their best-known hits, with the music finally wrapping up close to midnight. In all, some 50 million viewers reportedly watched FireAid on 28 streaming platforms. Along with musical acts, celebrity appearances included Samuel L. Jackson, Quinta Brunson, Miles Teller and Jimmy Kimmel (Intuit Dome) and Billy Crystal (Kia Forum).
The FireAid funds are being collected and administered by the Annenberg Foundation. In addition to those affected by the fires, a portion of the funds will go to wildfire prevention efforts in the region.
Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie pledged to match all donations made during the Jan. 30 event. According to the FireAid website (www.fireaidla.org), they’ll also match donations made by FireAid viewers on the streaming platforms for a year. (Ballmer, CEO at Microsoft from 2000 to 2014, owns the L.A. Clippers and both the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome venues.)
At the Intuit Dome, the artist lineup included Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gracie Abrams with Aaron Dessner, Jelly Roll with Travis Barker, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Sting and Tate McRae.For the Intuit Dome performances, Firehouse Productions provided a JBL VTX V25-II-CS system powered by Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD amplifiers.
At the Kia Forum, the lineup included Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak with Free Nationals and Sheila E and Dr. Dre; Dawes with Stephen Stills, Mike Campbell and Graham Nash; Green Day, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, No Doubt, Pink, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Nicks, and The Black Crowes with John Fogerty, Shane Fogerty, and Slash. For a Nirvana tribute, former members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear performed with St. Vincent, Violet Grohl and Kim Gordon.
Clair Global and ATK prepped and deployed a donated d&b KSL system for the Kia Forum performances. Meegan Holmes, GM of Clair’s Sun Valley, CA, led the Clair team, which included system engineer Grant Cropley and P.A. techs Malcolm Whitney-Secright, Kenneth Teaster II, Bryce Marshall and Zachary Hensley.
Clair affiliates Sound Image and Eighth Day Sound also supported the rehearsal audio needs for their clients. (See related story at https://fohonline.com/featured/fireaid-benefit-concert-supported-by-clair-global-sound-image-eighth-day-sound-and-atk/).
Three days after FireAid, the 67th Grammy Awards, held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, raised awareness along with millions more for fire victims, including $9 million from the Grammys directly and $15 million more from MusiCares events that week, according to reports. For more on the 2025 Grammys audio team, go to https://fohonline.com/featured/67th-annual-grammy-awards-audio-team-collaborates-for-live-broadcast/
