Pink and Joni Mitchell lead star performances at FireAid Benefit Concert

The long-lasting band Inexperienced Day opened the present with “Final Night time on Earth” alongside pop celebrity Billie Eilish. “Los Angeles…You’re nonetheless alive,” stated frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. 

“That is California! And we’re all on this collectively. From the underside of our hearts, we love you, LA, and we have got your again it doesn’t matter what.” The band adopted this with a shifting efficiency of “Nonetheless Respiratory”.

Billy started with an emotional speech about shedding his own residence throughout wildfires. “You will be listening to from quite a few individuals who had been tragically affected by these fires, and I used to be certainly one of them,” he stated. 

“These are the garments I wore as I fled my home with my spouse Janice. “I stepped to the bottom, and I fell to my knees. I had not cried like that since I used to be 15 years previous, and my father had simply died.”

The 45-year-old sang “What About Us” earlier than sharing her love with these affected by the fires. “When you’re hurting, I am hurting with you. My coronary heart is with you,” she stated. 

“I’ll hold my toes on the bottom tonight. And I’ll sing a few songs that deliver me consolation. And I hope that they do the identical for you all.” Pink then carried out “Me and Bobby McGee”, which was made well-known by Janis Joplin.

Alanis carried out a rendition of her smash-hit “Hand in My Pocket”, in addition to her tune “Thank U”. 

“The connections which have been born from this tragedy [are] deeply heartwarming. And LA is a colourful, wild place,” she stated on stage. “And when issues get arduous, we come collectively actually arduous. And I really feel it.”

The veteran star introduced the group to tears together with her tune “Each Sides Now” whereas sitting on a luxurious, regal throne. The 81-year-old got here out for a uncommon efficiency to boost cash for hearth aid.

Samuel hosted a part of the evening on the Inuit Dome, shouting out the primary responders from the LA fires. “This live performance is so huge we needed to fill two arenas,” he stated. 

“We’re all right here to look at some unbelievable music and maintain one another up. The fires had been devastating, however the firefighters…saved so many lives and so many houses. We received lots of of first responders right here in the home. Let’s give them an enormous spherical of applause,” he continued, noting that “despite the fact that they fought for us, a few of them misplaced their houses.”

The long-lasting rocker carried out “Ceaselessly Younger”, “Maggie Could”, and “Folks Get Prepared” on the evening.

“It is an honor to be right here tonight, thanks,” stated John Mayer, after performing his hit “Neon”, adopted by “Gravity”. 

“For these whose goals are damaged, for these whose goals haven’t, we’ll get collectively tonight and lots of different nights to verify these goals are repaired,” he stated.

The Chicago band took to the stage to sing “That is the Method of the World”, “Shining Star” and “September”.

Singer-songwriter Gracie grew up in Los Angeles and shared how devastated she was on the destruction brought on by the fires. “I simply wish to say I grew up within the Palisades, and my coronary heart is with all of my neighbors and everybody in Altadena,” she stated. 

“I feel that that is simply such a gorgeous reflection of what music does, is deliver individuals collectively on this manner,” she continued. “And I am simply impressed by all of you on this group, and I really like Los Angeles very a lot.” She carried out her hit tune “I Love You, I am Sorry”.