Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, Finneas and more have been announced for a new benefit concert for the Los Angeles wildfires, ‘G*ve A F*ck’ – check out the full line-up below.
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Earlier this month, Los Angeles was swept by five concurrent wildfires that brought unprecedented destruction to the area – more than 150,000 residents were forced to evacuate from their homes, 28 confirmed deaths and 22 missing persons have been reported to date.
A new benefit concert, dubbed ‘G*ve A F*ck LA’, has been announced for February 5 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. Besides Williams, St. Vincent and Finneas, other acts announced to perform include Lucy Dacus, MUNA, Perfume Genius, The Linda Lindas, Phantom Planet, Courtney Barnett, Christopher Owens, Reggie Watts and more.
The concert will be hosted by actor-comedian John C. Riley, and is said to include “surprise guests” and DJ sets from Harmony Tividad and Fat Tony. Following the concert, Rico Nasty and Dylan Brady will host an official afterparty.
Tickets will go on sale at 12pm Pacific today (January 28), and fans who are unable to attend in person will be able to stream the event via Veeps with a minimum of a USD$5 donation – find out more here.
The ‘G*ve A F*ck LA’ benefit concert line-up is:
Christopher Owns
Courtney Barnett
Finneas
Fred Armisen
Hayley Williams
Jenny Lewis
Juliette Lewis
Kevin Morby
Lucy Dacus
MUNA
Perfume Genius
Phantom Planet
Reggie Watts
Sasami + Rostam
Scout Willis
St. Vincent
The Linda Lindas
Symone
The ‘G*ve a F*ck’ benefit concert will follow the FireAid benefit concerts on January 30 that will take place concurrently at the Intuit Dome and the KIA Forum and feature the likes of Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Katy Perry, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Abrams, Green Day, No Doubt, Olivia Rodrigo and Peso Pluma among many others.
Besides benefit concerts, other musicians have stepped up to help out the affected communities in the aftermath of the fires. Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD foundation have donated $2.5million to help to relief efforts for the Los Angeles wildfires. Paris Hilton also launched a fund for families displaced by the fires, pledging $100,000 and promised to match up to $100,000 in donations. Dave Grohl also spent his birthday making meals for families that had been effected.
American-Mexican band Fuerza Regida have rented out an entire hotel for a week to shelter 50 families fleeing the wildfires. Charli XCX called for brands gifting her clothes to “give [them] to people who really truly need it.” She then shared details of a clothing drive organised by stylist Lana Jay Lackey, urging others to join her in donating.
Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and more have reacted to the “heart-wrenching” devastation caused by the wildfires, sharing resource links for those in need of help.
Members of the LA music community have also spoken to NME about being hit hard, with a number of venues, studios and artists being affected by the blaze.
