Benefit concert for victims of Los Angeles wildfires announced

A benefit concert for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires has been announced.

Dubbed FireAid, the show has been described as an “evening of music and solidarity”, per Billboard, and will take place at LA’s Intuit Dome on January 30.

Proceeds from the concert will help to rebuild the communities lost by the wildfires that began on Tuesday (January 7), supporting displaced families and advancing fire prevention technologies to ensure that, in the future, the city is better prepared for fire emergencies.

The event is produced by Shelli, Irving, and the Azoff family, in conjunction with Live Nation and AEG Presents, though no line-up has currently been announced.

Since the fires began earlier this week, an estimated 100,000 people have been evacuated with more than 9,000 structures destroyed. Already, it has been one of the costliest natural disasters in the country’s history, with damages estimated to total $57billion (£46.6billion), as reported by the Los Angeles Times.

Among the homes affected in the wildfires were comedian and actor Billy Crystal’s, Cary Elwes, and Academy Award winner James Woods and Mark Hamill‘s. Paris Hilton’s home was also destroyed in the fire, and she has since launched a fundraiser to help displaced families.

Heroes and This Is Us actor Milo Ventimiglia recently choked up during a live interview while discussing watching his house burn down.

Meanwhile, a fundraiser for DIIV’s frontman Zachary Cole Smith was launched after his house succumbed to the fires. According to the GoFundMe campaign launched by their friend Lindsey Hartman, Smith and his family are safe but have unfortunately had their house burnt and destroyed in the fires.

A host of musicians and actors expressed their sadness over the wildfires and offered their support including Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande.