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The pop stars, the first to respond, the rock stars and those who have lost everything in the devastating forest fires of the area of the area joined for Foreaoid on Thursday night, a charity concert in the Kia and intuit dome forum that He combined spectacular performances with mobile stories of the survivors and reminders of destruction.
On a night full of surprises, a meeting from Nirvana, led by San Vicente, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett at the place of the deceased Kurt Cobain, heads the list. They launched to Breed, School and Territorial floors respectively, inspired and unexpected options.
Drummer’s daughter Dave Grohl, Violet Grohl, emerged on stage to All apologies.
Green Day started the mass show by throwing Last night on earth In the Kia forum and soon joined Billie Eilish to the first surprise of the night. The letters are surprisingly cunning: “If I lose everything in the fire / I am sending you all my love.”
After his set, the leader of Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, hugged actor Billy Crystal, who was there to welcome the crowd in the Kia forum.
“Our goal is simple tonight, to spend more money than the Dodgers spent on free agents,” he joked. He told the audience that U2 offered the first major donation of the night: $ 1 million.
Lost house
Crystal said he wore the clothes he had when he evacuated. He lost his home in the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in which he lived for 46 years.
Is there any more band from South California in Spirit, and Geography, than the Red Chiles? The bassist Flea made a stop stop on the stage with just a speedometer before throwing himself to one of his innumerable odes to the state: Dani California, Californication and under the bridge.
The first true moment of Los Angeles, Blue, came from a surprise performance of Dr. Dre. The West Coast Hip-Hop pareitor approached Still dre With Anderson .Paak and Sheila E. before pivoting Tupac and Dre’s Classic California love.
It was followed by the figure of the Canyon Folk laurel mask, a moving set of Both sides now By Joni Mitchell.
Later at night, SKA Country SKA legends recently gathered I’m just a girl, Don’t talk and Spiderwebsdirected by the frontal Gwen Stefani.
Katy Perry Rage
Katy Perry joined Pasadena’s chorale for Raise Before throwing Roar and California Gurls. He developed on stage with the flag of the state of California in his hand.
An hour and a half after the day Green, the show was launched in the nearby Intuit Dome with the presenter Samuel L. Jackson, an Altadena firefighter who lost his home while fighting to save others, and Rod Stewart.
“Here is a new song. No!” Stewart joked before launching Maggie May.
Pink made a version stripped of What about us?Melissa Etheridge’s Bobby McGee and Led Zeppelin’s Baby, I’m going to leave you.
Saved house
Stevie Nicks did it Seventeen edge and Landslide,” And he told the story of evacuating his house of Pacific Palisades that miraculously did not burn. His house is mainly wood, built in 1938, and theorized if he burned, he would have destroyed the entire street.
Earth, Wind & Fire made a mixture of their greatest successes: That is the path of the world, Bright star and September. The black crowes backed John Fogerty for Have you ever seen the rain? Then the band joined Slash.
The favorite of General Z, Gracie Abrams, was backed by Aaron Dessner of the National, a moment in which the shouts of women at the audience beat men. Lil Baby offered a rare hip-hop break on the night of mainly pop and rock, with his successes Very sorry and With emotionally scars.
Tate McRAE made his 2020 cut You broke me first And a Crowded House cover Do not dream that it ends. Jelly Roll brought country music to the event, interpreting her success I’m not well and a bob seger’s cover Hollywood Nights With drummer Blink-182 Travis Barker.
Music mixed with Fire’s Toll stories
Behind the artists, the images of the firefighters and the devastation presented by the fires appeared on the screen.
Among the sets, the survivors who told the stories of losing their homes were broadcast throughout the sand, both in person and in video packages.
The non -celebrities brought their hearts. The Williams family, four daughters and his mother, took the stage and discussed the loss of four houses in Altadena, California. Then they presented the Folk Dawes rock band, which was also directly affected by the Fire Eaton.
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes lost a part of Altadena’s house that she shares with homemade actor-Singer Moore, and her home-recording studio and instruments were destroyed. Goldsmith’s brother and bandmate, Griffin Goldsmith, and his pregnant wife also lost their home in the fire.
They joined Stephen Stills and Tom Petty and Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers for Buffalo Springfield’s For what is worth One of the Stills groups. It was a perfect transition to Graham Nash, who described his collaborator Crosby, Stills & Nash as his “many -year -old partner.”
The spirits were tall. “We are grateful for this moment. I hope people remember this concert forever,” said Scott Jones, 54, who brought his daughter to the concert at the Kia forum. The Los Angeles resident and his daughter wore black t -shirts with “lifeguards” written in their chests.
“I hope some of the firefighters who can attend can come and decompress a little,” said Jones. “They needed it. Support what they have done for this city.”
Donations The approach
Throughout the show, the spectators and attendees were encouraged to donate through Foreaidla.org.
The owner of Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer, and his wife Connie will coincide with all donations made during live broadcast, doubleing the profits. Crystal said that due to his promise, the donation of one million dollars of U2 was worth twice that amount.
All income will go to those affected. A 501 (c) (3) was established, and contributions will be distributed to Foreaoid under the Annenberg Foundation, which has gathered a small committee to advise.
