Canadian icon Alanis Morissette joins the lineup for FireAid, a benefit concert aimed at raising money for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
On Sunday January 19, her name was added to a prestigious list including Olivia Rodrigo, No Doubt, Stevie Wonder and Graham Nash. Morissette thus becomes the third Canadian artist to participate in the event, alongside Joni Mitchell and Tate McRae, already announced.
Scheduled for January 30, the concert will take place in two iconic Los Angeles venues: the Kia Forum and the Intuit Dome. Hosted by the Azoff family in partnership with Live Nation and AEG, the event will be broadcast live on streaming platforms including Apple, Amazon and Netflix. The funds collected will be redistributed by the Annenberg Foundation.
Other artists taking the stage include Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews & John Mayer, Earth, Wind & Fire, Green Day, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby, Peso Pluma, Stevie Nicks, Sting and many more .
Last week, Morissette shared her thoughts on the devastating fires – which have already claimed 27 lives and destroyed thousands of buildings. She posted a painting of her Pacific Palisades neighborhood, given to her by a friend two days before many of the buildings in the work were engulfed in flames.
-“There is so much heroism and caring around us. But for now… it’s the grief that dominates,” Morissette wrote.
The fires have forced more than 170,000 people to evacuate Los Angeles, and the number of indirect deaths linked to these disasters is expected to rise further. Many Canadians were affected by these fires, and the community rallied to raise funds in support of musicians and entertainment workers who lost their homes.
Last week, Canada’s Unison Fund launched a natural disaster relief program, providing immediate emergency assistance to Canadian music industry workers affected by the fires.
Tickets for the FireAid benefit concert go on sale January 22.
