No Doubt will reform once again for the upcoming FireAid concert to benefit the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
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The event was first announced earlier this month and will take place on January 30 at the Intuit Dome and the KIA Forum, and earlier this week the first wave of names were confirmed for the shows.
Among the biggest names on the bill are Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Katy Perry, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Abrams and Green Day, with more acts due to be announced in the coming days. Tickets go on sale on January 22 and you can get yours via Ticketmaster and make donations here.
Another name on the initial list was Gwen Stefani, but it has now been confirmed by organisers that her appearance will actually be as part of a reformed No Doubt. It will be the band’s first show since playing Coachella 2024, which itself was their first concert since 2015.
All proceeds from #FireAidLA will help support rebuilding efforts, aid for displaced families, and fire prevention technology for the future of the city that we love. Tickets go on sale January 22nd at noon PST. Donations can also be made at https://t.co/Sni7aYi1TJ.
— No Doubt (@nodoubt) January 18, 2025
The Coachella shows were well received, with Stefani reflecting on them in an interview with NME in October. “The No Doubt thing was so crazy. It’s not like we made a decision to not do anything, or not hang out or talk,” she said.
“Everybody’s lives just happened. You know, the time we stopped [in 2015] was when I was going through my horrible family breakup – I don’t like to say the word ‘divorce’, because it’s just such a disgusting word. But my life just blew up, it really did.”
“A lot of people are like, ‘Why did it take so long [for No Doubt to reform]?’ But when you have a family, eight years goes by like that. To heal from what happened, I mean it’s still happening, I’m still trying to get through it.”
She added that they are “gonna do something again at some point”, but “it just has to be the right thing that makes sense [with] all of our schedules.”
Many 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.
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