Stars are performing at two of L.A.’s best-known venues
Tonight’s shows are taking place at two of the city’s most impressive venues: Intuit Dome, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Kia Forum. Both are in Inglewood, just about a mile apart.
FireAid kicks off with 'Los Angeles' spelled out behind stars
Green Day got things started at FireAid with big, beautiful letters behind the band spelling out "Los Angeles" on a screen.
Within the letters were pictures of the destruction the fires left in their wake, a reminder to audiences watching all over the world of the impact the tragedy has had on the city.
Green Day is 'still alive'
"We're still alive, this is California, and we're all in this together. From the bottom of our hearts, we love you Los Angeles, and we got your back no matter what," Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said before the band's second song of the night, "Still Breathing."
Green Day kicks off the show
With a sharpish 10 p.m. ET kickoff, Green Day is opening the show with "Last Night on Earth," with an appearance from Billie Eilish.
It's almost showtime
The concert officially kicks off in less than five minutes.
Merch sales will go toward relief efforts, FireAid says
FireAid merch — which includes a line of hoodies, headwear and posters — is now available online and will be ready for purchase during the shows tonight.
Net proceeds from sales of the merchandise, designed by artist Yoshitomo Nara, will be used to support FireAidLA’s relief efforts, according to FireAid.
A couple of classic rock legends
Graham Nash and Stephen Stills will be at tonight's concert — and may even perform together.
Nash and Stills, classic rock legends in their own right, are best known for their work in Crosby, Stills & Nash, a folk rock supergroup (that also sometimes included Neil Young).
"How fortunate to get to spend some time with my great friend Stephen last night during rehearsals for @fireaidla," Nash posted on Instagram. "Tonight we’ll be sharing a stage together again. All for a really good cause."
No Doubt to reunite onstage tonight
No Doubt, led by Gwen Stefani, will have a rare reunion onstage at FireAid.
The group, which formed in 1986 and released six albums throughout its time together, last performed together at Coachella last year. The members of the band are Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young.
The group shared a few images on Instagram of what looks like their rehearsal for the benefit at the Kia Forum.
Green Day ready to 'show community' at tonight's benefit
From the FireAid red carpet, members of Green Day said they are ready to "show community and that we are all in this together at this point" ahead of the behemoth benefit concert.
The band said its involvement is "a very small gesture on our part" after so many have lost so much.
It said they it is going to play its song "Last Night on Earth" at the request of event organizers, who used it in a social media post of damage sustained in the fires.
"It just resonated with us so hard and with the producers, it resonated with them, too," the band said.
How many songs will each artist perform?
Each artist is expected to perform two to four songs, co-organizer Irving Azoff told The Wrap.
Azoff also teased some surprises but didn't go into detail.