Blink-182 and Alkaline Trio have introduced a profit live performance at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium to lift cash for ongoing hearth reduction efforts. Tickets are at present on sale for the present, which is about to happen on February 13, and 100% of proceeds can be donated to the Pasadena Humane Society, California Fire Department, LAFD Foundation, and ARC Firefighter Fund.
This can be a mini reunion of kinds for Blink-182 and Alkaline Trio, as Matt Skiba performed guitar in Blink-182 for seven years after authentic guitarist Tom DeLonge—who left Blink-182 in 2015, solely to rejoin his pop-punk bandmates Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker in 2022—went on a hiatus. Since then, Blink-182 have launched One More Time…, their 2023 reunion album, and Alkaline Trio dropped Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs final yr.
A number of different California wildfire profit live shows are scheduled to happen within the coming weeks, too. Seemingly the largest of the bunch is FireAid, which incorporates Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Girl Gaga, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, No Doubt, Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers, Peso Pluma, Stevie Marvel, Inexperienced Day, and extra. There’s additionally I Love LA with Shiny Eyes, Jim James, Andrew Chicken, Soiled Projectors’ David Longstreth, and extra. There’s additionally quite a few compilation albums, like Staying and Love Los Angeles, which can be donating funds to Los Angeles-area hearth reduction applications.