The Grammy Award-winning band shared that they had to pull out of two shows due to a 'critical illness' in the family.

Dave Matthews, who was part of a star-studded lineup of performers at a Los Angeles concert to raise money for wildfire relief, said on Wednesday he would not be able to perform.

CNN has reached out to a representative for Matthews for comment. The FireAid benefit concert, a music event set up to aid the relief efforts following the deadly and devastating Los Angeles wildfires, is set to take place on Thursday at the Kia Forum and the new Intuit Dome, both located in the LA city of Inglewood.

A family emergency has prompted Dave Matthews to drop out of the FireAid benefit concert and the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala. “Due to a critical illness in the family, Dave

Citing a family illness, musician Dave Matthews announced Wednesday he will not be performing as scheduled at Thursday’s FireAid concert in Inglewood or at Friday’s MusiCares pre-Grammy benefit concert honoring the Grateful Dead.

Donations can be made at fireaidla.org. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. So many musicians wanted to bring their spotlight to the cause, that what was initially set as a single event turned into dual concerts at the newly opened Intuit Dome and local landmark Kia Forum,

Lady Gaga debuted a new song, "All I Need Is Time," which she revealed she co-wrote with her fiancé Michael Polansky, at the Los Angeles FireAid concert on January 30, 2025.

There were moments during Thursday night's epic FireAid concert/webcast that got off-point from the otherwise prevalent "We love L.A." theme. Even several states' worth of off-point. Like, for instance,

Nirvana reunited during the FireAid concert in L.A., again joined by a lineup of women — including St. Vincent and Joan Jett — to replace the late Kurt Cobain.

Lady Gaga is ramping up to the release of new album Mayhem, and she’s popping up all over the place, from December’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas to next month’s SNL 50th anniversary concert. Also on her schedule as FireAid,

"I was thinking about my songs, and there wasn’t anything that seemed quite right," said Lady Gaga while performing during the FireAid benefit concert at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Jan. 30.

Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Stevie Nicks, Olivia Rodrigo and more performed for the FireAid Benefit Concerts for wildfire relief in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 30. See the best photos from the shows here.