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Inside LA’s huge £50m FireAid concert as massive 90s band reunite and Lady Gaga debuts new track

DAVE Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear turned back the clock as they reformed Nirvana for FireAid in Los Angeles.

The band — which split in 1994 after the death of lead singer Kurt Cobain — united with St Vincent, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett and Dave’s daughter Violet to play a repeat of the four-song set from their 2014 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction.

St. Vincent performing onstage with Pat Smear, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic.
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Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reformed Nirvana for FireAid in Los Angeles[/caption]
Joan Jett performing onstage with Dave Grohl.
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Joan Jett on stage for FireAid[/caption]
Olivia Rodrigo performing at a concert.
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Olivia Rodrigo performs during the FireAid benefit concert on Thursday[/caption]

And it was hauntingly brilliant.

St Vincent, pictured right with the band, wowed fans with her stunning vocals on Breed at the packed out Intuit Dome in Los Angeles to raise money for the relief effort after the Californian wild fires.

Simultaneously, another show took place at the Kia Forum, with acts including Billie Eilish, Dr Dre, Pink, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting and Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks on the star billings.

Olivia Rodrigo, Joni Mitchell, Slash, Katy Perry and Gwen Stefani’s band No Doubt also performed sets at Thursday’s concerts, which have so far raised over £50million.

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga put on a show to remember, debuting her new song, All I Need Is Time.

We caught up with Sir Rod Stewart backstage at the Intuit Dome, where he told us he was among the first to respond to calls from music boss Irving Azoff, who organised the massive fundraisers.

“I wish I was here under better circumstances,” Rod said.

“It’s the greatest privilege ever. I am lost for words.”

Sir Rod was over in the Caribbean celebrating his 80th birthday when the blazes engulfed so much of LA.

Penny Lancaster, who joined her megastar husband backstage, told us: “We were very fortunate to be together. To have all the kids around us, thinking about how many families were displaced and their memories from the past lost . . . 

“Rod was the first to offer up his voice and everyone is here and hopefully that will bring everyone out in droves to give money to this important cause.”

Rod added: “It was important to be the first one on board. And I have come all the way from London.

“I don’t know what we are trying to raise, but I am hoping for a world record maybe in one night.”

Recalling the moment he heard about the fires, Rod said: “Everyone was calling me up, saying, ‘Is your house OK?’.”

Penny added: “We keep hearing about friends who were given five minutes to evacuate. What do you grab in five minutes?”

Ever the gent, Rod also helped out members of his team who lost belongings in the fires — including someone who worked with him on his autobiography.

Recalling his conversation with the man, Rod said: “He lost absolutely everything.

“He told me, ‘Rod, the most important thing I lost was two suits and my tuxedos’. I said, ‘Go and get yourself measured up, I’ll replace them’.”

Never change, Rod.

Lady Gaga performing at a piano during a benefit concert.
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Lady Gaga played new music for the gig[/caption]
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing.
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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers performed shirtless[/caption]
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performing on stage.
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Gwen Stefani of No Doubt sang at the FireAid benefit concert[/caption]
Katy Perry performing at a FireAid benefit concert.
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Katy Perry helped raise funds[/caption]
Katy Perry backstage at a FIREAID benefit concert, wearing a t-shirt with a Los Angeles County Fire Hawgs design.
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Perry in an LA fire department themed shirt[/caption]
Sting playing bass guitar at a concert.
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Sting on stage at FireAid[/caption]
P!nk performing at a benefit concert.
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Pink was also an act at the event[/caption]
Slash playing an acoustic guitar onstage.
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Slash performing for the fundraiser[/caption]
Rod Stewart performing at a FireAid benefit concert.
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Brit Rod Stewart performed at the charity event[/caption]
Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart at a benefit concert.
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Ros Stewart arrived with wife Penny Lancaster and proudly wore his knighthood pendant around his neck[/caption]
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Rod’s pendant[/caption]
Illustration of California outline with a heart and the words "FIRE AID".
The FireAid logo

Rod gets his gong out

SIR ROD showed off some impressive bling as he arrived with wife Penny Lancaster and proudly wore his knighthood pendant around his neck.

The Maggie May singer was given the honour in 2016 for his services to charity and music.

Rod was knighted by Prince William and said afterwards: “We talked about music and he said: ‘It’s great that you’re still going’, and I said: ‘I have to – I’ve got eight children.’”

No rest for the wicked, eh, Rod?

Billy's house battle

BILLY CRYSTAL recalled losing his home in the fires as he opened the event at the Kia Forum.

He told the crowd: “These are the clothes I wore when I fled my house with my wife Janice on January 7.”

Recalling how he fell to his knees and sobbed when he returned to the place his home once stood, Billy said: “We’ll laugh again. Let’s show the world who we are: We’re Los Angeles, one city, one heart. L.A. Strong.”

Generous Bono and his U2 bandmates kicked off the donations by handing over $1million (£800,000) to the relief effort before the concerts started.

Album set in Stones

I REVEALED yesterday that the Rolling Stones had shelved plans for a huge European and UK tour this summer.

But while it’s rubbish news for us fans who wanted to see Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood playing live – it does mean they have time to get working on another album.

Bill Wyman at an awards ceremony.
Former Stones guitarist Bill Wyman has admitted he’s already recorded a song for the record
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And former Stones guitarist Bill Wyman has admitted he’s already recorded a song for the record, which would be the follow up to their last No1 album Hackney Diamonds.

Bill said: “I did another track, I don’t know the title of it.

“But I played on another track, and I said, ‘What’s happening with that?’ They said, ‘We’re going to save it for the next album.’ It was a more bluesy track, more relaxed, more open.

“I just put what I thought was a pretty decent bass on it, because they didn’t have bass on it.

“It was more open, the kind of thing I prefer.”

Bill’s tune on Hackney Diamonds, Live By The Sword, also featured drumming by The Stones’s late bandmate Charlie Watts.

Bill added: “It was a pleasure to do it and it was lovely to do it with Charlie, who was my best friend.”

Insiders close to the band told me they hope to hit the road on our shores next year, if promoters can get the right deal done.

Here’s hoping they pull their fingers out.

KSI's £20million payday

KSI has got so many strings to his bow, he’s giving Robin Hood a run for his money.

But it turns out being a YouTuber, rapper, boxer, entrepreneur and BGT judge certainly pays off.

I’ve learned KSI earned £121,000 a week last year, taking assets to £20.8million after a knockout 2024.

KSI, who is due back in the boxing ring in March, also enjoys ten billion views over his three YouTube channels.

Later this year, he will stand in as a guest judge during the auditions for BGT.

Judging by these figures, he doesn’t need the cash.

Yung love is in the air for Anais

THERE could be another celebrity romance on the horizon, after Yungblud and Anais Gallagher were spotted together during her birthday celebrations.

Yungblud, real name Dominic Harrison, was seen putting his arm around Anais in my exclusive picture – which showed them heading home after her birthday party in Primrose Hill, London.

Yungblud and Anaïs Gallagher walking arm in arm at night.
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Yungblud and Anais Gallagher were spotted together during her birthday celebrations[/caption]

Dating Anais isn’t for the faint-hearted though, given her dad is Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher.

Still, Dominic from my experience is one of the most charming blokes around – so I’m sure that he’d have Noel eating out the palm of his hand.

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Kneecap announce extra date ahead of huge Dublin gig – after first night sells out in 5 hours

KNEECAP have added an extra date ahead of their huge Dublin gig – and tickets are going on sale next week.

The Belfast group are set to perform two major gigs at the 3Arena this December.

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Kneecap have added an extra concert date
Kneecap band members accepting a British Independent Film Award.
The hip-hop trio will play two nights in Dublin’s 3Arena this December

The hip-hop trio originally planned to perform on December 17 this year, but due to high demand they have added another date.

Aiken Promotions announced the second date for Kneecap’s highly anticipated Dublin concert earlier today.

The Irish lads will now be taking to the stage on December 16 and 17 this Christmas.

Tickets for their second date go on sale this Thursday, February 6 at 10am from Ticketmaster.

While fans with a pre-sale code can nab tickets a couple of days early on Tuesday, February 4.

The band took to their Instagram today to share the exciting new with fans.

They wrote: “Dublin… HOLY F***! You’ve gone and SOLD OUT the 3Arena after 5 hours on general sale.

“So WE’VE ADDED A SECOND SHOW ON DEC 16th.”

Last week, Kneecap missed out on two Oscar nominations for their self-titled auto-biographical film.

The youngsters, who starred in the comedy flick, which is based off the origins of their career, were left disappointed after the Academy Award nominations were revealed.

The musicians were hopefuls in this years Best Original Song and Best International Picture category, but were unfortunately left with no joy.

The film, which stars Naoise O’Caireallain, JJ O Dochartaigh, and Liam Og O hAnnaidh as themselves, was set to become the second Irish language film to be nominated for Best International Film, after The Quiet Girl which which was nominated back in 2023.

However, after the official 2025 nominations were revealed in a live ceremony, the popular group were out by major films such as Emilia Perez, The Girl With The Needle and Flow.

Furious fans have since taken to social media to share their reaction to the news.

‘SNUBBED’

One fan wrote on Twitter: “Oscars snubbed Kneecap, they are not real.”

Bea said: “Nah they’ve been robbed.”

While Azra added: “The snub of Kneecap is easily the biggest miss of this award season.”

Stephen simply commented: “They were snubbed.”

And Shauna exclaimed: “No kneecap nomination… back to saying the Oscar’s are fixed and pretending I don’t care.”

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