On Wednesday, the band Dawes will host a benefit concert at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium marking the one-year anniversary of the devastating Eaton Fire. Taylor Goldsmith, the band’s frontman, lost his recording studio in the blaze; his brother Griffin, the band’s drummer, lost his home.
“We didn’t want this anniversary of the fire to come along and simply lay everybody low,” Taylor Goldsmith said. “Hopefully, this show can help keep everyone motivated, inspired, and hopeful, while also continuing to process the heartache of it all.”
The concert, titled “A Concert for Altadena,” will be hosted by the actor and Altadena resident John C. Reilly.
The lineup includes Dawes & Friends (as the host act), Mandy Moore, Brad Paisley, Brandon Flowers (The Killers), Aloe Blacc, Everclear, Stephen Stills, Rufus Wainwright, Jenny Lewis, Lord Huron, Ozomatli ft. Taboo (Black Eyed Peas), Eric Krasno, Lucius, and Judith Hill.
Proceeds will benefit the Altadena Builds Back Foundation, a subsidiary of the Pasadena Community Foundation. According to PCF, the foundation has raised over $55 million for long-term recovery, part of a broader relief effort exceeding $70 million.
“It’s gonna be a heavy night but it’s going to be a beautiful one too,” Dawes said in an official statement announcing the concert.
Tickets, which ranged from $97 to $507 at face value, are now largely available only through resale.
