“California, Los Angeles, Altadena, the Palisades — we are in this together,” Green Day’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong screamed to a sold-out crowd at L.A.’s Kia Forum on Thursday for the FireAid wildfire benefit concert.

As the first act of the star-studded evening, the iconic rock band kicked off the show with their 2009 track “Last Night on Earth,” bringing out fellow artist Billie Eilish to perform. The group reiterated that everyone was “in this together.”

Actor and comedian Billy Crystal, who lost his home in the Palisades Fire, took the stage after Green Day to officially welcome the crowd. He spoke about his own experience, telling concertgoers that he was wearing the clothes he evacuated from his home in, which he wore for a week. He announced that all donations of the night would be matched by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie Snyder, the first of which came from U2, according to Crystal, who donated $1 million dollars.

Alanis Morissette and Anderson .Paak kept the evening going. Morissette performed her 1998 song “Thank U” with messages of gratitude. “As far as I’m concerned, this is one of the greatest nights in Los Angeles city tonight,” Paak told the crowd. The artist also gave the crowd a big surprise in the form of a special appearance of legendary rapper Dr. Dre.

“This is a magical moment for me. I’ve got so much love, you guys. This summer will be the mark of 40 years that I’ve been in this business. I appreciate all the love you’ve been giving me. I appreciate all the first responders and all the firemen who put their lives on the line. It’s all about love for me today,” the rapper said before jumping into his and Tupac’s 1995 hit “California Love.” The crowd went wild as he performed with .Paak and singer and drummer Sheila E.

Legendary singer Joni Mitchell serenaded the crowd, the 81-year-old singer making a rare live appearance. The benefit also included words from those directly impacted by the fires, including Dr. Eshele Williams, her sisters and mother from Altadena, with ties to the community dating back to 1948 when their grandmother bought a home in the area. Dr. Williams explained that between the five of them on stage, four lost homes in the fire.

“We grabbed what we could, pictures, our grandmother’s special clock. We collected our father’s ashes and his flag from serving in the military,” she told the crowd. “We love our community and right now we are all grieving immense loss.”

Folk rock band Dawes performed a rendition of their 2011 song “Time Spent in Los Angeles.” The group’s frontman Taylor Goldsmith, married to actress Mandy Moore, and its drummer Griffin Goldsmith, his brother, were both directly impacted by the fire. Griffin lost his home in the fire, while Taylor lost his studio, including almost all of their instruments.

Dawes also brought out Stephen Stills to perform together before facilitating one of the biggest surprises of the night – a reunion between Stills and Graham Nash. The iconic members of Crosby, Stills and Nash performed their 1970 song, “Teach Your Children.”

“Take care of yourself, take care of one another,” Nash finished.

Samuel L. Jackson kicked off the Intuit Dome portion of the night. The actor told the crowd the show was so big two arenas were needed. “We’ve got hundreds of first responders here in the house. Let’s give them a huge round of applause,” he shouted as the crowd erupted for those in the house.

Jackson introduced a Pasadena firefighter, Chien Yu, who tragically lost his Altadena home in the Eaton Fire. Yu described evacuating his family and then immediately getting to work. The actor then brought out legendary singer, and his former neighbor, Rod Stewart.

The Brit kicked off the Intuit show with rendition of hit song, “Forever Young,” telling the crowd L.A. is in his heart and soul after living in the city for 50 years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer also performed his cover of Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready” — which he noted was apropos of the current time.

John Mayer performed for the crowd at the Forum, including his cover of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin” before legendary group Earth, Wind & Fire took the stage at the Intuit Dome, introduced by Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson. The crowd came alive to the group’s long-lasting hit “September.” John Fogerty joined The Black Crowes for a rendition of his 1971 Creedence Clearwater Revival song, “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” The group also brought out Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash for a cover of Led Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California.”

Rising star Gracie Abrams, who grew up in the Palisades, was joined by The National’s Aaron Dressner for a performance of her recent hit “I Love You, I’m Sorry” and a cover of “A Long December” by Counting Crows. No Doubt had The Forum up and dancing with their finale song “Just A Girl.” Tate McRae and Jelly Roll performed at the Intuit Dome, the latter bringing out Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker for a cover of Bob Seger’s “Hollywood Nights.”

Stevie Nicks emotionally recounted that, as she was evacuated, she expected to see her home on fire, fearing it would spread to the entire street. “She stands strong just like her mom,” the singer said. She dedicated her iconic track “Landslide” to the Santa Rosa firefighters who saved her home. The legendary singer followed it up with “Edge of Seventeen.”

Katy Perry, backed by the Pasadena Chorale, kicked things off her set with a performance of “Rise” before transitioning into hits “Roar” and “California Girls,” as she waved a California flag during the latter. “Can we keep this energy going forever?” the star asked the crowd. “This is humanity, this is love, this is kindness; I’ve been so inspired by how quickly our community organized to help all of our neighbors in need. It really reminds me that the people have the power.”

Back at the Forum, there was a surprise Nirvana reunion with surviving members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, along with help from Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and St. Vincent, as well as Dave’s daughter Violet Grohl. The group — who united for a similar performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, rocked the stage in what was also Grohl’s first onstage appearance since he revealed in the fall that he had welcomed a new daughter born outside of his marriage.

Lil Baby followed up with a pair of songs at Intuit before the Red Hot Chili Peppers rocked the Forum, starting with hit song “Dani California.” The L.A. rockers closed out the Forum portion of the night with a bang. Miles Tiller, who told the crowd that he and his wife lost their Palisades home, brought the viewers back the Intuit Dome with a Palisades resident to share his story. The actor brought Green Day drummer Tré Cool for a special moment.

Olivia Rodrigo commanded the crowd with a powerful performance of her debut hit “Drivers License.” The 21-year-old told the crowd she loves the city, saying she’s lived in the city her whole life and written many songs about living there like her second song, “Deja Vu.”

The crowd also proved to be star-studded, as former Vice President Kamala Harris was spotted at the Intuit Dome portion of the evening. Social media video shows the now Brentwood resident and former senator from California arriving with husband Doug Emhoff. In the videos, the couple was shown waving to a cheering crowd. Emhoff posted to X (formerly Twitter) saying how grateful they were to be at the concert in “our hometown of Los Angeles.”

“It is a wonderful night that shows the strength and resilience of our city as we begin to recover and rebuild from the devastating wildfires,” he said in the post.

A slew of industry figures were spotted at the show as well. Apple’s Eddy Cue was seen with one of the show’s producers, Irving Azoff. Almost Famous filmmaker Cameron Crowe was also seen in the same viewing area. Manager Roger Davies was spotted at the Forum venue ahead of client Pink’s performance. Azoff was also seen with David Zaslav popping into The Black Crowes dressing room. Howard Stern Show executive producer Gary Dell’Abate and Sirius XM executive Ross Zapin were seen at the Forum Club.

Live Nation, AEG and the Azoff Company partnered with the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in Inglewood to host the benefit show, described as an evening of music and solidarity. The concerts are being broadcast by select AMC Theatres, Apple Music and the Apple TV App, Max, iHeartRadio, KTLA+, Netflix/Tudom, Paramount+, Prime Video and the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch, SiriusXM, SoundCloud, Veeps and YouTube, demonstrating how the music business is unifying around the local disaster.

Proceeds from the concert will go toward a 501(c)(3) created for the event that will focus on rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies to ensure L.A. is better prepared for fire emergencies.

FireAid is being produced by Shelli and Irving Azoff and the Azoff family, in conjunction with Live Nation and AEG Presents.

This post will be updated throughout the show.