From the steps outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, you can see the San Gabriel Mountains and the same hills that burned in the Eaton Fire.
One year after the Jan. 7, 2025 wildfire, the auditorium will host a star-studded benefit concert to help Eaton Fire survivors called “A Concert for Altadena.”
“It is a sad one year later,” said organizer and Van’s Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman. “But it is also a sign that we will be here and rebuild.”
The majority of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the Altadena Builds Back Foundation, which is helping survivors with rebuilding homes and other needs.
The show features quite the musical line up.
Led by LA’s own Dawes, musicians set to perform include Eric Krasno, Stephen Stills, Lord Huron, Judith Hill, Ozomatli, Mandy Moore, Aloe Blacc, Brandon Flowers, Taboo, Jenny Lewis, Brad Paisley, Everclear, and Lucius.
The show will be hosted by John C. Reilly.
“This show really represents people coming together and kind of just outlining how incredible this community is and how we’ve all rallied to help each other,” said Eric Krasno, a Grammy-award winning musician and longtime Altadena resident. “All the artists on the bill tonight came out, they’re donating their time. A lot of them donated instruments. A lot of them donated money. So just to watch how much love has been has been outpouring for the community has been amazing.”
The concert is sold out, but 250 seats were reserved and donated to people affected by the Eaton Fire.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event begins at 6:30 p.m.
“There was a family, I just heard the story, and you don’t realize where it touches people, that when we found out that we had four tickets still available for them yesterday, they said they had tears in their eyes that they can come and be part of this,” Lyman said. “I just want to thank everyone for stepping up, and we all need to just step up and do what we can. It’s a big project and it’s going to take many years and a long time. Just don’t forget about us.”
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