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.

Rodrigo Simas Just days before his scheduled appearances, Dave Matthews has announced that he will no longer be able to perform during the

Los Angeles has fought several surging wildfires that have scorched tens of thousands of acres, destroyed over 12,000 structures and

The lineup for the FireAid benefit concert, a musical event set up to aid the relief efforts following the deadly and devastating Los Angeles wildfires, has been announced.

Mikael Wood and August Brown are at Inglewood's Intuit Dome and Kia Forum for the FireAid benefit concerts starring Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Stevie Wonder, among many others.

Dave Matthews dropped out of FireAid benefit concert and MusiCares‘ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala for the Grateful Dead over family emergency.

In addition to the performances, original Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir will be recognized for their musical contributions and philanthropy, while late band founders Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh will be honored posthumously.

Matthews had been set to take the stage at the Jan. 30 benefit concert in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

There are a bunch of benefit concerts for the LA wildfires coming up, and FireAid is the biggest. Taking place at both the Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in Inglewood, the event has Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish,

FireAid in Los Angeles inspired a community devastated by wildfires. We take you inside the benefit shows with Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo and more.