Billie Joe Armstrong’s Coverups Bring Electric Set to Benefit for Wildfire Relief at Los Angeles’ Troubadour
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer On Thursday night, Billie Joe Armstrong joined his fellow Green Day members to open FireAid, setting off the nearly six-hour benefit with a three-song tribute to those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
It was Green Day operating like Green Day typically does these days: massive shows on massive platforms, not entirely out of the ordinary, this time for a good cause.
If there’s one thing the devastating LA wildfires brought to light, it’s a sense of the underlying community coursing through the city, the unspoken camaraderie of collective grief and support.
It’s often hard to spot. Big philanthropic gestures typically go accounted for — FireAid raised $60 million in donations even before the event began — but it’s those smaller acts of kindness that bring humanity into focus during a time when it’s easy to wonder what’s left of it.
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