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.

Dave Matthews Band will no longer be performing at the FireAid benefit concert on Thursday. The band posted on its Instagram page that that they were not able to attend due to a “critical illness in the family.

Dave Matthews has bowed out of performances at the FireAid benefit concert and the MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala amid a family emergency, the band announced Wednesday.

Dave Matthews will no longer perform at two upcoming benefit concerts. The musician had been scheduled to appear alongside John Mayer at the Kia Forum for the FireAid fundraising event in Inglewood, California on Thursday night and at the MusiCares' 2025 Persons of the Year gala honouring the Grateful Dead on Friday.

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.

Some of the biggest names in music will come together on Thursday to raise money for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.

A family emergency has prompted Dave Matthews to drop out of the FireAid benefit concert and the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala. “Due to a critical illness in the family, Dave

Dave Matthews will be sitting out the FireAid and MusiCares benefit concerts due to a 'critical illness in the family.'