Jelly Roll Sets Rose Bowl Benefit Concert to Support L.A. Wildfire First Responders
Written by djfrosty on January 29, 2025
Jelly Roll will play a headlining benefit show to support first responders who have bravely faced the wildfires that ravaged parts of greater Los Angeles earlier this month.
The “I Am Not Okay” hitmaker will lead the benefit concert on Saturday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and is inviting only first responders and their families/guests to attend.
TMZ first reported the benefit show, and Billboard has independently confirmed the event.
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The show, which is set to begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, is said to possibly include some unnamed “friends” of Jelly Roll who will also take part. According to TMZ, tickets for the show are free, and Los Angeles first responders were offered up to four tickets for themselves, family and friends.
This isn’t the only benefit concert Jelly Roll is performing at connected to supporting those impacted by the wildfires. The six-time Billboard Country Airplay No. 1 hitmaker will also take part in the massive FireAid benefit concert, which will take place at Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum on Thursday (Jan. 30) and also features Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga and more.
Antioch, Tennessee, native Jelly Roll has been steadily piling up accolades over the past few years, including seeing his current album Beautifully Broken debut atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Along the way, he’s also secured a CMA Award win for new artist of the year and earned four Grammy nominations, as well as a nomination for the CMA’s coveted entertainer of the year honor.
But Jelly Roll has been keen on blending music and mission from the beginning, working to help others and shining a light on those who are struggling with various trials, whether that be depression, addiction or incarceration. On tour, he regularly visits jails in the cities where his tour stops. His most recent No. 1 party, for his song “I Am Not Okay,” was held at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, where he performed for inmates and offered them encouragement.