Dave Matthews Band has pulled out of the FireAid Los Angeles benefit concert with John Mayer due to illness in the family.

Dave Matthews has pulled out of the FireAid benefit concert—where was set to perform alongside John Mayer—due to a “critical illness” in his family.

The sudden cancellation was announced in a brief statement shared on the official Dave Matthews Band Instagram page on Wednesday, Jan. 29, just one day before he was due to take the stage at the Kia Forum with John Mayer for the star-studded FireAid benefit concert raising funds for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief.

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.

Dave Matthews has been forced to withdraw from the LA benefit concert hours before the show starts due to a ‘critical illness in the family’. The Crash Into Me singer was set to perform in a duet with John Mayer at FireAid tonight (January 30) along with sets from Lady Gaga , Billie Eilish , Stevie Nicks and Sir Rod Stewart.

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.

Singer was scheduled to perform with John Mayer for the first time at the FireAid concert on Jan. 30, followed by a Grateful Dead tribute at the MusiCares event on Jan. 31

The tour does not include any stops in Pennsylvania but does include shows in New York, New Jersey and Maryland.

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

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,

Music's biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday's Grammys gala, a glitzy ceremony proceeding despite devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.