Alex Hodges, Nederlander Concerts COO, told Pollstar that the September 6 event is only the first in a series of benefits that will be held at the venue “at least through November.”

Hodges said although planning for the series is still “at a very early stage,” the Dolls presented a place to start.

“We were able to take advantage of a unique opportunity when The Goo Goo Dolls were thinking about moving the date [of their second show],” Hodges said.

He said Nederlander, which manages The Greek, decided to ask the Dolls to consider rescheduling their show in September to launch the benefit series and close out their U.S. tour, and they quickly accepted.

“We are honored to headline such an important concert and kick off this concert series at The Greek Theatre,” Dolls frontman John Rzeznik said.

Griffith, the largest municipal park with an urban wilderness area in the United States, was donated to the city in 1896 by Colonel Griffith J. Griffith. In addition to The Greek, the park is home to the Los Angeles Zoo, The Griffith Observatory, the Museum of the American West, the Travel Town Museum, a merry-go-round, two 18-hole golf courses, athletic fields, several basketball and tennis courts, a swimming pool and the famed Hollywood sign, which sits on the south flank of the park’s Mount Lee.

The park was devastated by a wildfire last May that left more than 800 acres destroyed. Hodges said luckily there was no damage to The Greek. In fact, police and firemen used the venue and its parking lot as a staging area while fighting the blaze.

He said even though the venue escaped harm, he and Nederlander were greatly affected by the fire and the damage it did to Griffith Park and felt the need to do something to help.

“Fires are dangerous and fires are costly,” he said. “We’re fortunate that there wasn’t more damage, and we’re very fortunate that there wasn’t any loss of life or injury to the firemen.

“But it’s not just over in a day when the news trucks move away, and the recovery’s not over in a day. The purpose of the fund is reforestation of Griffith Park. It’s really simple, but it’s a big project.”

There aren’t any estimates yet as to how much money will be needed to return the park to its pre-fire state, but Hodges thinks “it’ll be very costly.”

He said he sees the benefit series as “a call to action” for people in the music business.

“It’s going to take time to organize and find the right dates…and do all of the things that might help raise some money, but this is a cause that people will join together for.”

Although no formal inquires for other shows have been made, Hodges said response from artists has been terrific.

“We’re getting calls from people who say, ‘I’m not on tour, so I don’t have my full production out, but I’d like to participate in a five act show’ and we have others who are saying, ‘I’m already sold out on a show, but I’ll do an additional show.’

“And there are others who are saying ‘My tour’s ending in October or November. Can we find a date then? I’ll come and do a show.'”

As a result of these differing availabilities, Hodges said formats and ticket prices for shows in the series are likely to vary.

He said it’s hard to tell how long it will be necessary to keep the series going to raise the money for the restoration, but he’s in it for the long haul and thinks everyone will benefit in the end.

“It may be between other funding [efforts] and the concerts, that we only raise enough for half the number of trees we need, and then it’ll be ongoing.

“But I think it’s a bit of an opportunity for everybody to feel good. Stevie Ray Vaughan, who I managed, said, ‘Music is healing.’ So we’ll use music as healing for a beautiful park.”