As roadies rolled a grand piano onto the stage midway through Evanescence ‘s set, singer Amy Lee smiled at the fans that packed the Kia Forum for KROQ ‘s 34th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas show and let slip her other reason to celebrate on Saturday.

“It’s my birthday,” said Lee, born 44 years ago in Riverside. “And on my birthday, I get to do whatever I want.”

What she apparently wanted to do was sing her heart out during a 45-minute headlining set that wrapped up nearly six hours of music for a night that benefits the youth organizations Para Los Niños and the Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center.

Social Distortion’s Mike Ness performs during KROQ’s 34th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contribut

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