Garth Brooks to give a charity concert at Staples Center in January

By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
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Now that he's out of the house, Garth Brooks has decided to stay out a bit longer.Fresh off the nine sold-out shows he played this month in Kansas City, Mo., the country star will play in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 to raise money to help relief efforts following the recent wildfires that ravaged Southern California.

Brooks will perform at Staples Center, with proceeds going to victims of the fire as well as toward programs to assist California's firefighters. Information on ticket sales will be announced Monday. Unlike his stand in Kansas City, which began with a single show with more added as successive performances sold out, there's little room in Staples' calendar for an extended stay there, even though Brooks indicated he was entertaining the idea of a longer run here at some point.The Lakers, Clippers and Kings all have games schedules in the days immediately before and after Jan. 26, with the exception of Jan. 25, which was still open as of Wednesday.

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