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Empire of the Sun

Hollywood Bowl

Mariah Carey's Christmas Time

David Foster's 75th Birthday

Danny Elfman

David Gilmour

Imagine Dragons

Joni Mitchell & The Joni Jam

KYGO

Eric Clapton

Porter Robinson

Sit back and relax at our annual mini-festival with the smoothest sounds around.

Smooth Summer Jazz

Hear the orchestra play music from beloved films with select clips shown on the Bowl’s big screens.

Movie Night

Harry Connick Jr. first commanded a stage at the age of five, and he’s been blowing audiences away ever since. The Grammy and Emmy winner—not to mention Hollywood Bowl Hall of Famer—and his band leads three thrilling nights of songs, fireworks, and fun, featuring Thomas Wilkins and the LA Phil.

July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular

Chris Stapleton

Noah Kahan advocates and supports charities in delivering mental health treatment and access to care.

Noah Kahan

Sessanta

Mariah Carey Hollywood Bowl

Hozier - Unreal Unearth Tour 2023

Kiss

Sting

Incubus

Rockers Los Auténticos Decadentes became one of the Americas' greatest bands by forging a wide-open style that encompasses ska, cumbia, reggae, bolero, and more. That open-mindedness has made them one of Latin America’s most influential groups and won them a multi-generational fanbase that’s drawn to their high-energy, joyful cathartic sounds. More acts to be announced!

Los Auténticos Decadentes

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are a force in Latin American music. Over nearly four decades, they’ve constantly evolved, moving through and incorporating sounds from the worlds of ska, reggae, rock, rap, and salsa. There is, quite simply, nobody who sounds like them, and they’ve collaborated with everyone from Celia Cruz and Rubén Blades to Mick Jones of The Clash. On their El León del Ritmo tour, they celebrate the 30th anniversary of their mega-hit “Matador,” a barreling anthem that blew the doors off of MTV Latino when it debuted.

Rockers Los Auténticos Decadentes became one of the Americas' greatest bands by forging a wide-open style that encompasses ska, cumbia, reggae, bolero, and more. That open-mindedness has made them one of Latin America’s most influential groups and won them a multi-generational fanbase that’s drawn to their high-energy, joyful cathartic sounds.

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

On Saturday, September 23, John Legend will reprise his recent sold-out performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall with a special one-night-only concert at the Hollywood Bowl. An Evening with John Legend: a night of songs and stories at the Hollywood Bowl sees Legend joined by full orchestra and gospel choir. This special event will feature spectacular reimaginings of his greatest hits, as well as selections from his album LEGEND (Solo Piano Version), recently released via Republic Records.

John Legend

Arguably no band has had a bigger impact on alternative music in the United States than Pixies. After founding in Boston in the 1980s, they quickly developed a sharp, caustic sound: Their instantly recognizable music is bright, loud, and beautiful, with notes cribbed from punk, folk, and surf, and was a major influence on Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, The Strokes, Weezer, and so many more. Their 1989 album Doolittle was called one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone, ranked fourth on Pitchfork’s list of best albums from the 1980s, and was called the second-best album of all time by NME.

Isaac Brock’s cracked cosmic lyrics and angular guitar attack made Modest Mouse one of the fiercely beloved underground bands of the 1990s. For nearly thirty years, he’s served as indie rock’s resident backwoods philosopher, equally flummoxed by the infinite space of the universe and by his own good fortune of having a place within it—a conflicted but ultimately uplifting mindset made manifest in hits like “Float On” and “The Ocean Breathes Salty.”

Chan Marshall’s work as Cat Power has defied genre and convention, bringing together folk, punk, blues, and soul. The rawness and immediacy of her music—the honesty of her songwriting and the forthrightness with which she delivers it—have made her an essential artist. You can hear her legacy rippling through the work of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Angel Olsen, and Soccer Mommy, while her devotion to the song as an artform has led her to shine her light on covers of songs by Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, and more.

Pixies • Modest Mouse Cat Power

Here are a few of our favorite things: The Bowl on a summer night, singing songs with friends old and new, and the Hollywood Hills coming alive with the sound of music! Join the von Trapps and fellow music fans for this Bowl tradition, and don a clever costume for the pre-show contest with hilarious host Melissa Peterman at our special screening of the Oscar®-winning film.

Sing-A-Long Sound of Music

The Lumineers

With an ambitious, universal sound that encompasses orchestral composition, folk songwriting, jazz, R&B, rap, and pop, multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier already has five Grammy wins under his belt, and has teamed up with musicians the world over—everybody from SZA to Coldplay to Hans Zimmer. Now he's adding another major collaboration to the list: Thomas Wilkins and the LA Phil.

Jacob Collier with the LA Phil

Gustav Holst’s fan-favorite The Planets offers an out-of-this-world journey, exploring the astrological personalities that inhabit our solar system, from the combative Mars to the joyful Jupiter and the mysterious Neptune. Philip Glass’ First Violin Concerto, like the composer himself, embraced taboo and broke many unwritten rules, but its pulsing minimalistic language and interplay between orchestra and soloist made it one of his most popular works.

The Planets

Three-time Grammy winner Maxwell sets it off in our Fireworks Finale, hooking his supple and soulful R&B—and three decades of hits—to elegant backing from his veteran touring band.

Fireworks Finale: Maxwell

Bach’s timeless and sublime musical voice takes the spotlight on the first half of this program—with the orchestral suite that features the popular “Air on the G String” and a violin concerto featuring the LA Phil’s Principal Concertmaster. Conductor Masaaki Suzuki leads Mendelssohn’s sunny and cheerful Fourth Symphony, which was inspired by the composer’s time in the Italian countryside.

Bach and Mendelssohn

The blues-rock star who's brought the sweet sounds of Chicago to the world makes his Hollywood Bowl return with his Damn Right Farewell tour! Buddy Guy is an eight-time Grammy winner and a guitar slinger whose slick take on the rough-and-ready style of the Windy City has made him one of the most beloved blues musicians of all time. As The New York Times recently said, "any opportunity to spend [time] in the company of Buddy Guy is an opportunity not to be missed," and we couldn’t agree more. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram kicks off the night.

Buddy Guy

Few experiences can compare to listening to Mozart as a Southern California sunset gives way to a starlit evening. Bowl favorite Nicholas McGegan leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in this annual tradition, featuring Mozart’s stirring Don Giovanni Overture as well as his harmonically rich “Prague” Symphony. Violinist Bomsori Kim joins the orchestra for Mozart’s graceful and rollicking “Turkish” concerto.

Mozart Under the Stars

Two romantic rocker heavyweights team up for a night of iconic melodies and unforgettable hits. Air Supply's "All Out of Love" and "Lost in Love" made them stars of the 80s, while Michael Bolton’s signature vocals and emotional vulnerability took him to the top of the charts with Grammy-winning hits like “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You".

Air Supply • Michael Bolton

In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO, and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet. Watch the complete film unfold as David Newman and the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs John Williams’ legendary score live to picture.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert

From thundering spring storms to a serene winter day, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons cleverly paints the passage of time. The LA Phil’s First Associate Concertmaster performs this set of artfully constructed concertos that have become some of the most loved music ever written. New Zealand-born Gemma New leads the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s own interpretation of the seasons as well as a work by Jessie Montgomery that was inspired by Vivaldi’s masterwork.

The Four Seasons

Two Beethoven favorites add up to a perfect night out at the Bowl. Violinist Clara-Jumi Kang—capable of “muscular, dynamic playing” that balances “grandeur with gentleness” (The Strad)—performs Beethoven’s transcendent concerto. The Italian-Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the heroic and revolutionary Symphony No. 3.

Beethoven at the Bowl

Sail in for a beautiful summer evening dedicated to all things smooth, silky, and laid-back. This year’s edition is headlined by multiplatinum saxophonist Dave Koz along with the funky soul stylings of Morris Day & The Time. More artists to be announced.

Smooth Summer Jazz, Dave Koz and Friends, With special guests Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius and Maysa & Morris Day & The Time

When you think of the sounds of the 1980s, you don’t get very far before thinking about Boy George and Culture Club. The U.K. group formed in the late 1970s, embracing the brash styles of glam rock and the open-mindedness of post-punk to create a truly new form of pop music. The songs are unforgettable: “Karma Chameleon,” “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya,” “Time (Clock of the Heart),” and so many more brought together new wave with blue-eyed soul and touches of reggae, calypso, salsa, and country music. Boy George’s flamboyant sense of style and crossdressing—and his barbed tongue—made them sensations, but it all came back to the idea of making music that would bring together people of different cultures, backgrounds, and ethnicities. Be there when the Grammy winners who defined an era return to the Bowl.

Boy George and Culture Club

The multi-talented Joe Hisaishi has composed more than 100 film scores and is best known as the musical mind behind nearly all of famed Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki’s films with Studio Ghibli. Hisaishi leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in selections of his own music—including his evocative scores for landmark anime films Howl’s Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke—as well as Debussy’s sea-inspired, Impressionistic La mer.

Joe Hisaishi and La mer

Herbie Hancock simply can’t stay still. Since making his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as an 11-year-old in 1952, the legendary award-winning pianist has done it all: cool Blue Note jazz, cooking with Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet, going far out with his Mwandishi band, getting funky with Head Hunters, and collaborating with an incredible range of artists. There’s no telling what he’ll do as he makes his return to the Bowl—but you can bet it’ll be unforgettable.

Herbie Hancock

Teddy Abrams leads a concert of familiar and brand-new American music, including Aaron Copland’s ballet suite that evokes the grandeur of pastoral frontiers. Chris Thile, who was called “a genre-defying musical genius” by NPR, offers his own musical take on the American experience. The bluegrass mandolinist behind Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek brings his newly written concerto that he says tells “the true story of the time I attempted to impress a Starbucks executive and accidentally met Carrie Fisher as a result. It’s a DOOZY!” We’re not quite sure what that means either, but we’re excited to find out.

Chris Thile and Appalachian Spring

Join My Morning Jacket and Fleet Foxes for an incredibly special night of music under the stars as the two bands link up for their first ever co-headline show. Rolling Stone calls Fleet Foxes’ latest album Shore “the most immediately rewarding Fleet Foxes record since their brilliant 2008 debut” and The New York Times has called My Morning Jacket “the new kings of expand-your-mind, religious-experience rock.” Be there as the bands come together on the same stage for a beautiful night of music.

My Morning Jacket • Fleet Foxes

One of the Hollywood Bowl’s cherished traditions, the Tchaikovsky Spectacular returns with the engaging and affable Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leading favorite selections including Swan Lake to Romeo and Juliet. Chopin Competition winner Bruce Liu performs the triumphant, heart-on-its-sleeve First Concerto, and it all comes to a climax when the USC Trojan Marching Band and fireworks cap off the night with the 1812 Overture.

Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks

Melodic and wistful, earthy and passionate—Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is one of the most popular pieces of its kind ever written and a rite of passage for any concert cellist. Sterling Elliott has been praised for his stellar stage presence and joyful musicianship. The “radiant young cellist” (The Washington Post) joins the LA Phil for Dvořák’s gem. Capping off the evening, Anna Rakitina leads Shostakovich’s thunderous and powerful Fifth Symphony.

Shostakovich and Dvořák

Gladys Knight is an American icon whose “Midnight Train to Georgia” is one of the most celebrated songs of the 20th century. She's had No. 1 hits in pop, gospel, R&B, and adult contemporary, along with seven Grammy victories. Both as a solo artist and with The Pips, she's been bringing audiences to their feet for over 50 years, with hits like “If I Were Your Woman,” “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and so many more.

Gladys Knight

Jonathan Heyward illuminates a night of enchanting French music, starting with Lili Boulanger’s vibrant evocation of a spring morning and ending with Berlioz’ radical fantasy about an artist consumed by love, passion… and opium-induced fever dreams. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the orchestra for Ravel’s Concerto in G, which offers a depth of emotion and feeling beneath its light-hearted and glittering surface.

Symphonie fantastique

Producer, songwriter, and performer Maggie Rogers' shows are equal parts euphoric and intimate and have become one of her strongest calling cards. A mesmerizing live act, Maggie has built a global fan base after headliner shows on both sides of the Atlantic, and now her path winds its way to Hollywood for her Bowl debut.

Alvvays’ latest album, Blue Rev, is a revelatory set of songs that Pitchfork calls “a feast” and “a deep dive through the history of pop and rock” in their Best New Music review. The Toronto power-pop group’s lightness of touch and Molly Rankin’s lyrics may make it all seem effortless, but these songs are expertly crafted, the result of a five-year writing and recording process. The end product is a compulsively lovable joyride confirming the quintet’s place atop a new generation of winning, whip-smart indie rock.

Maggie Rogers

Grammy-nominated and three-time Latin Grammy-winning artist Carla Morrison has had an explosive year following the release of her highly anticipated album El Renacimiento. While her style is still rooted in her beloved acoustic-heavy sound, she showcases her ability to effortlessly venture into a larger pop realm with versatility and depth.

Over the course of ten studio albums, singer and songwriter Devendra Banhart has forged an idiosyncratic—but instantly recognizable—sound that seems to have been informed by nearly every kind of music being made just outside of the mainstream. Psychedelic folk, chamber pop, tropicália, merengue—they all come together through his guitar.

Carla Morrison

Panamanian singer Rubén Blades helped shape the New York salsa scene in the 1970s, and he’s been keeping people dancing ever since. The 12-time Grammy and 10-time Latin Grammy winner brings a political conscience and sense of connection to his music, combining nueva cancion and Son Cubano with rock and jazz and music from around the world in a grooving mix that still gets people moving—just ask the rock, reggaeton, hip-hop, and salsa artists who call him an inspiration today. Rubén Blades arrives at the Hollywood Bowl with the Roberto Delgado Big Band, twenty incredible Panamanian musicians who have accompanied him around the world for 13 years.

Rubén Blades

Tarmo Peltokoski leads an evening with Nordic flair. The Filipino-Finnish conductor brings two works by Finland’s greatest composers, opening with music by Kaija Saariaho and closing with Sibelius’ Second Symphony, a work that the Dutch newspaper RNC called “nothing less than a miracle” and “staggering, breathtaking, tear-jerkingly beautiful” when Peltokoski recently performed it. Cuban-Finnish artist Anton Mejias continues the northern European theme with the Norwegian Edvard Grieg’s tour-de-force and wildly popular Piano Concerto.

Sibelius and Grieg

Joe Bonamassa got his start at the age of 12, opening a tour for the legendary B.B. King. In the years since, he’s played alongside some of the biggest names in music and still hasn’t reached his peak. The three-time Grammy nominee has topped the Billboard blues charts a record-breaking 25 times with his signature take on the blues. Be there for his Hollywood Bowl debut, when he’ll team up with an orchestra for a special concert unlike anything he’s done before.

Joe Bonamassa with Orchestra

French pianist Hélène Grimaud has earned honors and praise throughout her career for, among other things, her deft interpretation of Mozart. Bachtrack said her performance of the composer’s Twentieth Concerto, a work Grimaud says represents “confrontations with fate or destiny,” was performed with “impeccable technique and concentration.” Ryan Bancroft leads Pulitzer-winner Caroline Shaw’s enthralling Entr'acte as well as the many moods of Edward Elgar’s musical puzzle. Enigma Variations transforms its central theme into a personality sketch of Elgar’s friends, ranging from playful or eccentric to majestic and noble in the beloved “Nimrod.”

Elgar and Mozart

French pianist Hélène Grimaud has earned honors and praise throughout her career for, among other things, her deft interpretation of Beethoven. The New York Times said her performance of the composer’s Fourth Concerto was “deeply affecting” and “traveled an enormous arc from the first hesitant chords to the painful vulnerability of the slow movement to the boisterous triumph of the finale.” Ryan Bancroft leads Pulitzer-winner Caroline Shaw’s enthralling Entr'acte as well as the many moods of Edward Elgar’s musical puzzle. Enigma Variations transforms its central theme into a personality sketch of Elgar’s friends, ranging from playful or eccentric to majestic and noble in the beloved “Nimrod.”

Elgar and Beethoven

Portugal. The Man started off playing hardcore in Wasilla, Alaska. Now they’re a chart-topping, Grammy-winning, festival-headlining rock band whose song “Feel It Still” seemed to top every radio chart on Earth. They may be on top of the world, but they’ve still got their feet on the ground, playing a sharp and catchy form of modern rock touched up with influences from electronic music, R&B, and whatever else they can get their hands on.

Chicano Batman are LA’s house band. The East LA group has an incredible knack for bringing together the sounds of LA County’s Latinx communities: Delfonics-style soul, Afro-Cuban rumbas, wobbling funk-jazz. It’s all held together by the socially conscious lyrics of Bardo Martinez, who sings with the sweet soulfulness of Curtis Mayfield.

Say She She’s discodelic soul takes inspiration from the defiant hitmaking of Nile Rodgers & CHIC—the name is a nod to the group’s “Freak Out”—and their up-tempo grooves, sticky hooks, and dreamy harmonies are a natural fit to kick off a big night at the Bowl.

Portugal. The Man • Chicano Batman

Walt Disney Animation Studios has shown us stories that have defined our humanity and inspired the world to wish upon a star. Journey through the most iconic song and film moments of the studio’s treasured legacy live in concert, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Fantasia to The Little Mermaid to Encanto. Special guest artists join Thomas Wilkins and the LA Phil for an unforgettable experience under the stars, complete with magical film clips on the big screen.

Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert

As Warner Bros. celebrates 100 years of entertaining audiences around the world, the Hollywood Bowl will add a highlight to the yearlong celebration through Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. A landmark film in the 1960s, it has topped many critics’ lists for greatest film of all time. A key ingredient in Kubrick’s cinematic alchemy was his clever use of classical music, which forever changed and gave new meaning set against stunning celestial imagery. From the ethereal music of György Ligeti to Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra and Johann Strauss, Jr.’s The Blue Danube, watch and listen as the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs the score live to picture while the movie shows on the Bowl’s big screens.

A Live Presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Tears for Fears

A viral video of 18-year-old Yunchan Lim playing Rachmaninoff’s famously challenging Third Concerto at the Cliburn Competition amassed nearly 10 million views and set off online debate about where it ranks among the best ever. Lim brings his electrifying performance of that same piece to the Hollywood Bowl. In the second half, rising star Shiyeon Sung conducts the LA Phil in Symphonic Dances, Rachmaninoff’s final orchestral work, which blends endless Romantic melodies with dance rhythms, modern musical elements, and hints of jazz.

All-Rachmaninoff

The extraordinary emotional range of Stephen Sondheim is on full display for one unforgettable night. Join us for a journey through the world of the most celebrated figure in the history of musical theater, with guest vocalists and an orchestra bringing his iconic songs to the stage.

Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration

With hits like “P.Y.T”, “Thriller”, ”Give Me the Night”, and “Fly Me To The Moon” performed by an all-star lineup, Quincy Jones’ illustrious body of music will be on full display at the Hollywood Bowl for this incomparable birthday celebration. Join us for two unforgettable evenings of some of the best-selling songs of all time, from the best-selling producer of all time. Let the good times roll!

Quincy Jones’ 90th-Birthday Tribute: A Musical Celebration

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition paints entire worlds with sound, inviting the audience to imagine vivid vignettes and colorful scenes. Stéphane Denève—Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra—leads the LA Phil in Ravel’s stunning orchestration of this audience favorite as well as the title track from John Williams’ enchanting soundtrack to The Book Thief.

Los Angeles native Billy Childs has a storied career as a jazz performer and has won four Grammy Awards as a composer, blending jazz, classical, and pop into a distinctly American voice. Called “an exciting, boundary-defying performer” by The Washington Post, Rachel Barton Pine plays Childs’ Second Violin Concerto that took its inspiration from the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pictures at an Exhibition

At times pulse-pounding and at others overflowing with lush sounds of longing, the “New World” Symphony blends the diverse ideas of America into memorable musical atmospheres and unforgettable melodies. National Medal of Arts awardee Leonard Slatkin leads the LA Phil in Dvořák’s timeless favorite.

Japanese jazz pianist Makoto Ozone has had a prolific and celebrated career, recording more than 40 albums with jazz royalty including Branford Marsalis and Chick Corea. When he brought his limitless energy and creativity to a performance of Rhapsody in Blue with orchestra, The New York Times raved that it was “a thrilling, virtuosic, and unabashedly personal rendition” that above all else was just plain fun for both the musicians on stage and everyone in the audience.

Rhapsody in Blue

A star-filled lineup brings the spirit of Jamaica and the history of island music to the Bowl for the 21st edition of Reggae Night.

Beres Hammond approaches funked-up reggae and digital dancehall with the smoky smoothness of Otis Redding or Teddy Pendergrass, making him not only one of Jamaica’s greatest songwriters, but one of the country’s best singers, too.

Celebrating 50 years of music, the Reggae Ambassadors Third World mix R&B, funk, pop, dancehall, and rap into a distinctive reggae fusion all their own, to the tune of nine Grammy nominations and countless chart topping hits worldwide.

U.K. heroes Steel Pulse rose from the punk scene and the Rock Against Racism movement and have become one of reggae’s greatest bands. The Grammy winners have stayed close to their roots, fighting injustice and promoting positivity through spiritually uplifting music.

Reggae Night XXI

The legendary band reprises their electrifying collaboration with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, showcasing the catalog that led The New York Times to call them “the greatest rock band in Mexico” and “possibly even the world.”

Café Tacvba with the LA Phil

Gustavo Dudamel leads a night of Russian music bookended by the sometimes fun-loving, sometimes provocative Sergei Prokofiev—opening with his “Mozart with a modernist twist” Classical Symphony and closing with the emotional peaks and valleys of the composer’s beloved Romeo and Juliet. In between, Tchaikovsky’s miniature cello concerto provides a stellar spotlight for Alisa Weilerstein, who performs with such sensitivity that the sound of her instrument seems to have “come from her voice, her lungs, and her being”.

Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with Dudamel

Diana Krall's elegance and nuance have made her one of the most celebrated and successful jazz singers of our time. She’s the winner of two Grammy Awards and 10 Juno Awards, a testament to what the Los Angeles Times calls a “career guided by the notion that there’s plenty of power in grace and understatement.” Be swept up on a beautiful night at the Bowl.

Washington, DC’s The String Queens trio travel through time and genres, presenting repertoire spanning from the Baroque to the Jazz Age to the Billboard Hot 100 at jazz festivals and the Presidential Inauguration Concert, while their arrangement and performance of Harry Styles’ “Golden” was featured in ESPN’s promotional campaign for Wimbledon.

Diana Krall

Dance company Grupo Corpo—internationally renowned for combining classical technique with a modern take on popular Brazilian dance—joins Dudamel and the orchestra for this rare full performance of Ginastera’s ballet. Set against the landscape of disappearing Argentine gaucho culture, Ginastera’s Estancia tells the tale of a city boy who tries to win the heart of a rancher’s daughter by showing off his skills as a horseman and dancer.

Composer Arturo Márquez describes the trumpet as “the queen in the soul of Mexico… a cry of joy and sadness.” In his autumn-inspired concerto for trumpet, Marquez evokes those emotions and more with the help of the technical and musical showmanship of soloist Pacho Flores.

Estancia with Dudamel

The internationally acclaimed and utterly unique pop pioneers Sparks—Los Angeles’ own Ron and Russell Mael, stars of the recent hit documentary movie The Sparks Brothers—bring their “unlimited genius” to this special hometown show.

Grammy-winning They Might Be Giants is Brooklyn’s own beloved perpetual motion machine that, after 35 years, still records actively and tours worldwide, delivering a show that is melodic, upbeat, energetic, spontaneous, and even virtuosic.

Sparks

Kool & The Gang have been starting parties around the world for decades, soundtracking good times and creating good vibes. Their massive hits “Get Down on It,” “Ladies Night,” “Hollywood Swinging,” and “Jungle Boogie” helped to define an era, and every time they come around, they bring the spirit of a very funky age with them. This is a “Celebration” you don't want to miss. Village People’s tunes are known the world over, and that’s fitting for a group whose hits—like “Macho Man” and “Y.M.C.A.”—embrace people of all stripes and invite them to the party.

Kool & The Gang

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic pay tribute to one of the most prolific American artists of his era, showcasing Duke Ellington’s range from classic songs to symphonic compositions.

An Ellington Celebration

Charlie Wilson—a.k.a. Uncle Charlie—returns to the Bowl! The R&B icon, whose career has spanned over four decades, brings his must-see show full of hits from his days as lead singer of the Gap Band (“Outstanding,” “You Dropped a Bomb on Me,” “Party Train”) and from his solo career (“Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” “There Goes My Baby,” “You Are,” “I’m Blessed”). He is Billboard’s Top Adult R&B Male Artist with the most No. 1 hits and has garnered 13 Grammy Award nominations, a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Soul Train Icon Award, and NAACP Image Awards and is a New York Times and Washington Post best-selling author with his memoir, I Am Charlie Wilson. His influence also extends deep into the world of today’s hip-hop and pop music, thanks to collaborations with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, and many others. Feel the funk on a hot summer night!

En Vogue sold 30 million records by infusing killer vocals with class on songs like “Free Your Mind” and “My Lovin’.” Thirty years into their career, their crowns remain intact.

Charlie Wilson En Vogue

From its stunningly beautiful solo moments to the rapturous “Dies Irae” that movie trailers have—rightly—lifted as a soundtrack to the end of the world, Verdi’s Requiem is a darkly dramatic 90-minute roller-coaster ride. When Gustavo Dudamel last conducted it a decade ago, the Los Angeles Times raved about his “radical and wondrous” performance that drew in the Bowl audience for moments of “intimate, personal expression” while also soaring in the many massive moments that “shook the Cahuenga Pass.”

Dudamel conducts Verdi’s Requiem

John Williams' scores are instantly recognizable, filled with soaring melodies, poignant emotion, and thrilling moments. It's little wonder that he's long been considered the greatest composer in Hollywood history, having contributed to some of the biggest films of all time: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Schindler’s List, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jaws, and so many more. Join John and his dear friend and colleague Gustavo Dudamel as they share the podium for three magical nights of movie music performed by the LA Phil, including selections with film clips.

Maestro of the Movies: John Williams with the LA Phil

The Hollywood Bowl transforms into Shakespeare’s magical forest when Gustavo Dudamel leads Mendelssohn’s whimsical incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Complete with projections on the Bowl’s shell and a narrator to be announced, the piece casts a musical spell, filled with drama, fairies, and more than a little comedy. Spanish pianist Javier Perianes plays with “a combination of evident modesty and utter brilliance” (The Sunday Times) and joins Gustavo for Manuel de Falla’s rich and mysterious Nights in the Gardens of Spain.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel

With dozens of their chart-toppers becoming anthems of American youth—including “Surfin’ USA,” “I Get Around,” and “Fun, Fun, Fun”—The Beach Boys will light up the night with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and our legendary fireworks.

Half off for kids 12 and under. Ticket limits apply.

July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular with The Beach Boys

British singer and songwriter Louis Tomlinson believes brighter days are ahead. That's why the former member of One Direction named his second solo album Faith in the Future. And if that album is any indication, Tomlinson's musical vision is as bright and optimistic as his view of the world. Fresh off his chart-topping album Walls and his first-ever solo tour, he splashes into the Bowl with a vibrant mix of sounds: dancefloor bangers, blasts of punk, music for Iberian sunsets, early-morning easy listening, late-night confessionals. It's all delivered with the breezy confidence and up-close sensitivity that's made him a star around the world, and it's all designed to make his live shows an experience as big and brilliant as the future itself.

Louis Tomlinson: Faith In The Future World Tour 2023

“The Game Awards: 10-Year Celebration,” a special live concert event with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, will feature orchestral music selections and suites from many of the world’s top video game franchises.

The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration

This special live concert event celebrates the unforgettable role music plays in video games. Lorne Balfe leads the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in music selections and suites from Arcane, Diablo, Elden Ring, Final Fantasy® XVI, God of War, Hades, Hogwarts Legacy, League of Legends, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Starfield, Star Wars Jedi, and The Last of Us.

The Game Awards 10–Year Concert

In the epic finale to the Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series, the battle between good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert brings the final chapter to the big screen as the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra performs every note of the magical score by Alexandre Desplat. The stakes have never been higher!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert

When Jill Scott began working on her first album in 2000, she was an understudy for a production of Rent that was touring Canada. Now, she's one of R&B and soul's most influential and beloved singers and songwriters. Or, as Essence puts it, "Jill is Black culture at its highest, purest form—innovative, creative, radiating pride, connected to our roots, a beautifully breathing embodiment of love for ourselves, our loved ones, and our community." And it all started with Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1.

Now, she brings that warm, thoughtful, and empowering debut back around, performing it in its entirety. Who is Jill Scott? reshaped the priorities of R&B music, bringing it closer to the earthiness of soul and the socially conscious sounds of Philadelphia rap groups like The Roots, going beyond genre in pursuit of connection and authenticity. It's an approach we take for granted now—such is the impact of the singer Entertainment Weekly said “boasts the gutsiest voice of any neo-soul star.” But its deepest impact is on the emotional lives of those who saw themselves in songs like “Gettin' in the Way,” “A Long Walk,” and "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat),” all of which were nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammys. “These stories set free and inspired the audience—especially women—to simultaneously navigate love and their Black humanity,” as Vibe says. Twenty-three years after we first met her, Jilly from Philly says hello once again.

Jill Scott

Psych, krautrock, thrash, prog, experimental synth—if there's a style of wild, exploratory music that King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard haven't tried their hand at yet, it's only a matter of time. The Australian group has put out a staggering 23 albums in ten years (six in 2022 alone!) without ever repeating themselves. Their intense restlessness has made them arguably Australia's most innovative, important, and productive rock band and won them considerable critical acclaim, and their mammoth live shows have made them festival headliners and won them converts across the globe.

They may not touch every corner of the cosmos, but in this three-hour marathon set at the Bowl, they're going to try. Lace up your shoes and get ready to keep pace with one of psychedelic music's most prolific groups of explorers.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

The top acts in jazz and more descend on the Hollywood Bowl for two days of incredible music and a whole lot of fun.

Programs, artists, dates, prices, and availability subject to change.

Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival

Janet Jackson is back! The celebrated music icon behind “All for You,” “Rhythm Nation,” “Nasty,” “That’s the Way Love Goes,” and so many more headlines Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus, the Grammy Award®-winning rapper Ludacris kicks off a night not to be missed.

All proceeds from Hollywood Bowl Opening Night benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its Learning and community programs.

Janet Jackson: Together Again Opening Night at the Bowl

World’s premier Mariachi festival features top Mariachi bands and fireworks!

Mariachi USA

Shania Twain

The Cure

This performance has been rescheduled to May 22, 2023. Your ticket will be honored for the new date or if you can’t make it, you’ll be able to request a refund for the next (30) days. Ticket holders will be emailed directly with details.

Matchbox Twenty

Game of Thrones

Andrea Bocelli

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

Willie Nelson turns 90! America's favorite country music icon is throwing a birthday party for the history books on April 29 & 30 at the Hollywood Bowl. Join us for one of the most anticipated celebrations ever, featuring performances from over 35 musicians including Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, Snoop Dogg, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks, The Lumineers, and many more!

Willie Nelson 90

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Phish

Reba McEntire

An all-star lineup comes together for a musical celebration of Black freedom and excellence at the Hollywood Bowl. JUNETEENTH: A Global Celebration for Freedom features performances by Khalid, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Roots, Chaka Khan, Lucky Daye, Robert Glasper, Billy Porter, Mary Mary, Anthony Hamilton, Michelle Williams, Mickey Guyton, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and more. Plus, Thomas Wilkins and Derrick Hodge lead the Re-Collective Orchestra, marking the first-ever performance of an all-Black symphony orchestra in the Hollywood Bowl’s 100-year history. Musical direction for the night is provided by Adam Blackstone and Questlove. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime musical celebration of Juneteenth.

JUNETEENTH: A Global Celebration for Freedom

Andrea Bocelli – In Concert

Dave Koz’s saxophone styling has won him Grammy® nominations, audiences with presidents, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his integration of soul, quiet storm, and R&B with jazz has made him a Bowl favorite for years. The bright and brassy horns of Oakland’s Tower of Power blasted to the forefront of funk and soul in the 1970s, and made them a go-to collaborator for artists like Elton John, Santana, Huey Lewis & The News, and more. Fifty years into their career, they’re still bringing East Bay Grease to stages around the world.

Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns

To celebrate two decades of ‘Give Up’ and ‘Transatlanticism’, The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie have joined forces for an unprecedented 20th anniversary co-headline tour. Each night, Benjamin Gibbard, the co-founder of both bands, will pull double duty performing with The Postal Service – comprised of Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis – as well as with Death Cab for Cutie (alongside Nick Harmer, Dave Depper, Zac Rae, and Jason McGerr). The extraordinary live run will see both iconic groups performing their seminal 2003 albums in full.

The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie

In 2019, the composer Floating Points (Sam Shepherd) converged with spiritual jazz icon Pharoah Sanders to create Promises, a breathtaking album-length composition and mesmerizing journey also featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Issued two years later, the recording has become one of the most acclaimed releases of our time.

On September 20, Floating Points will premiere Promises in full at the Hollywood Bowl. The performance will bring to life a recording that capped Sanders’ profoundly influential six decades in music.

Shepherd began working with Sanders after the tenor saxophonist heard Floating Points’ debut album, Elaenia, in 2015. The two reconnected often, and as Shepherd gained further attention and success for the sublime Floating Points electronic albums Reflections: Mojave Desert (2017) and Crush (2019), his bond with Sanders grew into a creative partnership that bore the meditative Promises. Upon its release, critics lined up to sing its praises, with NPR jazz critic Nate Chinen calling it “grand in scale but startlingly intimate in its effect.”

The pair were developing this Hollywood Bowl debut in the months before the tenor saxophonist died in 2022, and now Shepherd will fulfill this wish with orchestra and an all-star line-up handpicked, in part, by Sanders himself.

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Empire of the Sun

Nov 8, 2024

Mariah Carey's Christmas Time

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