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The Hollywood Bowl is one of the premiere entertainment venues in Los Angeles. An acoustically superb natural amphitheater set into the Hollywood Hills, the Bowl is among the most historic and beautiful venues, not only in the city, but in the world.
Over the years, the Hollywood Bowl has played home to such stars as Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, Barbra Streisand, Igor Stravinsky, Jascha He … Moreifetz, and The Beatles.
Dining
Pre-concert dining under the stars has always been part of the pleasure of the Hollywood Bowl experience. The dining choices are many, offering something for every taste and budget.
Patrons are invited to dine either at their seat location or in one of the many picnic areas. For Information on the Hollywood Bowl's restaurants please call (323) 850-1885. Less
The Amazing Los Angeles Race is designed to feel like a hybrid of a sightseeing tour, The Da Vinci Code and The Amazing Race. Participants form teams of two to eight people and receive their first clue at the starting line. Each solution leads to the next clue and fun experiences at top L.A. attractions, including Mann's Chinese Theatre, the Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Bowl, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, culminating in a finish-line awards ceremony. Learn more...
Legendary singer Barry Manilow makes his Hollywood Bowl debut in a concert performance that will find him backed by the 60-piece Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The evening will be packed with Manilow's hits, plus a few surprises. Perhaps the most successful Adult Contemporary artist in history, Manilow has sold more than 75 million records over the past four decades. Learn more...
The Hollywood Bowl presents Disco Fever 3, the latest in their annual series of concerts by the disco era's biggest stars. The evening will feature Kool and the Gang, Chic with Nile Rodgers, and The Village People, plus special guests Yvonne Elliman, Thelma Houston and Maxine Nightingale. Learn more...
The Hollywood Bowl presents India Calling!, a concert featuring music from across India. Guests include the Ravi Shankar Center Ensemble, curated by sitar legend Ravi Shankar. Shankar's daughter Anoushka, a famed sitarist in her own right, will also perform, as will bhangra star Malkit Singh, Rhythm of Rajasthan, Kailash Kher's Kailasa, and more exciting guests. Learn more...
Listen to the best of classical music under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. With Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and more, there's something for classical lovers and new listeners alike this summer -- even fireworks! (See additional details for program information.) Learn more...
Natalie Cole's seminal Unforgettable...With Love came out in 1991 and set a new standard for reinventing the Great American Songbook. The multiple Grammy award-winning Cole's newest album, Still Unforgettable, goes deeper into the treasure chest of American songs. Now, after a recent kidney transplant operation and recovery, Cole brings her voice to the Hollywood Bowl. Learn more...
Hot jazz, German song, Latin cha-cha and Afro-Cuban drumming come together in this collaboration between Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman and world-renowned soprano Jessye Norman. Inspired by Langston Hughes' epic poem Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz. Learn more...
The Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band headlines a night of classic big band jazz at the Hollywood Bowl. Saxophone legend James Moody, who began his career with Gillespie's band in the 1940s, makes a special guest appearance. The night also features the Roy Hargrove Big Band with singer Roberta Gambarini, plus Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. Learn more...
Patti LaBelle sings at the Hollywood Bowl. For over forty years, she's been renowned for her unforgettable style and seamless fusion of soul, funk, gospel, R&B, passionate ballads, and pure pop music. With special guests Mike Farris and The Roseland Rhythm Revue. Learn more...
Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain and Miles Ahead forever changed the sound of jazz. From the original scores, some of today's finest artists will re-create the magic that resulted from the unique and timeless partnership of Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and a star-studded cast of actors present a concert performance of Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl. The timeless musical will feature Jessica Biel and Scott Bakula as Sarah Brown and Nathan Detroit, plus Beau Bridges, Ellen Greene, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and many more. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents a star-studded tribute to legendary composer Henry Mancini at the Hollywood Bowl. A twenty-time Grammy winner, Mancini's work ranged from "Moon River" to the immortal themes to The Pink Panther and Peter Gunn. Guests include pianist Dave Grusin, Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Mancini's daughter Monica, a two-time Grammy-nominated singer. Bill Conti conducts; a spectacular fireworks display follows the concert. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates America's independence at the Hollywood Bowl. They'll perform some of America's most famous orchestral classics, and back up special guest John Fogerty, whose work with Creedence Clearwater Revival and solo career have earned him worldwide fame. The evening is capped by a spectacular fireworks display. Learn more...
The Hollywood Bowl is proud to welcome legendary singer Aretha Franklin. Known as the "Queen of Soul", Franklin was the featured singer at President Obama's inauguration; in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked her no. 1 in their list of its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. She's performing at the Bowl for the first time in 35 years. Learn more...
The 20th Annual Mariachi USA Festival comes to the Hollywood Bowl. It's five nonstop hours of the world's finest Mariachi music with beautiful folkloric ballet and a fabulous finale with spectacular fireworks. Learn more...
The Hollywood Bowl presents the 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival, hosted by Bill Cosby. This landmark two-day event continues its tradition of featuring the biggest names in jazz, soul, Latin jazz, and more, along with future headliners. Two separate all-star lineups include Wayne Shorter, The Neville Brothers, Kenny G, King Sunny Ade, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings and many more. Learn more...
Mahler's massive and aptly named Symphony of a Thousand marks Esa-Pekka Salonen's last Hollywood Bowl program as Music Director. Eight superb soloists, the L.A. Master Chorale and the L.A. Children's Chorus join in for this rarely heard and overwhelming musical creation. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic plays the Hollywood Bowl in a special all-Tchaikovsky program. Conductor Hannu Lintu leads the orchestra as they play the great Russian composer's Violin Concerto, his legendary 1812 Overture, and more. This annual event features a dazzling fireworks display, the USC Trojan Marching Band, and more. Learn more...
Twenty-year-old French pianist Lise de la Salle joins the Los Angeles Philharmonic to play Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1 at the one-of-a-kind Hollywood Bowl. The orchestra, under the baton of Bramwell Tovey, will also present Tchaikovsky's Festival Coronation March and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the direction of conductor Bramwell Tovey, presents an evening of Scandinavian classic music under the stars at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. The program will includes pieces by Sibelius, Nielsen and Grieg, and the orchestra will be joined by guest violinist Sarah Chang. Learn more...
Edo de Waart conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in The Russian Soul, a program of classic Russian composers. The concert culminates in Tchaikovsky's heroic Symphony No. 5, following Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 2 (with soloist Julian Rachlin) and Shostakovich's Festive Overture. Learn more...
Throughout his long and illustrious career, George Benson has earned acclaim as a brilliantly versatile guitarist, as well as a smooth and soulful vocalist. His melding of jazz, pop, and R&B has yielded such hits as "Breezin'" and "Give Me the Night". The concert also features SMV, the supergroup of bassists Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten, as well as Grammy Award-winning songwriter and long-time Leonard Cohen collaborator Sharon Robinson. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents works by three of the greatest composers of Germany's Romantic Era under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. The huge outdoor venue is the perfect backdrop for Brahms' Symphony No. 1, Schumann's Piano Concerto (with soloist Sa Chen), and Wagner's Meistersinger Prelude. Learn more...
Enjoy a concert under the stars as the Los Angeles Philharmonic plays at the Hollywood Bowl. Featured soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays Khachaturian's Piano Concerto in a program that also includes Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, plus works by Kodaly and Glinka. Learn more...
Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, one of the world's premier soloists, joins the LA Philharmonic for a concert under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. The program includes Stravinsky's Petrushka, plus works by three French composers: Saint-Saens, Berlioz, and Chausson. Learn more...
Bramwell Tovey conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Percussionist Colin Currie performs Rouse's astounding and theatrical percussion concerto Der Gerettete Alberich. Holst's The Planets concludes the concert, enhanced by stunning imagery from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena. Learn more...
Leonard Slatkin conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in this concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Enjoy an evening at the legendary outdoor venue, as the Philharmonic plays Glass' Two Interludes from the CIVIL warS and Violin Concerto, plus Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents French Masters, a program featuring Bizet's Symphony in C, plus two works by Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales and Pavane for a Dead Princess. The program also includes Boccherini's Cello Concerto No. 6. Christian Zacharias conducts. Learn more...
Enjoy an evening outdoors at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Christian Zacharias conducts the orchestra in three of Beethoven's best-loved works: the Symphony no. 6 ("Pastoral"), Piano Concerto no. 1, and Coriolan Overture. Zacharias, an acclaimed pianist, will lead the Philharmonic while playing the piano in the Concerto. Learn more...
Legendary Monty Python comedian Eric Idle and the LA Philharmonic present the West Coast premiere of Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at the Hollywood Bowl. It's a comic oratorio inspired by Handel's Messiah and Monty Python's hilarious Life of Brian. Co-written by Idle and John du Prez, the Grammy and Tony-winning team responsible for the smash hit Spamalot. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony at the legendary Hollywood Bowl. Enjoy an evening of brilliant classical music under the stars. Exciting young guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the Philharmonic in a program which also includes works by Saint-Saens and Ginastera. Guest soloist: Daniel Müller-Schott, cello. Learn more...
The 18th Annual MARIACHI USA Festival comes to the Hollywood Bowl. It's five nonstop hours of the world's finest Mariachi music with beautiful folkloric ballet and a fabulous Mariachi symphony finale with spectacular fireworks. Available early so that members can buy tickets as holiday gifts. Generously sponsored by Farmers, Southwest Airlines, and Univision. Learn more...
One of Goldstar's most popular events returns to the Hollywood Bowl! The 17th Annual Mariachi USA, presented by ING, is a five-hour musical extravaganza featuring outstanding musicians, including special guest Vikki Carr, followed by a spectacular fireworks finale. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Scheherazade" as part of Classical Thursdays at the beautiful Hollywood Bowl. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs Beethoven's Triple Concerto, along with Dvorak's Symphony No. 8 and Smetana's Overture, The Bartered Bride. Learn more...
The Hollywood Bowl presents an evening of sassy and sophisticated jazz when all-star group George Duke & Friends (featuring Christian McBride, Billy Cobham, Airto, Kenny Garrett, Roy Hargrove, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Sample), vocalist Dianne Reeves and special guest Joe Sample join for this special one-night-only event.
This offer expires at 2pm the day before the show. Learn more...
Violinist Sarah Chang, recognized the world over as one of classical music's most captivating and gifted artists, plays the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Learn more...
The innovative Paul Taylor Dance Company makes its Bowl debut in a program featuring signature works choreographed to the music of Bach, played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Paul Taylor choreography, once thought of as experimental, has become the gold standard of modern dance.
This offer expires at 2pm the day before the performance. Learn more...
Southern Californians not only have one of the world's finest orchestras in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, but they can also enjoy it in one of the world's most treasured venues, the Hollywood Bowl. Classical Tuesdays presents internationally celebrated conductor Leonard Slatkin leading the L.A. Philharmonic in works by Ives and Mahler. Learn more...
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the direction of celebrated conductor Sir Neville Marriner, plays at the historic Hollywood Bowl in a program featuring several works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Ticket sales for these concerts close at 2pm the day before each show. Learn more...
The legendary Hollywood Bowl comes alive with the bossa nova rhythms of some of Brazil's most acclaimed artists (including Eliane Elias and Oscar Castro-Neves), plus vocalist Dianne Reeves, performing the lilting jazz sounds of their country's world-renowned composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Learn more...
The world-famous Hollywood Bowl will come alive to the stirring sounds of Bach and Vivaldi when the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the direction of Nicholas McGegan, perform the immortal Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and more.
Ticket sales for these concerts expire at 2pm the day before each show. Learn more...
Spend an unforgettable evening at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl when the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the direction of Alexander Mickelthwate, performs Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique. The orchestra will be joined by pianist Olga Kern to perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1.
Ticket sales for this event end at 2pm on Wednesday, August 3. Learn more...
Legendary pianist Andre Watts is joined by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a concert featuring the music of Brahms and Haydn at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl.
This offer expires at 2pm on Monday August 1. Learn more...
Magic fire glistens under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl as John Mauceri and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are joined by some of the world's greatest Wagnerians to re-create Wagner's epic destruction of Valhalla.
Each ticket purchased through this special offer is good for admission for two.
Ticket sales for this event end at noon on Friday, July 8. Learn more...
The Mariachi USA Festival is 4 1/2 hours of non-stop Mariachi Music under the stars at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, followed by a spectacular fireworks finale! Artists scheduled to appear include Jose Feliciano and Los Panchos. Learn more...
Bjork comes to the Hollywood Bowl as part of her nine-date North American tour. Bjork is backed by electronic duo Matmos and the Icelandic String Octet. Opening acts are Bonnie Prince Billy and the Matthew Herbert Big Band. Learn more...
Map and Directions
The Hollywood Bowl is located at 2301 N. Highland Ave. in Hollywood, CA. It is accessible from the 101 Freeway via the Highland Ave. exit.
BOWL PARKING INFORMATION
Parking in and around the Hollywood Bowl is EXTREMELY LIMITED. Plan to arrive at least 2 hours before show time so that you may enjoy your time at the Bowl.
To ease your trip to and from the Hollywood Bowl you may try using one of their Shuttle Lots or Park & Ride locations (not available for all events). Check here for the most up-to-date information on parking options for the event you're attending:
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/.../laphil_presents_events.cfm, or call the Hollywood Bowl at 323-850-2000.
Handicap Information
You will need to contact the Hollywood Bowl directly in order to make arrangements for accessible seating.
Handicap seating is not available at this venue through Goldstar.
