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Hollywood Bowl

Performances
On July 11, 1922, with the audience seated on simple wooden benches placed on the natural hillsides of 'Daisy Dell' in Bolton Canyon, conductor Alfred Hertz and the Los Angeles Philharmonic inaugurated the first season of music under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. While much has changed in the ensuing years, the tradition of presenting the world's greatest musicians and striving for musical excellence has remained a constant goal of this famed Los Angeles cultural landmark.

The Hollywood Bowl has been the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, since its official opening in 1922, and, in 1991, gave its name to a resident ensemble that has filled a special niche in the musical life of Southern California, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

In 1945, Leopold Stokowski formed the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, drawing its players from among members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and various film studios orchestras. He made a number of 78 rpm recordings with them for RCA Victor during his two seasons there (1945–46) before returning to New York. The Hollywood Bowl Symphony's name was retained for a series of Capitol LPs made in the 1950s under such conductors as Felix Slatkin and Carmen Dragon.

In 1951, a financial crisis closed the Hollywood Bowl during its summer season. Dorothy Chandler chaired a committee that organized a series of fundraising concerts that was able to reopen it.

The film-and-orchestra concert Bugs Bunny on Broadway, subsequently called "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony," has played the Hollywood Bowl a record 21 times—19 times with the Los Angeles Phiharmonic, and twice with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, all conducted by George Daugherty. In September 2003, "Bugs Bunny On Broadway" was the final Los Angeles Philharmonic concert to be performed in the 1929 shell before its demolition started the following day, making way for the new shell.

Public Figures – that have appeared at the Bowl throughout the years include President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Mickey Rooney and Edward G. Robinson, as well as such "teams" as Fonteyn and Nureyev, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, Simon and Garfunkel, and Abbott and Costello.

Dancers – Mikhail Baryshnikov has danced there, as did Fred Astaire.

Musicians – Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Nat "King" Cole, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Carrie Underwood, The Doors, José José, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Alicia Keys as well as various other Jazz and non-Jazz musicians have headlined star-studded shows at the Bowl.

The Hollywood Bowl has provided a showcase for the world's greatest musicians. Bernstein, Walter, Phish, Monteux, Mauceri, Koussevitzky, Stokowski, Karajan, Klemperer, and Leinsdorf, as well as Mehta, Giulini, Rattle, and Salonen are just a few of the conductors who have led the Los Angeles Philharmonic in summertime concerts over the past seven decades. Jerry Hadley, Philip Glass, Itzhak Perlman, Gregor Piatigorsky, Arthur Rubinstein, Thomas Hayward, Alfred Brendel, Vladimir Horowitz, Andre Watts, Horacio Gutierrez, Jessye Norman, Plácido Domingo, Beverly Sills, Isaac Stern, Kathleen Battle, Jane Eaglen, Marilyn Horne, Alexander Frey, Jennifer Larmore, Sylvia McNair, Andrea Bocelli, Gil Shaham, Stephen Hough, Luciano Pavarotti, Kygo—and other distinguished vocal and instrumental soloists too numerous to mention—represent the illustrious talent that has graced the stage. But never during its long and illustrious history has the Bowl's programming been limited solely to symphonic events; fully staged operas were a regular part of the season in the early years, and the famed Bolshoi Ballet appeared during the 1950s.

1930s

 * August 7, 1936: The Hollywood Bowl's all-time attendance record of 26,410 paid admissions was set for a performance by the French opera star Lily Pons.

1950s

 * September 1950: California's official state centennial show, The California Story, ran for five performances. The production, directed by Vladimir Rosing, was immense. A chorus of 200 and hundreds of actors were employed. The shell of the bowl was removed, the stage was enlarged, and the action was expanded to include the surrounding hillsides. Lionel Barrymore provided the show's dramatic narration.
 * August 15, 1956: A Jazz at the Philharmonic program featuring Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Tatum, and Oscar Peterson became the best-attended event of the venue’s history.

1960s

 * The Beatles performed at the Hollywood Bowl in 1964 and 1965, which resulted in the live album The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl that was released in 1977. This recording was re-released in 2016 with the screams of the fans significantly reduced and sound improved with new technology by Giles Martin.
 * July 5, 1968: Legendary L.A. rock band The Doors performed at the Hollywood Bowl. Recordings from this show were released in 1987 as the live album Live at the Hollywood Bowl. The Bowl was also home to the final performance of the Doors on September 10, 1972.
 * August 16, 1968: Eric Burdon & The Animals performed at the Hollywood Bowl. A live tape of rather poor quality of their performance exists.
 * September 14, 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared at the Hollywood Bowl.

1970s

 * 1972: Pink floyd played "set the controls for the heart of the sun" with a flammable gong. And at the finale there was a fireworks session.
 * June 17, 1972: Ron "Pigpen" McKernan played his last show with the Grateful Dead.
 * July 29, 1973: The World of Sid & Marty Krofft, a one performance only live show was filmed here and aired as a television special The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl. The show featured performances by Johnny Whitaker, Jack Wild with H.R. Pufnstuf characters and The Brady Bunch Kids.
 * September 7, 1973: Elton John played a concert here that was filmed for inclusion in the Bryan Forbes documentary film Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things.
 * 1979: the inaugural Playboy Jazz Festival was held. It has taken place at the Hollywood Bowl ever since.

1980s

 * 1980: The Monty Python comedy troupe performs. A filmed performance is released as Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl. (see below)

1990s

 * July 2–4, 1991: The newly formed Hollywood Bowl Orchestra made their debut performance with Independence Day concerts on conducted by John Mauceri. The program included works by Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams, George Gershwin & Jerome Kern, among others.
 * October 11, 1997: Prince performed at The Hollywood Bowl.

2000s

 * July 1, 2002: The Who performed their first concert after the death of John Entwistle.
 * April 29–30, 2005: Cher performed the final two concerts of her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.
 * October 1, 2005: Nine Inch Nails Live with Teeth
 * November 6 and 8, 2005: The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Tour concert.
 * October 12 and 13, 2007: Genesis performed the last two concerts of their Turn It On Again: The Tour. These are the last concerts the band has ever performed. At the last of the two concerts, lead singer Phil Collins said, "there was nothing else planned for Genesis after this show." Phil Collins would retire from the music industry in 2011.
 * August 16–17, 2009: Depeche Mode performed at the amphitheatre as part of their Tour of the Universe, in front of a crowd of 34,919 people.
 * October 4, 2009: Kylie Minogue performed at the amphitheatre on during their For You, for Me.

2010s

 * May 20, 2011: Kylie Minogue performed during her Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour.
 * August 2011: Phish made their Hollywood Bowl debut.
 * June 2, 2012: The Beach Boys played a concert here as part of their The 50th Reunion Tour.
 * November 8, 2013: Avicii performed at the Hollywood Bowl, becoming first EDM artist to headline the venue.
 * April 26, 2014: Black Sabbath played in front of 18,000 people to start off the Hollywood Bowl season.
 * May 16, 2014: Journey and The Steve Miller Band appeared at the Bowl along with opening act Tower of Power.
 * May 17, 22 and 27, 2014: Three sold-out crowds saw Billy Joel as he made his Hollywood Bowl debut during his Billy Joel in Concert tour.
 * June 2014: Barry Gibb, closing show of his first ever solo tour called "Mythology Tour" Royksopp Röyksopp and Robyn Robyn concert.
 * July 21, 2014: Mötley Crüe were seen by a sold-out crowd of 16,488 on their Mötley Crüe Final Tour concert
 * August 25, 2014: Nine Inch Nails & Soundgarden: North America 2014
 * September 17, 2014: Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds to Mars performed in front of 18,000 fans with AFI as their opening act.
 * May 18, 2015: Lana Del Rey performed with Courtney Love as her opening act as part of The Endless Summer Tour.
 * May 30–31, 2015: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett performed together as part of their Cheek to Cheek Tour.
 * June 20, 2015: Journey performed with a youth orchestra.
 * September 20, 2015: Empire of the Sun performed for the first time during their Ice on the Dune tour.
 * September 25–26, 2015: Kanye West performed his 4th solo album 808s & Heartbreak in full for the first time ever.
 * October 16–17, 2015: Florence and the Machine performed during their How Big Tour.
 * March 25–26, 2016: David Gilmour performed during his Rattle That Lock Tour.
 * July 1, 2016: Garrison Keillor recorded his final episode of A Prairie Home Companion from the Hollywood Bowl.
 * July 22–23, 2016: "Weird Al" Yankovic performed during his Mandatory World Tour
 * September 9, 10, 11, 2016: Electric Light Orchestra performed during their "Alone in the Universe" tour.
 * September 18, 2016: Kraftwerk makes their debut performance during their 3D US Tour.
 * October 1, 2, 2016: Dolly Parton performed during their "Pure & Simple" tour
 * October 8,9 2016: Sia Furler performed during her Nostalgic For The Present Tour
 * June 3, 2017 New Kids on The Block headlined the Total Package Tour with Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men
 * June 23, 2017: Jason Mraz's 40th Birthday party and concert.
 * June 26, 27, 2017: Queen + Adam Lambert performed during their Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017-2018
 * July 2, 3, 4, 2017: Pentatonix performed during their Pentatonix World Tour 2017
 * July 31, 2017: Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey performed during their All the Hits Tour 2017
 * September 8, 9, 10: The Muppets perform
 * September 17, 2017: Mon Laferte performed during her Amarrame Tour alongside La Santa Cecilia and Cafe Tacvba
 * September 21, 22, 25: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers completed their 40th Anniversary World Tour; final shows of Petty's career before his death on October 2.


 * October 1, 2017: Imagine Dragons will perform during their Evolve Tour
 * October 3, 4, 2017: Chance the Rapper will perform during his Be Encouraged Tour
 * October 5, 2017: Lauryn Hill and Nas will perform during their Powernomics Tour
 * October 7, 2017: Kings of Leon will perform during their WALLS World Tour
 * October 8, 2017: Janet Jackson will perform during her State of the World Tour
 * October 12, 14, 16, 18: Depeche Mode performed a record-breaking four-night stand as part of their Global Spirit Tour
 * October 27, 2017: Linkin Park will hold a tribute concert for Chester Bennington