The Hollywood Bowl, one of Los Angeles’ most iconic outdoor venues, has announced its summer season for 2023. Among the notable events are King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Maggie Rogers, My Morning Jacket, the KCRW Festival, and the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival.
The summer season kicks off with the iconic Janet Jackson and special guest Ludacris on June 10. Followed up by the coveted Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival which is scheduled for the weekend of June 17-18. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have their first performance ever at the Hollywood Bowl on June 21. The venue will also be hosting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert on June 24 featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
The start of July begins with a 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular hosted by The Beach Boys taking place from July 2-4. This will be followed up by a performance of the popular Shakespearean play A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Dudamel featuring The Los Angeles Philharmonic on July 6. Sparks and They Will Be Giants will have their first performance ever at the Hollywood Bowl on July 16. July will close out with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on the 30th with Kevin Stites.
August lights things up with A Live Presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey on Aug 3 with The Los Angeles Philharmonic. Followed up by Walt Disney Animation Studios highlighting the breadth and depth of their music and animation over the past century with beloved film clips from Aug 4-5. Portugal. The Man performs for the first time ever at The Hollywood Bowl on Aug 6. Maggie Rogers will also perform for the first time at The Hollywood Bowl on Aug 13.
The beginning of the end of summer seasons at The Hollywood Bowl starts with Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert on Sept 1-2 featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Followed up with first-time performances of Air Supply at The Hollywood Bowl and toward the end of the summer season The Hollywood Bowl is hosting a Sing-Along to the Sound of Music with host Melissa Peterman on Sept 16.
Tickets for the shows will be available online at hollywoodbowl.com.
June
Janet Jackson: Together Again with special guest Ludacris
Saturday, June 10
Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival hosted by Arsenio Hall with Kamasi Washington, Leon Bridges, West Coast Get Down *, St. Paul and The Broken Bones and more
Saturday, June 17
Sunday, June 18
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard *
Wednesday, June 21
Jill Scott
Thursday, June 22
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert
Saturday, June 24
The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration
Sunday, June 25
Louis Tomlinson *
Friday, June 30
July
July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with The Beach Boys
Sunday, July 2
Monday, July 3
Tuesday, July 4
A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, July 6
Maestro of the Movies: John Williams with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Friday, July 7
Saturday, July 8
Sunday, July 9
Dudamel conducts Verdi’s Requiem
Tuesday, July 11
Charlie Wilson
En Vogue
Wednesday, July 12
An Ellington Celebration with Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, July 13
Kool & The Gang
Village People
Friday, July 14
Saturday, July 15
Sparks *
They Might Be Giants *
Sunday, July 16
Estancia with Dudamel
Tuesday, July 18
Diana Krall
Wednesday, July 19
Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, July 20
Café Tacvba with Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Friday, July 21
Saturday, July 22
Reggae Night XXI with KCRW Festival, Beres Hammond, Steel Pulse and Third World
Sunday, July 23
Rhapsody in Blue with Leonard Slatkin and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, July 25
Pictures at an Exhibition with Stéphane Denève and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, July 27
Quincy Jones’ 90th-Birthday Tribute: A Musical Celebration featuring Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with Jules Buckley *
Friday, July 28
Saturday, July 29
Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration featuring Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with Kevin Stites
Sunday, July 30
August
All-Rachmaninoff with Shiyeon Sung and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, August 1
A Live Presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey with Caleb Young and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, August 3
Walt Disney Animation Studios with Thomas Wilkins and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Friday, August 4
Saturday, August 5
Portugal. The Man *
Chicano Batman *
Say She She *
Sunday, August 6
Elgar and Beethoven with Ryan Bancroft * and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, August 8
Joe Bonamassa with orchestra *
Wednesday, August 9
Sibelius and Grieg with Tarmo Peltokoski and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, August 10
Rubén Blades & Roberto Delgado Big Band and Salswing Tour!
Friday, August 11
Carla Morrison *
Saturday, August 12
Maggie Rogers *
Alvvays
Sunday, August 13
Symphonie fantastique with Jonathon Heyward and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, August 15
Gladys Knight
Wednesday, August 16
Shostakovich and Dvořák with Anna Rakitina and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, August 17
Tchaikovsky Spectacular
Friday, August 18
Saturday, August 19
My Morning Jacket *
Fleet Foxes
Sunday, August 20
Chris Thile and Appalachian Spring with Teddy Abrams and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, August 22,
Herbie Hancock
Wednesday, August 23
Joe Hisaishi * and La mer with Hisaishi and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, August 24
Culture Club
Friday, August 25
Saturday, August 26
Smooth Summer Jazz with Dave Koz and Friends joined by Morris Day & The Time
Sunday, August 27
Beethoven at the Bowl with Simone Menezes and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, August 29
The Four Seasons with Gemma New and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, August 31
September
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert with David Newman and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Friday, September 1
Saturday, September 2
Air Supply *
Michael Bolton
Sunday, September 3
Mozart Under the Stars with Nicholas McGegan and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, September 5
Buddy Guy
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram *
Wednesday, September 6
Bach and Mendelssohn with Masaaki Suzuki and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Thursday, September 7
Fireworks Finale: Maxwell
Friday, September 8
Saturday, September 9
Sunday, September 10
The Planets with Karen Kamensek and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Tuesday, September 12
Jacob Collier * with Thomas Wilkins and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Wednesday, September 13
Sing-Along Sound of Music with Melissa Peterman
Saturday, September 16
Promises featuring Floating Points * with Shabaka Hutchings * and more
Wednesday, September 20
Los Auténticos Decadentes *
Sunday, September 24
Photo credit: Sharon Alagna
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