One of the most iconic music venues in America, the Hollywood Bowl opens up to ticketing for it’s 2012 Summer Season tomorrow morning, May 5th, at 10 AM.
The lineup this year is especially strong, including the likes of Wilco, Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Fitz and the Tantrums, Glen Campbell, Animal Collective, Esperanza Spalding and Hot Chip.
This service warning directly from the Hollywood Bowl is particularly humorous– it sounds like a Lana Del Rey event:
Due to the high demand of walkup business, wristband distribution begins at approximately 8am. Only 500 wristbands will be distributed for the day (and the 500 are generally distributed within an hour). Department 12 will distribute 30 wristbands, for patrons with disabilities. Bowl parking lots will open at 7am.
Be sure to bring plenty of water and sunscreen. The Hollywood Bowl Store, Hollywood Bowl Museum, and a concession stand will be open.
Check the listings at the Hollywood Bowl’s website, or read them all below. You can purchase tickets online at HollywoodBowl.com or via Audience Services at 323.850.2000 or Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000 beginning at 10am as well, without having to wait hours to buy tickets (service charges do apply).
Hollywood Bowl Summer Season 2012
June 22 – Opening Night at the Bowl – 8pm
Special Concerts
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins (Conductor), Reba MacEntire (Inductee), Chaka Khan(Inductee), Additional presenters and special guests to be announced, Julie Andrews (Host)
June 24 – Glen Campbell: The Goodbye Tour – 7pm
KCRW’s World Festival
Glen Campbell, Dawes (with special guests), Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Lucinda Williams, Ann Litt (Host)
June 27 – A Celebration of Miles Davis – 8pm
Jazz at the Bowl
Marcus Miller "Tutu Revised", Miles Electric Band, Kind of Blue: Jimmy Cobb’s "So What" Band
July 1 – Ben Harper • Fitz and the Tantrums • Vieux Farka Touré – 7pm
KCRW’s World Festival
Ben Harper, Fitz and the Tantrums, Vieux Farka Touré, Garth Trinidad (Host)
July 2, 3 & 4 – July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with Barry Manilow, special guest – 7:30pm
Special Concerts
Barry Manilow, special guest, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sarah Hicks, conductor
July 6 & 7 – "Frozen Planet" in Concert – 8pm
Weekend Spectaculars
Los Angeles Philharmonic, George Fenton, conductor
July 8 – Apl.de.ap Takes You to the Philippines – A Celebration of Global Filipino Music
KCRW’s World Festival
Apl.de.ap With Members of The Black Eyed Peas – Will.i.am & Taboo, Ogie Alcasid, Dessa, Harana Kings, Kayamanan Ng Lahi, Legaci, Martin Nievera, Jeremy Passion, Philippine Chamber Singers – Los Angeles, Poreotics, Rondalla Club of Los Angeles, Sandwich, Nicole Scherzinger, Lou Diamond Phillips (co-host), Vanessa Hudgens (co-host), Jo Koy (co-host), Anthony Valadez (host)
July 10 – Beethoven’s 9th – 8pm
Tuesday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin, (conductor), Herman Kolgen (video artist), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-sopran), Gordon Gietz (tenor), Christian van Horn (bass), Los Angeles Master Chorale Grant Gershon (music director), Clyne: Rewind, LeBaron: American Icons, McTee: Tempus Fugit, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, w/video (collaboration with Getty)
July 11 – Ray Charles: Genius + Soul = Jazz – 8pm
Jazz at the Bowl
Count Basie Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater, special guest, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, special guest, Martina McBride, special guest, BeBe Winans, special guest, George Duke (piano), Shelly Berg (organ), Terence Blanchard (trumpet),
Scotty Barnhart (trumpet), Houston Person (tenor sax), Tom Scott (baritone sax) Gregg Field (drums), Patti Austin, (Raelette), Siedah Garrett (Raelett), Monica Mancini (Raelette), Special guests to be announced
July 12 – Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony – 8pm
Thursday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin (conductor), Daniel Hope (violin)
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, "Organ"
July 13 – A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor – 8pmSpecial Concerts
Garrison Keillor (host)
July 14 – "Grease" Sing-A-Long – 8:30pm
Special Concerts
July 15 – Reggae Night – Tuff Gong Worldwide & Ziggy Marley Salute Legends of Reggae – 7:00pm
KCRW’s World Festival
Toots and the Maytals, Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest, Freddie McGregor, Bob Andy, Jeremy Sole (Host)
July 17 – Joshua Bell Plays Mendelssohn – 8pm
Tuesday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Joshua Bell (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass)
Weber: Der Freischütz Overture, Meyer: Double Concerto, Weber: Oberon Overture, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Thursday 19 – Joshua Bell Plays Mendelssohn – 8pm
Tuesday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Joshua Bell (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass)
Weber: Der Freischütz Overture, Meyer: Double Concerto, Weber: Oberon Overture, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
July 20 & 21 – Smokey Robinson – 8pm
Weekend Spectaculars
Smokey Robinson, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sarah Hicks (conductor)
July 24 – Denève conducts Rachmaninoff – 8pm
Tuesday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Martin Chalifour (violin),
Mussorgsky: Symphonic Synthesis of Boris Godunov (arr. Stokowski), Conus: Violin Concerto, Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
July 26 – Thibaudet Plays Ravel – 8pm
Thursday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Bernstein: Candide Overture, Bernstein: On the Town, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G, Gershwin: An American in Paris, Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
July 27, 28 & 29 – "The Producers" "A New Mel Brooks Musical – 8pm (with the exception of July 29 which starts at 7:30pm)
Weekend Spectaculars
Susan Stroman, director and choreographer, All-star cast to be announced
July 31 – Bronfman Plays Brahms – 8pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Yefim Bronfman (pian),
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Elgar: Enigma Variations
August 1 -The Neville Brothers Farewell Tour • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – 8pm
Jazz at the Bowl
The Neville Brothers Farewell Tour, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-stars
August 2 – All Beethoven – 8pm
Thursday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lionel Bringuier (conductor), Renaud Capuçon (violin)
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
August 3, 4 & 5 – Pixar In Concert – 8pm
Weekend Spectaculars
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins (conductor)
August 7 – Gustavo Dudamel & Yo-Yo Ma – 8pm
Tuesday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Schumann: Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
August 8 – Big Band at the Bowl – 8pm
Jazz at the Bowl
Duke Ellington Orchestra featuring Brian McKnight, Kenton’s 100th – the Stan Centennial Orchestra, Tierney Sutton, special guest
August 9 – Tchaikovsky with Dudamel & Wang – 8pm
Thursday Classics
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor), Yuja Wang (piano)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
August 10 – Norah Jones – 8pm
Weekend Spectaculars
Norah Jones
August 11 – Liza Minnelli: Confessions – 8pm
Weekend Spectaculars
Liza Minnelli
August 12 – Dudamel Conducts Verdi’s "Rigoletto"
Sunday Sunset Concerts
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel (conductor),
