Watch & Listen | Hollywood Bowl

Gustavo Dudamel Reflects on Returning to the Bowl

Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel talks about his first concert at the Hollywood Bowl more than a decade ago and the...

Your Hollywood Bowl Story

Almost everyone has a story about the Hollywood Bowl. Maybe it was the first place you ever saw a concert—or fireworks. Or it was the...

The Bowl's Iconic Shells and Structures

The iconic shape of the Bowl has been many years in the making. Take a look at the evolving history of the familiar shell.

Wildlife and Flowers surround the Bowl

Take a tour of a side of the Bowl many never see.

Take a Stage Tour of the Hollywood Bowl

Explore a view of the Bowl you won’t see anywhere else.

The Bowl’s Design

How the shell got its shape

Bowl History Spotlight: Miles Davis’ Last Gig

The legendary trumpeter's final performance came at the Hollywood Bowl on August 25, 1991.

Bowl History Spotlight: Roland Hayes

One of the greatest singers of his era faced racist critics and audiences abroad and was frequently barred from performing at all in the United...

The Making of The Muses

As thousands of Angelenos pour into the Hollywood Bowl, most will pass beneath the kind and watchful gaze of the three muses, perched atop a...

Bowl History Spotlight: Ella Fitzgerald

For five decades, the First Lady of Song filled the Hollywood Bowl with her incomparable presence and left a lasting mark on the landscapes of...

The LA Phil and The Force

John Williams' relationship with the orchestra began a long time ago, in a venue not too far away.

William Grant Still & the Harlem Renaissance

In 1936, William Grant Still made history with the LA Phil.

From Train Cars to Jet Liners: The LA Phil on Tour

Why do orchestras go to such extraordinary lengths to tour?

Six Decades of Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta's long, influential path.

Buzz McCoy of McCoy’s Marketplace at the Bowl

McCoy was tapped by the Board and LA Phil leadership to help spearhead the massive renovation and rehabilitation of the Bowl's facilities, beginning in the...

The Hollywood Bowl Plays Itself: A History of Film Music at the Bowl

Founded in 1919 and the summer home of the LA Phil since 1922, the Hollywood Bowl has played a starring role in film, and film...

Coming of Age in the Jazz Age

The LA Phil's history of performing and presenting jazz music goes back to the dawn of the Jazz Age itself.

Stravinsky in Los Angeles

While in Los Angeles, Stravinsky became a frequent conductor of the LA Phil both downtown and at the Hollywood Bowl.

Bowl History