Skip to page content
  • HB
  • HOLLYWOOD BOWL NAMED BEST MAJOR OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUE AT POLLSTAR CONCERT INDUSTRY AWARDS
  • Feb. 6, 2008
  • The Hollywood Bowl – one of the premier outdoor music venues in the world and the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic – was honored at the 19th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards on February 6, as the Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue.  This marks the fourth nomination and subsequent award representing an industry-wide acknowledgement that the Hollywood Bowl is not only an icon with a rich and celebrated history, but it remains a vital and relevant destination for performers and audiences alike.

     

    Renowned for its exquisite setting, the Hollywood Bowl plays host to a tremendous diversity of artists, from classical and pops to jazz, rock, pop and world music. During the 2007 season, the Hollywood Bowl concert series included performances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, The Decemberists, Queen Latifah, Café Tacuba, Savion Glover, Gladys Knight, Bright Eyes, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Macy Gray, Nancy Wilson, Pink Martini and Rufus Wainwright, among others. Last season the team of Andrew Hewitt and Bill Silva also brought Rush, John Mayer, Genesis, Roger Waters, and Morrissey to the Bowl, and the venue played host to the Playboy Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz and Mariachi USA.

     

    "It's quite an honor for the Bowl to be recognized four consecutive years as the best major outdoor concert venue," said Arvind Manocha, the Hollywood Bowl's General Manager. "Being recognized by industry peers in this way is a wonderful testament to all of the hard work that goes into a Bowl season, from booking the artists to putting on the shows to maximizing the patron experience." 

    The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards honor the best of the concert industry for their accomplishments. Nominees were selected by over 125 concert business peers (agents, managers, promoters and industry professionals), and winners were determined by ballots cast by Pollstar subscribers. Other 2008 Pollstar winners include Madison Square Garden, Royal Albert Hall, 02 Arena, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, The Greek Theatre, the Coachella Festival and the Glastonbury Festival.  For over 20 years, Pollstar has provided music business professionals with the most reliable and accurate source of worldwide concert tour schedules and ticket sales results.

     

    Nestled snugly in the Hollywood Hills, the Hollywood Bowl is the largest natural amphitheater in the United States. Seating nearly 18,000 patrons, the Bowl has been the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening in 1922, and presents outdoor concert performances each summer featuring classical, jazz, and world music presented by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. To this day, $1 buys a seat at the top of the Bowl for many of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's concerts.  Attendance figures over the past several decades have soared: in 1980 the Bowl first topped the half-million mark and last summer, close to one million admissions were recorded.  The Bowl's summer music festivals have become as much a part of a Southern California summer as beaches and barbecues, the Dodgers and Disneyland. The Bowl grounds themselves -- one of Los Angeles County's most renowned parks -- are open year-round for visitors to enjoy free of charge.

      

    # # #

  • Contact:

    Adam Crane, acrane@laphil.org, 213.972.3422; Lisa Bellamore, lbellamore@laphil.org, 213.972.3689