Timeless music and modern day classics are part of the 2023 Hollywood Bowl season announced Tuesday.
The scenic venue will open the season June 10 with a performance by Janet Jackson. The Beach Boys, They Might Be Giants, Kool & The Gang, Village People and an array of other performances are part of the summer calendar.
Jackson's opening night show will feature rapper Ludacris and the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, YOLA. The Beach Boys will headline a performance during the annual Fourth of July fireworks shows.
Here are featured performances and dates.
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June
- June 10: Janet Jackson: Together Again
- June 17-18: Arsenio Hall will host the two-day Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival
- June 21: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
- June 22: Jill Scott
- June 25: The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration
- June 30: Louis Tomlinson
July
- July 4: Fireworks Spectacular With the Beach Boys
- July 6: Midsummer Night's Dream
- July 7-9: John Williams returns for his annual "Maestro of the Movies" performances with works from his career, including "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Jaws."
- July 11: Verdi's Requiem
- July 12: Charlie Wilson
- July 13: An Ellington Celebration
- July 14-15: Kool & The Gang and Village People
- July 16: Sparks and They Might Be Giants
- July 18: Estancia With Dudamel
- July 19: Diana Krall
- July 20: Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky with Dudamel
- July 21: Cafe Tacvba with the LA Phil
- July 23: Reggae Night XXI
- July 25: Rhapsody in Blue
- July 27: Pictures at an Exhibition
- July 28-29: A 90th birthday celebration for Quincy Jones
- July 30: Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration
August
- Aug. 1: All-Rachmaninoff
- Aug. 4: Walt Disney Animation Studio
- Aug. 6: Portugal. The Man - Chicano Batman - Say She She
- Aug. 8: Eigar and Beethoven
- Aug. 9: Joe Bonamassa with orchestra
- Aug. 10: Sibelius and Grieg
- Aug. 11: Ruben Blades
- Aug. 12: Carla Morrison
- Aug. 13: Maggie Rogers
- Aug. 15: Symphonie Fantastique
- Aug. 16: Gladys Knight
- Aug. 17: Shostakovich and Dvorak
- Aug. 18: Tchaikovsky Spectacular
- Aug. 20: My Morning Jacket
- Aug. 22: Chris Thile and Appalachian Spring
- Aug. 23: Herbie Hancock
- Aug. 24: Joe Hisaishi and L mer
- Aug. 25: Culture Club
- Aug. 27: Morris Day & The Time and Dave Koz
- Aug. 29: Beethoven at the Bowl
- Aug. 31: The Four Seasons
September
- Sept. 3: Air Supply
- Sept. 6: Buddy Guy
- Sept. 7: Bach and Mendelssohn
- Sept. 8: Fireworks Finale: Maxwell
- Sept. 12: The Planets
- Sept. 13: Jacob Collier with the LA Phil
- Sept. 16: "Sound of Music" sing-along, hosted by Melissa Peterman
- Sept 20: Promises featuring Floating Points
- Sept. 24: Los Autenticos Decadentes
Several film screenings in the picturesque canyon setting are schedule throughout the summer.
- June 24: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
- Aug. 3: "2001: A Space Odyssey"
- Sept 1-2: "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"
Click here for full schedule and ticket details.
