The Hollywood Bowl 2010

Gustavo Dudamel

The Hollywood Bowl has one of the richest histories of any concert arena in the world. With some of the best perforrmances that have taken place in music history under its belt, The Bowl is undeniably the best venue in Los Angeles to hear music. Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Faith Hill, Isaac Hayes, The Neville Brothers and countless musical icons have all made historic performances at The Bowl. It’s ambience, sound, location and presence makes it the ideal locale for music.

Some of the artists that will grace the stage include Earth, Wind and Fire, who will perform Friday, September 3rd and 4th and the already legendary Gustavo Dudamel, who will grace the stage, August 1st, performing Bizet’s Carmen.

This year, The Bowl historic tradition continues, starting Friday, June 18th. The Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Concert takes the spotlight and will induct Donna Summer, The Carpenters and Jean-Yves Thibaudet into its Hall of Fame. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins, will perform and it have a tremendous fireworks display. The KCRW World Festival Series continues, and the Sunday June 20th show will feature Baaba Maal with Playing For Change, Yeasayer, Tinariwen and Fool’s Gold. The June 27th show will feature Goldfrapp, Orquestra Buena Vista Social Group, featuring Omara Portuondo and tUnE-yArDs.Talented women artists will electrify the stage. The KCRW tradition continues on July 25th with its Reggae Night, which will feature Jimmy Cliff, Sly & Robbie and Tarrus Riley.

On Saturday, June 26th, the ABBA Fest will take place and it will be a tribute to the famous and historic group.Some of the other highlights for the summer include the Wednesday Jazz Concerts starting July 7th with Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Terence Blanchard with Lula Washington Dance Theatre and Richard Bona, the July 14th show, with Smokey Robinson and Lizz Wright, the Wednesday July 21st show with Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, Taj Majal, Keb’Mo, John Scofield and Dianne Reeves. The July 28th show will spotlight big band music featuring the Count Basie Orchestra, the Dave Holland Big Band and the Dave Douglas Big Band. The series continues on August 11th with B.B. King and Buddy Guy. B.B. King performed last year and it was one of the most memorable nights at The Bowl ever.

Some of the other exciting concerts at The Bowl include the Sunday Sunset Concerts, beginning July 11th with A Beatles Celebration, which will feature Patti Austin and Todd Rundgren among others and Rent on Sunday August 8th, featuring Vanessa Hudgens. Classical music lovers will enjoy the Thursday Night series, which will feature the Los Angeles Philharmonic on July 15th performing Bruch, Scottish Fantasy and Mahler, Symphony No 1. And, on July 22, the LA Philharmonic will perform an All-Mozart concert.

These are just a sampling of the terrific concerts that will take place at The Hollywood Bowl. For more information, visit www.HollywoodBowl.com or call (323) 850-2000.