Hollywood Bowl Announces 2026 Summer Season

The LA Phil has set the summer season at the beloved and historic Hollywood Bowl with a program that features a four-day celebration of musical director Gustavo Dudamel along with the customary mix of performances from artists spanning classical, pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, rap, blues, Broadway and more.

“The Hollywood Bowl is one of Los Angeles’ great cultural treasures, bringing world-class music to audiences in a setting that is welcoming, joyful, and accessible to our local communities,” says LA Phil President and CEO Kim Noltemy. “This summer’s season reflects the extraordinary range of what the Bowl offers—from the return of the Blue Note Jazz Festival and a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with The Beach Boys, to Joe Hisaishi’s iconic film music and a fitting tribute to Gustavo Dudamel’s 17 remarkable years leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Together, these programs capture the Bowl’s unique ability to unite our city in ways that resonate far beyond Los Angeles.”

The Dudamel celebration is set for Aug. 20-23. It begins with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, musicians of the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Master Chorale performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The evening begins with the world premiere of a new orchestral and choral piece by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino featuring Los Angeles Children’s Chorus singing lyrics by Amanda Gorman, who grew into national prominence as the youngest inaugural poet in American history with her poem “The Hill We Climb” at Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration.

On Aug. 21, Dudamel will serve as host for a “surprise-filled” concert of “Dudamel’s Playlist,” featuring his favorite artists.

On Aug. 22, the Foo Fighters will prep for their stadium tour with a Bowl performance alongside the Phil. The Dudamel celebration wraps Aug. 23 with “an extraordinary genre spanning concert that showcases the incredible range of music he’s performed with the orchestra in the last 17 years including performances from across the worlds of classical, pop, Latin, and more.”

The season opens June 20 with a salute to Broadway from the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.

Ahead of that, the Blue Note Jazz Festival takes over the venue for two nights — June 13 and 14. Arsenio Hall will host the festiva, which features Patti LaBelle; Wyclef Jean; Gregory Porter; Samara Joy; Yussef Dayes; Cimafunk; Robert Glasper presents R+R=NOW featuring Terrace Martin, Chief Adjuah, Derrick Hodge, Justin Tyson, and Taylor McFerrin; Kokoroko; Elena Pinderhughes; Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble at UCLA; LAUSD Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band; LA County High School for the Arts Band and more.

Other season highlights include July 4 fireworks with the Beach Boys and John Stamos; a full Philharmonic program, including a celebration of the World Cup; several Cinematic Celebration performances, including music from the films of Wes Anderson, Top Gun: Maverick and tributes to John Williams and Rodgers & Hammerstein.

The eclectic season lineup also features performances by ZZ Top and Cheap Trick, Buddy Guy, Chance the Rapper, The Roots and a celebration of the music of 1969.

In addition, The LA Phil and Live Nation-Hewitt Silva partnership is oncr again the exclusive promoter of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl outside of the LA Phil’s summer season. This year’s LN-HS concerts include opening night’s The Last Five Years with Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler, Lewis Capaldi, Netflix is a Joke (Shane Gillis, Night of Too Many Stars, John Mulaney, FEID and Marcello Hernandez), Bright Eyes, Pitbull, The Human League, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, John Mellencamp, Santana/The Doobie Brothers, The Black Crowes/Tedeschi Trucks Band, Andrea Bocelli, Mac DeMarco, Jack Johnson and My Chemical Romance.

The full lineup is available here.

Tickets for the Hollywood Bowl 2026 summer season will be available online at hollywoodbowl.com or via phone at 323-850-2000. New subscriptions, group sales and Blue Note Jazz Festival tickets are available at 10 a.m Feb. 18. Tickets for Bob Moses and Cannons go on sale Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. Create-your-own packages are available at 10 a.m. March 24. Single-show tickets are on sale May 5.