Gustavo Dudamel, the beloved conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, returns to the Hollywood Bowl for his final summer season with a run of shows in August, including one that pairs Dudamel and the orchestra with Los Angeles’ hometown hard-rockers the Foo Fighters.
The Hollywood Bowl 2026 season announced Wednesday includes the usual eclectic mix of symphonies and rock bands, jazz nights and film music. But the Celebrating Gustavo shows are sure to be highlights before Dudamel packs his baton and heads off to his new post as the head of the New York Philharmonic.
They include a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and a new piece by composer Michael Giacchino with the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus and lyrics by poet Amanda Gorman on Aug. 20, a show titled Dudamel’s Playlist, which promises his favorite pieces performed by surprise guests on Aug. 21, and the Foo Fighters collaboration on Aug. 22, and night titled A Musical Legacy, which promises a wide variety of genres and performers across Dudamel’s 17 years at the LA Phil on Aug. 23.
Other notable shows organized here by month include:
June highlights
The Blue Note Jazz Festival returns Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, with a lineup that includes Patti LaBelle, Wyclef Jean, Gregory Porter, Samara Joy Yussef Dayes, Cimafunk, and more.
Hip-hop star Chance the Rapper headlines a Juneteenth show on Friday, June 19, followed the next day by a Best of Broadway show for the Bowl’s official opening night show. Reggae Night XXIV wraps up that weekend on Sunday, June 21 with Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear atop the bill.
A Roots Picnic Experience: A Great Night in Hip-Hop closes out the month on Saturday, June 27, with the Roots, Nas and De La Soul among the performers.
July highlights
The annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular arrives Thursday through Saturday, July 2-4, with the Beach Boys with John Stamos as headliners and conductor Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, too. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass & Other Delights close out the holiday weekend on Sunday, July 5.
The Classical World Cup finds conductor Tito Muñoz and the LA Phil performing a soccer-themed program of music from the Americas on Thursday, July 9. Two nights of Music from the Films of Wes Anderson play the amphitheater on Friday and Sunday, July 10 and July 12.
Classic rock shows up with a night of Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors on July 18, and Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight teaming up on July 24. There’s electronic rock, too, with Bob Moses and Cannons on July 9 as part of the annual KCRW Festival nights at the Bowl.
Classical nights pop up throughout the summer, with the last week of July offering a host of classical pieces. Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 5” are paired on July 28. Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” tops the program on July 30. And the Tchaikovsky Fireworks Spectacular arrives July 31-Aug. 1 with a trio of pieces by the composer, including “The 1812 Overture.”
August highlights
Art-rock singer-songwriter St. Vincent performs backed by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on Aug. 2 with Anoushka Shankar opening for her. ZZ Top with special guest Cheap Trick rock the Bowl on Aug. 5, while singer Al Green and the Womack Sisters bring the soul and R&B on Aug. 14.
“Top Gun: Maverick in Concert” is among the live scores played to film shows the Bowl always features. It lands on Aug. 15, and Herbie Hancock Celebrates Miles Davis takes off on Aug. 19.
After the Celebrating Gustavo at the Bowl nights mentioned above, regular programming resumes with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony on Aug. 25 and a night of Rachmaninoff and John Adams on Aug. 27.
September highlights
“Amadeus” in Concert pairs the Milos Forman Mozart biopic with its terrific score of Mozart music on Sept. 3, followed a day later with Maestro at the Movies; A Tribute to John Williams that sees conductor David Newman leading the LA Phil.
Blues legend Buddy Guy celebrates his 90th year with a night at the Bowl on Sept. 9, with OneRepublic playing a pair of nights on Sept. 11-12 for the Fireworks Finale.
That’s never the actual finale, of course. Next up is the mighty Squeeze with Adam Ant and the English Beat for a night of new wave classics on Sept. 19. A few days later, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs a John Coltrane 100th Celebration on Sept. 23.
The always-popular Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Sound of Music” Sing-a-Long returns on Sept. 26, and then Jon Batiste plays the final finale on Sept. 27.
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