Hollywood Bowl

The Hollywood Bowl's white band shell set into the Hollywood Hills, with the Hollywood sign on the ridge behind, photographed in January 2024. Few venues tell you which city you are in this clearly. The Los Angeles Philharmonic gave its first concert here in July 1922 on a wooden platform with a canvas top. The Beatles made their first Bowl appearance in August 1964, selling out in three hours, and came back for two more shows in 1965. Summer nights here mean picnics in the boxes and the Philharmonic or a headliner under the arches, so bring a blanket and a bottle.