The Hollywood Bowl’s 2024 season will feature Mitski, Laufey, John Williams, Jason Isbell, a west coast Roots Pincic, and Marvel and Disney tributes.
The 2024 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl was announced by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Tuesday, with highlights including a first-time Marvel Studios night; LA Phil-accompanied shows by Laufey, Beck, Natalia Lafourcade and Harry Connick Jr.; the inaugural edition of a west coast iteration of hip-hop’s celebrated Roots Picnic; tributes to Henry Mancini and Sammy Davis Jr.; the return of Zubin Mehta; and standard, non-orchestral gigs by Jason Isbell, Mitski. Mt. Joy, Boyz II Men and many others.
Returning favorites include the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (which replaced the Playboy Jazz Festival), a Juneteenth celebration, fireworks spectaculars over the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends, a Tchaikovsky Spectacular, the traditional sing-along screening of “The Sound of Music” and — of course — a little John Williams and a lot of Gustavo Dudamel.
Sure to be one of the most sought-after tickets is the global debut of Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience, conducted by Dudamel. It’s described as a concert that will “transport audiences on a cinematic journey through the franchise’s first 23 films, weaving together the legendary characters of the Marvel universe into one story from an all-new perspective.”
The handful of nights when performers from the pop world are paired with the Phil typically provide some of the greatest only-in-L.A. experiences. As Variety predicted last year when Laufey was killing it with the Phil across the ravine at the Ford, the singer will make the leap over to the Bowl on Aug. 7. Beck is a Bowl veteran who’ll be doing his first show with the Phil on July 6. Connick will join the signature orchestra for real and figurative fireworks (July 2-4). And Natalia Lafourcade, an 18-time Latin Grammy winner, will join Dudamel and company Sept, 6-7.
The Roots Picnic will bring the perennial east coast favorite west on June 29, with the Roots joined by Queen Latifah, Common, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, the Pharcyde and Black Sheep.
Other artists outside of the classical realms who’ll be playing this summer include Patti Labelle (July 7), Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Sylvan Esso (July 21), Chaka Khan (July 26), India.Arie (Aug. 9), the Gipsy Kings (Aug. 16-17), Gary Clark Jr. with the War and Treaty (Aug.
