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Hollywood Bowl bench seats get an upgrade
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Getting the best seats possible
Getting the best seats at a reasonable price for the Hollywood Bowl is often everyones goal. The Hollywood Bowl does a pretty good job of rewarding loyalty.
Best: Subscribe to a summer series. These are on sale now. You get a head start on some of the best seats at the Hollywood Bowl. Once you become a subscriber you may purchase tickets for the non-subscription performances such as the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular, Opening Night, Grease and Sound of Music sing-alongs and Movie Night. Next year if you decide to renew you will be able to do so before the holidays offering you even a greater selection of seats.
Better: Starting March 18th you will be able to sign up for the Any 5 Concert package. Again once you are a subscriber you are allowed to purchase the additional shows listed above.
Single concert tickets go on sale starting May 4th so subscribers do get a pretty nice head start. A nice thing about the Hollywood Bowl is that you can enjoy a great night from almost any seat in the house.
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2014 summer season announced
The Hollywood Bowl Summer Season has been announced. Check out what will be playing at the Hollywood bowl this summer.
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Group ticketing starts early
This year the LA Phil is offering early group sales on select Hollywood Bowl performances. This staggered rollout attempts to reduce hold times and offer a better customer experience. What it means for you is better seats for your group.
When booking your group reservations you need only have an estimate of the number of tickets required and place a 30% non-refundable deposit down. Changes in the number of seats can be made up until 6 weeks prior to the concert date when final payment is due.
- Feb 3rd – July 4th Fireworks Spectacular and The Big Picture
- Feb 5th – Grease Sing-A-Long, Smooth Summer Jazz and the Sound of Music Sing-A-Long
- Feb 10th – All remaining concerts except Playboy Jazz
- Feb 21st – Playboy Jazz Festival
Group Services can also help with reserving a picnic area and parking for your group.
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2014 subscription renewals begin
This week 2013 subscribers to the Hollywood Bowl may start to renew their seats for the 2014 season. It sure seems early but there are some very good reasons to renew now and not wait. First you are able to get on the seat upgrade list before those who wait. Second once you renew you are allowed to purchase tickets for the additional Bowl concerts not part of any subscription and get some of the best seats in the house. This year’s additional concerts include:
- Opening Night
- July 4th Spectacular (Steve Martin plays bluegrass)
- Grease Sing-A-Long
- Smooth Summer Jazz
- The Big Picture
- Sing-A-Long Sound of Music
You can also take advantage of a half pay option when renewing. You can create an account to handle all your ticket needs at Hollywoodbowl.com (powered by Ticketmaster).
New subscriptions can be purchased starting the first week of February. Single tickets do not go on sale until May.
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2013 season over…price increase for 2014
The 2013 Hollywood Bowl season is in the rear view mirror. A big thanks to the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a wonder summer at the Hollywood Bowl. All that remains this month are a few lease events.
The price of attending a concert at the Hollywood Bowl next year will cost a bit more. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved increase varies depending on the day of the week and seat locations. Saturday ticket prices will rise $6 for Pool Circle box seats and $5 for the Garden and Terrace seats. Sunday World Concerts and Wednesday Jazz performances will increase $4 and $3 respectively.
Pops concerts on Friday and Sunday nights will have hikes of $5 for pool circle box seats and $3 for garden, terrace and side box seats. Ticket prices for classical concerts on Tuesday and Thursday evenings will also go up, with pool circle box seats increasing $4 and garden, terrace and side box seats costing $3 more. Some bench seats will go up $1.
Parking prices will not change in 2014.
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New way to ask a question!
With over 1000 requests I found that having folks ask questions about the Hollywood Bowl using the WordPress comment mechanism was becoming too hard to maintain. Also it was very difficult for visitors to find the answers to their questions that may have been previously asked.
I have added a forum to the site (see Ask a Question) and grouped the questions so that visitors have a better chance finding answers to their questions. To ask a question just click on the category and create a new topic. You can either register to ask your question or use CAPTCHA (typing in a scrambled word) to submit.
Here is to the next 1000 posts!
Six person boxes
Lots of folks purchase 2 seats in a Hollywood Bowl 6-person box and ask how the seats are arranged. Most want to eat at the table with their guest and then later watch the performance side-by-side. It all depends on the others in your box. Here are the official seat numbers.
Hollywood Bowl Seat Cushions
Sitting on a famed Hollywood Bowl wooden bench for an entire performance may literally be a pain in the butt. To help relieve this pain the Hollywood Bowl rents out seat cushions right inside for $1. Get there early because they do often run out.
Interesting Hollywood Bowl Seats #3
OK maybe not so much an interesting seat as it is an interesting section. V2 may be way up at the top of the Hollywood Bowl but it is a very intimate section. Snuggled up in the upper right-hand corner is a gem that is comprised of just 32 seats. As I looked at section V2 I couldn’t help think that a group could purchase the entire section (especially since these seats are pretty inexpensive) and have their own picnic area to watch the performance. The escalator even empties out just right of the seats.