Ok, not *technically* the Beatles ….
Although, they DID perform at the Hollywood Bowl (waaay back in 1964-5 I think) …. And recorded an album (The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl
(video below … blame the poor sound quality on the legions of crazy fans)
Last Saturday, we ALSO saw the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl – or, rather, a Beatles tribute concert ….
My parents, grandmother and great-aunt all came out from Phoenix for the weekend to attend the Hollywood Bowl. Also along for the ride, my uncle/aunt/kids who live in Santa Clarita (that side of the family has a long history of summertime-Bowl attendance).
If you’ve never been to the Hollywood Bowl …. it is no ordinary concert venue.
For one, it is an amphitheater. Huge outdoor seating area.
We were a bit nervous when the sky started POURING rain as soon as we got off the freeway … but it stopped relatively quickly and our seats weren’t even wet.
There’s kind of a tradition of picnicking at the Bowl. The fancy schmancy seats are boxed in areas WITH table to sit and eat dessert/wine/etc DURING the concert …. But everyone else just gets there early and parks somewhere on the premises with their picnic blanket and cooler.
We brought take-out from my favorite place (Tomato Patch), along with wine, water, sodas, and about 14 different kinds of sweets …
The show started at 8:30p ….. Just after sunset.
Andrew got there about 8:28p (he was at work)
Ted, Kristi and and Lucas got there about 8:38p (they were at Lucas’s basketball game)
First of all, you should know that I love (love love love love love) strings, and having the LA Philharmonic play with these Beatles songs was just fantastic. Makes my heart soar with the eagle’s nest 
The concert was set up w/ 5 different vocalists … including Brian Stokes Mitchell (love him) and Todd Rundgren (Andrew loves him). ….
The vocalists were from every genre : jazz/pop, soul, rock, Broadway, and dirty old rockstar.
The whole gamut.
Which means a huge range of Beatles songs were covered.
(Todd Rundgren dressed up for ‘Mr. Kite’)
At the end, all 5 artists came on stage for the big finale numbers:
Let it Be (prompting the lighters/cell phones seen in the images below) and Hey, Jude.
The Beatles are the best …. if only one of them had been there …
P.S. I’m going back in a couple weeks …
Surprisingly, neither Fernando nor myself have ever been . . . one day, right?
Super fun night, and even though Todd was kinda raggedy and off-key, I still loved him. Great pictures Amy, we need to go back soon. oh yeah, we are……for Harry!
Yea! I love the Hollywood Bowl. I want to bring all of our friends out there for a field trip next summer to go. It’s just the absolute perfect thing to do on a summer night…even if you can’t sit in the box seats.