The Hollywood Bowl is canceling its 2020 summer season, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Wednesday. The move marks the first time in 98 years that the iconic amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles has canceled its season.
Shows have never ceased for more than two weeks during the past 100 summers at the Bowl. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, which manages the venue, cited a lack of resolution on the coronavirus crisis as the reason for the season cancellation.