After a scaled-back 2021 schedule, the Hollywood Bowl returns for its centennial season with a dazzling calendar.

Highlights include a July 4 Fireworks Spectacular with Martin Short, Steve Martin and the latter’s sometime-collaborator band the Steep Canyon Rangers (July 2-4); violinist Joshua Bell with the L.A. Philharmonic for a night of Tchaikovsky (Aug. 12 and 13); a production of Kinky Boots (July 8-10); Diana Ross (Aug. 26-27); and screenings of Back to the Future and Amadeus with live accompaniment. Also on the lineup: Series like the KCRW Festival (look for such acts as Chvrches and UB40) and the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (including a July 27 tribute to Peggy Lee featuring Billie Eilish and Debbie Harry).

Live Nation and producers Andrew Hewitt and Bill Silva present a series of concerts each year at the Bowl; this year’s featured artists include the Backstreet Boys, Andrea Bocelli, Pitbull and Rod Stewart with Cheap Trick. Stewart, who’ll be there June 14 (it will be his 12th Bowl show), tells THR that “stepping onto the stage under those iconic white arches, I can feel not only the energy of the audience, but also the vibrations of the greats who performed there before me, like Ella, Miles, Otis and Aretha.”

To open the 100th anniversary season, Gwen Stefani will headline a June 3 program that includes the L.A. Phil, led by Gustavo Dudamel; saxophonist Branford Marsalis; ballet dancer Roberto Bolle; members of the UCLA and USC marching bands (together for the first time); and the world premiere of an orchestra fanfare created by composer John Williams to mark the centennial.

Stefani, who first performed at the Bowl in 2004, recalls her favorite moments at the venue as artist and as audience member:

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