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| Danny Elfman performing at Coachella on April 16, 2022. Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella |
If you didn't see Danny Elfman's amazing performances at Coachella earlier this year — and even if you did (see my review of his April 23, 2022 performance at Coachellafest HERE) — make plans to be at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 28 or 29, 2022...Robert Kinsler
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| Danny Elfman at Coachella on April 23, 2022. Photo credit: Rachael Polack / Getty Images for Coachella |
DANNY ELFMAN AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL:
FROM BOINGO TO BATMAN TO BIG MESS AND BEYOND!
HALLOWEEN WEEKEND:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29
Tickets For Hollywood Bowl Shows On Sale
Friday, August 26 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster
Visionary composer and recording artist DANNY ELFMAN has set two career-spanning concerts - Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond! - at the Hollywood Bowl this Halloween Weekend: Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, August 26 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, August 23 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, August 25 at 10 p.m.
These live concerts will feature Elfman backed by the same rock band, orchestra, and choir that he played with at this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival, as they perform songs from Oingo Boingo; his solo career, including his 2021 album Big Mess; as well as a plethora of his film scores and television themes from Alice in Wonderland, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Simpsons, and more. The audience will be transported into Elfman’s vision and magical world; with his haunting compositions brought to life on stage and enhanced by visuals on the big screen.
Elfman first performed his career-spanning set earlier this year at Coachella. These special Halloween weekend concerts will be full-length versions of those highly acclaimed performances plus additional material. Fans who didn’t make it to the Coachella shows or those who were there and want to experience an enhanced version won’t want to miss it.
"Danny Elfman delivers wild, weird fun with a career-encapsulating set" - Orange County Register
“One of the most delightfully strange sets in Coachella history” - Rolling Stone
"Danny Elfman’s set at Coachella might very well go down in history as one of the festival’s all-time defining moments.” - Consequence
“Nobody else even came close to bringing that level of chaotic pageantry to Coachella." - Vulture
The announcement of these two shows comes on the heels of the release of Elfman’s new album Bigger. Messier. – a new genre-defying collection of remixed and reimagined versions of songs from Big Mess. The 21-track project is comprised of collaborations and guest vocal features from a sprawling array of artists including Trent Reznor, Iggy Pop, HEALTH, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Zach Hill of Death Grips, Xiu Xiu, Squarepusher, Ghostemane and many more.
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| Photo credit: Jonathan Williamson |
About Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman, film composer and singer-songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has been Tim Burton's composer for more than 35 years, having scored 17 Burton films such as Batman, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, and Big Fish. Elfman has also frequently worked with director Sam Raimi on films such as Spider-Man and this year’s summer blockbuster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, as well as Gus Van Sant for his Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. Additionally, he wrote music for all the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films, the songs and score for Henry Selick and Tim Burton’s animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the themes for the popular television series Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons. Throughout his career, Elfman has been honored with four Oscar nominations, two Emmy Awards, a GRAMMY Award, six Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, the 2015 Disney Legend Award, and the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2017. Most recently, Elfman has been nominated for yet another Saturn Award in the Best Music category for his scoring work on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
About Live Nation-Hewitt Silva & Hollywood Bowl
Live Nation-Hewitt Silva (LNHS) is the exclusive promoter of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl outside of the LA Philharmonic summer season. Andrew Hewitt and Bill Silva have produced non-classical concerts at the Hollywood Bowl since 1991, hosting artists such as the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Eagles, Whitney Houston, Fleetwood Mac, Sade, Radiohead, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Luciano Pavarotti, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Coldplay, Lauryn Hill, Peter Gabriel, Dead & Company, Lana Del Rey, Depeche Mode, Tame Impala, Roger Waters, The Weeknd, and countless others. With their combined superior talent bookings and music offerings, LNHS has transformed the iconic venue to become L.A.'s premier contemporary concert destination. One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a seating capacity of nearly 18,000, the Hollywood Bowl has been awarded Pollstar's "Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year" 15 times. It was also awarded Billboard's "Top Amphitheater" several times. The summer of 2022 lineup features some of the biggest names in contemporary entertainment, such as 2CELLOS, Dave Chappelle, Haim, Russ, Steely Dan, Rex Orange County, Backstreet Boys, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Halsey, Ben Platt, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Maren Morris, The Who, Zac Brown Band, Matchbox Twenty, and Florence & the Machine.
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