Santa Barbara Bowl
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The Bowl | |
Location | Santa Barbara, California |
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Owner | Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation |
Type | Outdoor amphitheater |
Seating type | Seats |
Capacity | 4,562 |
Construction | |
Built | 1936 |
Renovated | 1994–2012 |
Website | |
Santa Barbara Bowl |
The Santa Barbara Bowl is a 4,562-seat
History
In the 1920s, La Primavera pageant used the location of what is now Peabody Stadium. [1]
In 1924, fiesta week, 'Old Spanish Days,' began.[2]
In 1935,[3] Santa Barbara Bowl was carved into the hillside, a dry creek bed, as a WPA project.[4][5] It was originally built to serve as a venue for the annual pageant of Old Spanish Days — Fiesta.[6][7][8][9][10]
The amphitheater's original stage was a revolving wooden stage, but this was washed out during
In the 1970s, Sepp Donahower, of Pinnacle Dance Concerts promoted pop music concerts, (Little Feat, Loggins & Messina, Average White Band, Beach Boys, and others).[11]
Prominent concerts
British band
In 1979, on his Survival tour, Bob Marley and The Wailers performed at the Bowl.
On Wednesday, October 20, 2010, Colombian musician Shakira performed a show at the Bowl during her Sun Comes Out World Tour.[12]
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, pop star and Santa Barbara native Katy Perry performed a benefit concert at the Bowl as a part of WITNESS: The Tour, calling the show WITNESS: Coming Home. The concert was organized after the local Montecito fire evacuations and mudslide disasters.[13]
Olivia Rodrigo performed a sold-out show at the amphitheater on May 21, 2022 as part of her Sour Tour.[14]
Renovations
The Santa Barbara Bowl has undergone over $42 million in renovations since the establishment of the Foundation in 1991.[15]
Year | Renovation Project |
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1991 | Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors regained control of the Bowl from Old Spanish Days |
1992 | Renovation and Restoration Master Plan developed by the Foundation |
1994 |
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1995 |
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2000 |
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2002 | The stage and backstage facilities reconstructed increasing the overall usable square footage by +300% (3,000 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft.) (Master Plan Phase 1A)
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2003 | Seating Upgrades
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2005 |
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2006 |
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See also
References
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"History of La Primavera - Old Spanish Days". Fiesta Santa Barbara. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
When Samuel Hume came from the Greek Theatre in Berkeley to direct the pageant, he told Santa Barbarans that nature had given them a perfect setting for the performance (near Canon Perdido Street and east of the former Presidio). This location is now the Peabody Stadium of Santa Barbara High School. Then it was a creek bed.
- ^ "History of Fiesta - Old Spanish Days". Fiesta Santa Barbara. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ McHugh, Julia (21 November 2020). "The birth of the Santa Barbara Bowl". Lompoc Record. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
Construction of the Santa Barbara County Bowl began in December 1935, thanks to $77,000 in Depression-era WPA funding. Sixty workers toiled in three shifts to ready it for a grand pageant celebrating Old Spanish Days in August 1936.
- ^ https://countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/auditor/Documents/2007FinancialHighlight.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Santa Barbara Bowl Master Plan". Handel Architects. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
...Santa Barbara Bowl was constructed in 1936 in the classic American Craftsman style using Works Progress Administration funds. Originally built to serve as the annual performance venue for Santa Barbara's Old Spanish Days' Fiesta...
- ^ "Old Spanish Days -- Fiesta Week in Santa Barbara - Old Spanish Days". Fiesta Santa Barbara. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara CA". Living New Deal. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Santa Barbara Bowl Wins 2016 Sunset Travel Award". Visit Santa Barbara.
- inquirer.com. Columbia News Service. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ dennisd (17 June 2011). "Santa Barbara County Bowl". Ventura and Santa Barbara Psychedelic Music Scene 1960-1975. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "An Evening With Shakira: Concerts". Santa Barbara Bowl. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Donelan, Charles (17 May 2018). "Katy Perry 'Witness: Coming Home' Benefit; An Interview with Katy Perry Before Her Concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl". Santa Barbara Independent.
- ^ https://sbbowl.com/concerts/pastdetail/2022_05_21_olivia_rodrigo
- ^ Lassen, Erik (2011-07-28). "Fixing the Bowl". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2019-07-25.