What is the maximum seating capacity for the Hollywood Bowl?

The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in America by "Rolling Stone" magazine in 2018.

The Hollywood Bowl is known for its distinctive bandshell, originally a set of concentric arches that graced the site from 1929 through 2003, before being replaced with a larger one in 2004.

The "bowl" refers to the shape of the concave hillside into which the amphitheater is carved. The Bowl is owned by the County of Los Angeles and is the home of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the host venue for hundreds of musical events each year.

The site of the Hollywood Bowl was chosen in 1919 by William Reed and his son H. Ellis Reed, who were asked to find a suitable location for outdoor performances by the members of the newly formed Theatre Arts Alliance. They selected a natural amphitheater, a shaded canyon and popular picnic spot known as 'Daisy Dell' in Bolton Canyon, chosen for its natural acoustics and its proximity to downtown Hollywood.

The state-of-the-art audio system results in the audience in the rear sections hearing the same audio, at the same level, as in the front sections.

The seating capacity, which is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law at the Hollywood Bowl is 17,500.