The Muppets Announce First Full-Length Live Concert Performances
By Andy Kahn Aug 17, 2017 • 8:01 am PDT
The Hollywood Bowl will host The Muppets for their first-ever full-length live concert performances. Taking place over three nights, The Muppets Take The Bowl will feature the beloved puppets in concert with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
Conducted by Thomas Wilkins the shows will take place in Los Angeles on September 8, 9 and 10. The Hollywood Bowl concerts promise special surprise guests joining the entire Muppet cast which features Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Animal, Sam Eagle and ”some of who have not been seen in over 35 years.” The 2016 Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco featured the first-ever live performance by The Muppets band Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem.
Watch Miss Piggy’s announcement video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNF-GvQrwOoTickets to the concerts which will showcase “music, laughter, parody, dancing, classic and new sketches, a fireworks finale” and more are available via this link. The Muppets characters Statler & Waldorf also shared a video regarding the Hollywood Bowl shows:
