Steve Martin Tickets

Great time. Very entertaining and we didn't want it to.end.

One of the two best concerts we've been to - the kind that you smile (or laugh) the whole time. Great bluegrass and humor.

The combination of acts was excellent, the talent was sublime, and Steve Martin was as talented on the banjo as he is a comedian. A great event that I won't soon forget!

Excellent concert. They really energized the audience and was 100% entertaining.

Steve Martin is the best, a comic genius. Nuff said.

Loved Preservation Hall Jazz Band. wish I was in New Orleans to hear them more often..only reason I would live there,,, but I love my SoCal home too much!! Steve Martin and band- so enjoyable and talented. Of course I didn't expect him to be funny too..but his intelligence and wit just matched my appreciation level. really great band and evening

Steve Martin was his usual hilarious sandwiched between excellent musical performances with his band. Edie Brickell added to the performance in just the right amount, appearing in about half of the numbers with Steve's band. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band delivered top notch musicianship and would have been worth the price of admission by itself. The evening would have been much better without the inclusion of Madeleine Peyroux. Even the best of her songs were only average. Her arrangement and rendition of "Bird on the Wire", a song that I really like, was particularly bad, the worst we have ever heard.

Great music and atmosphere! Cool Jazz, Dixieland type Jazz, and Bluegrass Banjo with the humor of Steve Martin. What more could you ask for.

Steve Martin at the Hollywood Bowl is the highlight of our summer. This is the 3rd time seeing him. Madeleine Peyroux opened and we are big fans. Next was the Preservation Hall Band....AMAZING! Then Steve Martin, Edie Briknell. We enjoyed every minute. Our only complaint was that the set with Steve Martin and Edie and his band was way too short!

It was an amazing concert! Steve Martin was hilarious and Edie Brickell is an amazing singer!

This concert was fantastic! The Hollywood Bowl is a spectacular venue. Steve Martin was both witty and accomplished as a musician! Madeleine Peyroux was lovely and her music was true to form. The outstanding surprise of the night was the Preservation Hall Band--they absolutely ruled the house with their Nwalins energy!!! Hats off to the well organized park-n-ride system--not being a public transport user I didn't know what to expect--it was pretty much idiot proof (perfect for me).

This is the 2nd time we've seen Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers live. Both times were a fun romp, both memorable and amazing! Not only is Steve hilarious throughout but his Banjo Playing is phenomenal. And to think he composes as well! The Steep Canyon Ranger's fiddler is by far the best I have ever seen. Edie Brickell was charming. The Preservation Hall band was almost worth the price of admission alone! What an incredible find. So talented! They had people on their feet! I felt like I had a mini-vaca in new Orleans! Madeleine Peyroux has a lovely voice but she and her band lacked stage presence. They were good to listen to but her band in particular was charmless. Still, she is an undeniable talent.

If you ever get a chance to see ANY of these artists, run to get tickets. The show was pleasantly enjoyable by all. Love the Hollywood Bowl. Great atmosphere and great music.

We came for the Preservation and it met our high expectations. Steve Martin was wonderful and both groups made the evening outstanding. on a sour note, Madeleine Peyroux was a disappointment and we would have walked out if we weren't waiting for Preservation Jazz. She was not up for the Bowl. Her selections were not helpful. Someone should mention that singing Leonard Cohen usic is not helpful to her career. But on an up note, the Preservation trumpeter Mark Braud was at his finest, dazzling!!!!!! And Steve Martin was an absolute delight, as was Edie and the group.

If you get a chance, you MUST go see Steve Martin. Great music and lots of laughs, too. The guy is hilarious!

An all around FANTASTIC night. Madeleine Peyroux began the show with a nice set of mellow jazz. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band transformed the Bowl into a giant revival meeting with their traditional NO jazz that had the whole place rocking and clapping along. They killed. Finally Steve Martin and his band The Steep Canyon Rangers with vocalist Edie Brackell kept the party going with a rollicking set that mixed some amazing banjo and fiddle playing with Martin's signature brand of wacky humor. After nearly three solid hours of music, the crowd let out a collective sigh of disappointment when Martin announced the final number. A night of great musicianship from all 3 acts that should not be missed.

I love Madeleine Peyroux's voice, so naturally, when I saw her name as one the featured artists, I was ecstatic and had to buy a ticket. And though I'm not a Blue Grass fan I was excited at the idea of seeing/hearing Steve Martin play live. The concert started promptly at 8pm with Madeleine Peyroux opening. Her timeless soulful voice is such a delight and in my opinion a gift to a deprived generation that missed out on Billie Holiday or Ella Fitzgerald. There were a few moments where her singing was slightly overshadowed by her band's sound but I think this was due to a sound engineering error, and not at the Bowl's Acoustics fault. Her set was too short for me, but what was even more disappointing was the apathetic reaction of the audience when she finished the set - there were no claps or howls for an encore - well, just mine I think. About the 10 mins after Peyroux had left the stage, Preservation Hall Jazz Band started to play. Their first few songs sounded a bit dissonant to me; I'm not sure if it was the sound engineering or a sync miscalculation from the band members. Eventually the sounds became more cohesive and the band's hold on the audience became stronger. By the last two songs on their set, the all-brass (well, and a piano) band had the entire audience clapping and swaying to their beat. The band exited the stage and the audience (me included) kept asking for an encore. The band came out again, and to my delight, their encore song was 'When the Saints Go Marching In'. I closed my eyes for a second to picture myself at the French's Quarter, in front on the actual Preservation Hall. Then the center of stage where the New Orleans' band was playing started to turn 180º (nifty little trick) with band and all on top, to let the new stage - for Steve Martin and his band - show. About 15 minutes passed and then Mr. Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers walked onto the stage turning the audience wild. With a masterfully balanced mixture of comedic bits, introductions and segue-ways to each song, Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, and The Steep Canyon Rangers, delivered a wonderfully enjoyable concert in just a bit over an hour. Despite the short amount of time, the set was vast, varied, animated, and positively entertaining. There is no doubt that Mr. Martin has mastered the Banjo, and that he is indeed a great musician who - whether purposely or not - has successfully brought modern blue grass music to mass non-blue-grass audiences. He has now created a powerful ensemble between The Steep Canyon Rangers, Edie Brickell, and himself. I was in awe at the talent exuding from these individuals. The Rangers are all exceptional musicians, either doing vocal harmonies or playing their own instruments. I was particularly impressed with Nicky Sanders - the violinist, sorry, Fiddler - who is undoubtedly classically trained. He, ingeniously and (seemingly) effortlessly intercalated popular or widely recognizable melodies into their over-seven-minutes-long rendition of Orange Blossom Special. I mentioned there were a few sound snafus during Peyroux's and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band respective performances. Well, no such mistakes during Steve Martin's (and company) performance. As a matter of fact I was in disbelief when Edie Brickell came to the stage and started singing. Her mellifluous voice was so crisply delivered that to me it sounded even better than a studio-recorded track. I had seen Steve Martin play with the blue grass band in one the late night shows before. I knew I would enjoy a live performance, but did not picture myself going home and buying their songs in itunes afterwards - again, I'm not a blue grass fan. YET, that is just what I did. I HAD to buy "Sarah Jane and The Iron Mountain Baby". I'm so glad that my flu/cold did not stop me from attending the concert. It was a night to remember. I honestly love the Hollywood Bowl's sound, selection of shows, and atmosphere (well except the marihuana smokers who ruin it for me). If you read this rambling all the way to the end and found it useful, let me make another recommendation, look into the Hollywood Bowl Park N Ride section. Hassle, worry-free way to get to and from the Bowl. Save money, headaches and help the environment.

The evening was so enjoyable! All the performances were beyond excellent. Great music, great fun!

What a GREAT evening! We've always loved Steve Martin's humor and were curious about his musical talents. We really weren't sure what to expect. Not only was the music great, but Steve worked his wit in throughout the evening for a truly wonderful experience.

The first half was a jazz band. I liked @ 1/3 of that show and felt the rest was just ok. The second half of the show was steve and the steep canyon rangers. I loved the show and highly recommend it. The women singers in both parts of the show didn't do anything for me. I just didn't feel they had anything special to contribute to the performances, and I would have preferred hearing more of the other performers instead.