Bill Murray, Beck and Karen O set for Hollywood Bowl tribute to Wes Anderson
The Los Angeles Philharmonic has finalised the star-studded lineup for its upcoming Hollywood Bowl concert series spotlighting the music in the Wes Anderson universe.
The special list of guests includes long-time collaborator Bill Murray, who has appeared in nine Anderson movies, as well as Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, Beck and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O.
The event will take place from July 10th through July 12th. It was developed in partnership with Anderson and music supervisor Randall Poster. Together, they have created an itinerary featuring scores and soundtracks across Anderson’s 30-year filmography.
Other musical guests include Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Jackson Browne, Rufus Wainwright, Iryna Orlova leading the Ukrainian Mosaic Orchestra of balalaikas and domras, and Kaoru Watanabe.
The larger house band will feature Musical Director Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr, Jason Falkner, Oasis drummer Joey Waronker, and Gus Seyffert.
Jeff Goldblum, Karen Elson, Pink Martini’s China Forbes, Rogê, Ami Dang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet will also appear.
The programme will include music from his 1996 debut Bottle Rocket, as well as cult classics The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and more recent theatrical offerings such as Asteroid City and The Phoenician Scheme.
The Hollywood Bowl has a seating capacity of 17,500. Before Anderson’s event, the early summer calendar will see the likes of Pitbull, Rod Stewart, and The Human League take to the stage.
Over the pond, the coveted filmmaker has been honoured at London’s Design Museum. In the first-ever Anderson retrospective, Wes Anderson: The Exhibition traces back through the director’s work, from his early experimentation to his most recent award-winning pictures, considering his style and impact.
Far Out gave Anderson’s most recent movie, 2025’s The Phoenician Scheme, a two-star review, observing, “The plot chugs along and grasps at new beats to justify its existence, but it feels entirely unmotivated and uncompelling, with no emotional depth to the central relationship to make us care about anything happening on screen.”
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