Opened 1930
2,700 Vermont Ave
Griffith Park, Los Angeles
City owned
Capacity- 4,800 to 6,200 in 1983
Nederlander Years (1976 - 1984)
After 23 years of being operated by James Doolittle, the Greek Theater got a new director. In 1976 James Nederlander (of New York and Detroit) became the new operator.Nederlander set about modernizing the Greek. After years of losing money, Nederlander promised the city's Recreation and Parks Commission he would make the theater great again, bring back culture and make the theater profitable again.By culture, the City wanted the Greek Theater to offer a variety of: opera or operetta, ballets, symphonies, stage plays and cultural exchange.Nederlander promised to present a broad range of attractions, from contemporary pop to classical artist.However, for the most part, the Greek offered up middle of the road pop rather than high energy rock.1976Sammy Davis Jr., Blood, Sweat & Tears JUNE 25 - 27The Spinners, Donna Summer JUNE 30 - JULY 4D'Olyl Carte Opera CompanyMikado JULY 10 - 13Pirates of Penzance JULY 14 & 15H.M.S. Pinafore JULY 6 - 18Seals & Crofts JULY 19 - 21Harry Chapin JULY 24 - 25Three Dog Night JULY 26Burt Bacharach, Anthony Newley JULY 28 - AUGUST 1Dan Fogelberg AUGUST 2 & 3The O'Jays, Melba Moore AUGUST 4 - 8Crosby and Nash AUGUST 10 - 12The Band AUGUST 13 - 15Harry Belafonte AUGUST 17 - 22Olivia Newton John AUGUST 26 - 28Rick Little AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 5Rufus, Chaka Khan SEPTEMBER 6George Burns, Carol Channing SEPTEMBER 8 - 12Neil Diamond SEPTEMBER 13 - 20Chinese Acrobats of Taiwan SEPTEMBER 23 - 26Shirley Bassey SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2
1977
Marcel Marceau JUNE 21 - 26Joffrey Balley JUNE 28 - JULY 3Johnny Mathis, Jane Olivor JULY 6 - 9Tangerine Dream JULY 12Spinners & Nancy Wilson JULY 13 - 16Leo Sayer, Melissa Manchester JULY 17 & 18Herbie Hancock, John Klemmer JULY 19 & 20America, Stephen Bishop JULY 21 & 23The Chieftains JULY 26Tom Jones, Freddie Roman & the Blossom JULY 27 - 30Dave Mason, Elvin Bishop JULY 31 - AUGUST 2Foreigner, Little River Band JULY 31Captain & Tennille AUGUST 3 - 6Renaissance and Jean - Luc Ponty AUGUST 10 & 11Harry Chapin AUGUST 12 & 13Carole King, Navarro AUGUST 14 & 15Box Scaggs, Mary Wells AUGUST 16 & 21Cleo Laine, Bobby Short AUGUST 24 - 27National Ballet of Canada w/ Rudolf Nureyev AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 10Julie Andrews, Henry Mancini SEPTEMBER 11 - 13Engelbert Humperdinck SEPTEMBER 14 - 17Gladys Knights & The Pips SEPTEMBER 21 - 24Shirley Bassey SEPTEMBER 25 & 27Seals & Crofts, Maureen McGovern SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1
1978
D'Oyly Cartel Opera CompanyGilbert & SullivanThe Mikado JUNE 13 & 14The Pirates of Penzance JUNE 15 & 16Iolanthe JUNE 17 & 18The Joffrey Ballet JUNE 20 - 25Tom Jones, Bonnie Tyler JUNE 28 - JULY 1Stanely Clarke JULY 2 & 3Shaun Cassidy JULY 5 - 8Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock JULY 9 & 10The O'Jays JULY 12 & 15Perry Como, Good Stuff & Skip Stevenson JULY 19 - 22Ballet Folklorico of Mexico JULY 23 - 26David Soul, Maria Muldaur JULY 27 & 28Harry Chapin JULY 29 - 31Lou Rawls, Manhattan Transfer AUGUST 2 - 5Chicago, Bill Conti, L.A. Ballet AUGUST 6 - 11Patti Labell, Tower of Power AUGUST 12 & 13Jane Oliver AUGUST 16Atlanta Rhythm Section AUGUST 17War, Eloise Laws AUGUST 19Sha Na Na, Bo Diddley AUGUST 21 - 22Little River Band, Ozark Mountain Daredevils AUGUST 23 & 24Cleo Laine AUGUST 25 & 26Barry Manalow AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 3Nureyev SEPTEMBER 5 - 10Al Jarreau, Larry Carlton SEPTEMBER 19The Brothers Johnson, The Emotions SEPTEMBER 20 - 23Seals & Crofts SEPTEMBER 24 - 26Ben Vereen, Della Reese SEPTEMBER 27 - 30
1979
Dave Mason MAY 31 - JUNE 2Charlie Daniels Band, Pure Prairie League JUNE 3 & 4Village People, Gloria Gaynor JUNE 7 - 9Stephen Stills JUNE 10 - 12Renaissance, Tim Weisberg JUNE 20 & 21Harry Belefonte JULY 18 - 21Aretha Franklin JUNE 22 & 23Dwight Twilley Band JUNE 24Johnny Mathis, Ramsey Lewis JULY 5 - 8Eliot Feld Ballet JULY 10 - 12Peabo Bryson, Linda Clifford JULY 13 & 14Harry Chapin JULY 15 & 16Harry Belafonte JULY 17 - 22George Benson JULY 25 - 29Sha Na Na JULY 31 - AUGUST 1Joan Baez AUGUST 5 - 7The Tubes AUGUST 9 - 11James Taylor AUGUST 10 - 14Blondie, Nick Lowe, Rockpile AUGUST 15 & 16Al Jarreau AUGUST 17 & 18Charles Aznavour AUGUST 19Beatlemania AUGUST 21 - 26Poco, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band AUGUST 28Natalie Cole, Peaches & Herb AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 2Teddy Pendergrass SEPTEMBER 4 - 9Nana Mouskouri SEPTEMBER 10Stanley Clarke & School Days SEPTEMBER 11Joni Mitchell, the Persuasions SEPTEMBER 13 - 15Bette Midler SEPTEMBER 17 - 24Todd Rundgren, Utopia SEPTEMBER 25 & 26Talking Heads SEPTEMBER 27Seals & Crofts SEPTEMBER 28 & 29Sylvester SEPTEMBER 30
1980
Smokey Robinson MAY 23 - 24Todd Rundgren, Utopia MAY 28 & 29Whispers MAY 30 - 31Stephen Stills JUNE 2 & 3Ben Vereen JUNE 4 - 7Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes JUNE 8The Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough JUNE 11Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson JUNE 14 & 15Alice Cooper JUNE 17 & 18Kris Kristofferson JUNE 24 & 25Anne Murray JUNE 26 - 29Tom Jones JULY 2- 5Charles Aznavour JULY 6 & 7Rugus and the Brothers Johnson JULY 10 & 11Cleo Laine, John Dankworth JULY 15Manhattan Transfer, Sypro Gyra JULY 16 & 17Harry Chapin, Arlo Guthrie JULY 21 & 22Joan Baez JULY 18 - 20Harry Chapin, Arlo Guthrie JULY 21 & 22The O'Jays, Deniece Willams JULY 23 - 26Hall & Oates JULY 28Peter Martins and New York Balley JULY 30 - AUGUST 2Sha Na Na, John Sebastian AUGUST 3 - 5The Allman Brothers Band AUGUST 6 & 7Al Jarreau AUGUST 8 - 10Ambrosia AUGUST 19John Prine, Jerry Jerr Walker AUGUST 21Peter Allen, Dusty Springfield AUGUST 22Barry Manilow AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 1Joan Armatrading, The Jeff Lorber Fusion SEPTEMBER 3Dionne Warwick, Peaches & Herb SEPTEMBER 4 - 7Jeff Beck SEPTEMBER 8 & 9Robert Palmer SEPTEMBER 10Ballet Folclorico Nacional De Mexico SEPTEMBER 11 - 16Ashford & Simpson SEPTEMBER 18 - 20Ted Pendergrass SEPTEMBER 25 - 28George Benson OCTOBER 1 - 4B-52's, The Plastics OCTOBER 8Peter, Paul & Mary OCTOBER 10 & 11Talking Heards. The English Beat OCTOBER 17 & 18
1981
(Universal Amphitheater was closed this season to have a roof put on. Irvine Meadows Amphitheater with 12,000 seats - opened August 1981)The Gap Band, Yarbrough & Peoples MAY 22 & 23Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey MAY 27 - 31Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival JUNE 9Willie Nelson JUNE 2 - 4Cher JUNE 5 - 8Smokey Robinson JUNE 12 - 13Peter Allen JUNE 20Alice Cooper JUNE 29 - 30Tom Jones JULY 1 - 4The Stanley Clarke, George Duke Project JULY 5Harry Belafonte, Letta Mbulu JULY 7 - 11Pat Metheny Group JULY 15The Beach Boys, Glenn Super JULY 17 & 18Manhattan Transfer JULY 19 & 20Johnny Mathis JULY 21 - 25Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie JULY 27 & 28America JULY 29 & 30Jefferson Starship, Frankie and the Knockouts JULY 31 - AUGUST 2Teddy Pendergrass, The Pointer Sisters AUGUST 5 - 9Demis Roussos AUGUST 10Santana AUGUST 11 - 14X, The Blasters AUGUST 15Leo Sayer, Deniece Williams AUGUST 16 & 17Al Jarreau AUGUST 19 - 22Gordon Lightfoot AUGUST 23 - 25Air Supply AUGUST 26 & 27Stephanie Mills, Jerry Butler AUGUST 28 & 29Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie AUGUST 30 & 31Emmylou Haris SEPTEMBER 1 & 2Natalie Cole, Lou Rawls SEPTEMBER 3 - 7Harry Chapin SEPTEMBER 8Aman International Folk Ensemble SEPTEMBER 9Smothers Brothers, Melissa Manchester SEPTEMBER 10 - 12Adam & the Ants SEPTEMBER 13 & 14Christopher Cross SEPTEMBER 15 - 17Peter, Paul & Mary SEPTEMBER 18 - 19Jose Greco Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Jorge Tyller SEPTEMBER 20 - 22Little River Band, Poco SEPTEMBER 23 - 25Kool and The Gang, Cheryl Lynn SEPTEMBER 26 & 27George Benson SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 4GoGo's October 9 & 10The Motels OCTOBER 17The Commodores, Luther Vandross OCTOBER 20 - 23The Knack, Bruce Baum OCTOBER 31
1982
Oak Ridge boys MAY 12Smokey Robinson MAY 21 - 22Graham Parker, John Hiatt MAY 28Santana JUNE 2 - 6Joan Baez JUNE 7 & 8Kool and the Gang JUNE 10 - 12Jimmy Buffett JUNE 17 - 19Elvis Costello JULY 20 - 21Dionne Warwick, Righteous Brothers JUNE 25 - 27Tom Jones JUNE 20 - JULY 3Chicago JULY 4 & 5George Benson JULY 6 - 10Cliff Richard JULY 12Squeeze, Flock of Seagulls JULY 14Whispers JULY 16 - 17Paul Anka JULY 23 & 24Peabo Bryson, Angele Bofill JULY 30Barbara Mandrell JULY 31Lou Rawls AUGUST 5 - 7Talking Heads AUGUST 8King Crimson AUGUST 12America AUGUST 16 - 17Wayne Newton AUGUST 20 - 22Gordon Lightfoot AUGUST 24 - 26Ronnie Milsap AUGUST 27Anne Murray AUGUST 28 - 29Missing Persons SEPTEMBER 2The Temptations SEPTEMBER 3 - 5Joe Jackson SEPTEMBER 6 & 7Steve Miller SEPTEMBER 12 - 13Air Supply SEPTEMBER 14 - 16Peter, Paul and Mary SEPTEMBER 17 - 18O'Jays SEPTEMBER 19Emmylou Harris SEPTEMBER 20 - 21Adam Ant SEPTEMBER 22 & 23Manhattan Transfer SEPTEMBER 24 - 26Bonnie Raitt, Rosanne Cash SEPTEMBER 28Jane Olivor OCTOBER 4 - 5Hank Williams Jr OCTOBER 7Spyro Gyra, Tower of Power OCTOBER 8Shalamar OCTOBER 15Yves Montand OCTOBER 17 - 19Luther Vandross OCTOBER 22
1983
In 1983, the Greek was remodeled and it's seating capasity enlarged to 6,200. It also started the season earlier than usual, starting in mid-May.The 18,765 seat Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa opened. This venue was also operated by the Nederland Organization.The Whispers MAY 13 - 14Oak Ridge Boys MAY 21Engelbert Humperdinck MAY 27 - 29Harry Bellafonte JUNE 3 - 5Shirley Bassey JUNE 10 - 12Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions JUNE 14B-52's JUNE 22America JUNE 24 & 25The Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, The Association JUNE 26Tom Jones JULY 2 - 4Flock of Seagulls, The Fixx JULY 6The Marshall Tucker Band JULY 15Ashford & Simpson JULY 23 & 24Pete Seeer, Arlo Guthrie JULY 26Ronnie Milsap JULY 29Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson JULY 30 - 31Marvin Gaye AUGUST 4Sparks AUGUST 10Bette Midler AUGUST 11 - 14Peter Gabriel AUGUST 17 & 18Melissa Manchester AUGUST 19 - 20Al Jarreau SEPTEMBER 1 - 4Culture Club SEPTEMBER 6George Benson SEPTEMBER 7 - 10James Taylor SEPTEMBER 13 - 15Sheena Easton SEPTEMBER 16Peter, Paul & Mary SEPTEMBER 17 & 18X SEPTEMBER 21 & 22Manhattan Transfer SEPTEMBER 23 - 25Ricky Skaggs SEPTEMBER 26Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra OCTOBER 1
1984
Juan Gabriel MAY 11 & 12Thompson Twins MAY 13Thomas Dolby MAY 17Joe Jackson MAY 22 & 23John Denver MAY 25 & 25Moody Blues MAY 50 & 31King Crimson JUNE 5 & 6Ronnie Laws, Hiroshima JUNE 24Echo and the Bunnymen JULY 1Oingo Boingo JULY 3Berlin JULY 5 & 6Peter Allen JULY 13 & 14Ronnie Milsap JULY 27Johnny Mathis AUGUST 2 - 5Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass, Lani Hall, Sergio Mendes AUGUST 6 & 7The GoGo's, Red Rockers AUGUST 8, 9 10Laura Branigan, The Bus Boys AUGUST 11Judy Collins, Jesse Colin Young AUGUST 14Jean - Luc Ponty AUGUST 15UB40 AUGUST 18Sparks, Red Hot Chili Peppers AUGUST 19Psychedelic Furs AUGUST 20Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough & the Limeliters AUGUST 21Dionne Warwick, Lou Rawls AUGUST 22 - 24Aerosmith AUGUST 25 & 26Eurythmics AUGUST 27 & 28Martha Raye in Annie AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 2R.E.M. SEPTEMBER 6Everly Brothers SEPTEMBER 7 & 8Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fleshtones SEPTEMBER 9Ricky Skaggs, Nitty, Gritty Dirt Band, the Judds SEPTEMBER 11Liberace SEPTEMBER 14 - 16Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers SEPTEMBER 21Peter, Paul and Mary SEPTEMBER 22Paul Anka SEPTEMBER 28The Pointer Sisters OCTOBER 6 & 7George Benson OCTOBER 8 - 10Kool & the Gang OCTOBER 13Mickey Gilley OCTOBER 19The Whispers OCTOBER 27Barbara Mandrell, Do-Rites NOVEMBER 9
Today the Greek Theater continues to present 'something for everyone' and a wide variety of artist each season. Performers have included; The Who, Sting, Alicial Keys, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Incubus, White Stripes, REM, and many more have played the Greek. Recent renovations have brought the capacity down to 5,800 patrons.In July 2006 the GoGo's returned to the Greek Theater to play another sold out show.-------------------
