The Ford’s 2022 season: Melissa Etheridge, Kamasi Washington, Warpaint, Rufus Wainwright, Ani DiFranco, Ibeyi, Best Coast and more

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From left: Kamasi Washington (photo by Russell Hamilton); Ani DiFranco (photo by Daymon Gardner); Ibeyi (photo by Suleika Muller); Rufus Wainwright

L.A. Phil and the Ford announced the amphitheatre’s 2022 season, beginning June 12 with its sister celebration of the Hollywood Bowl’s 100th season on night two of the 1o1 Festival, hosted by KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic host Novena Carmel with Eyooxaarin (Tongva and Chumash blessings), Mereba, Maye, Taylor McFerrin, Gingee, Weapons of Mass Creation and more. Bookending the eclectic, genre- and geographic-expanding program are Latin indie-alternative rock stalwarts Silvana Estrada and Gepe as part of L.A. Phil Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel’s five-year Pan-American Music Initiative (PAMI).

In the middle is a vast cornucopia of music, dance and cultural programs such as Melissa Etheridge; Kamasi Washington; Warpaint; Rufus Wainwright; Ani DiFranco; Calexico; Ibeyi; Michael Franti & Spearhead; José González; Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz; Best Coast (performing all of their albums “Crazy For You” and “The Only Place” on back-to-back nights); Mary Chapin Carpenter; Babasónicos; She & Him; Noche Cosmica with the label’s Thee Sinseers, Katzù Oso, Irene Diaz and Luna Luna; Nubya Garcia and Nate Smith; Christopher Jackson and Wayne Brady; Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet; Punch Brothers and Watchhouse featuring Sarah Jarosz; La Marisoul and the Love Notes Orchestra; Tigran Hamasyan; Monsieur Periné; Junction Trio; Chulita Vinyl Club; 30th Annual Outfest “Under the Stars”; Kayamanan Ng Lahi (Filipino dance, music and more); Nonosina (Polynesian dance); Bob Baker Marionette Theater; ATMA (South Indian ragas); the Halluci Nation and El Dusty; Juan Michel, Los Colibrí and more celebrating and honoring the life and art of Juan Gabriel in “¡Viva La Tradición! Juan Gabrielísimo” and much more.

“As one of the oldest performing arts venues in Los Angeles, The Ford holds a storied place in the city’s history, and we embrace that history with every artist and ensemble that takes our stage,” said Cynthia Fuentes, Director of The Ford, in a statement. “More than ever before, this year will be about celebrating bright and brilliant voices across different genres. The 2022 season will shine a spotlight on LA’s own artists, both emerging and established, as we welcome unforgettable performers to our summer stage.” Dudamel added, “… Much like the beautifully diverse people and neighborhoods of our great city, we will join together to become something more than the sum of our parts, united in harmony by the common language of music.”

Ticket packages for three or more shows are on sale now, with tickets beginning at $10 (LA Soundscapes tickets include up to two free children’s tickets).

Individual show tickets go on sale Tuesday, April 19, at 10 a.m. except for the free 101 Festival, with registration opening May 10 along with the Hollywood Bowl season.

More information, including updated Covid-19 venue guidelines, is at TheFord.com.

JUNE

06/11-12/22 101 Festival at the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford.
06/14/22 Rufus Wainwright.
06/16/22 Tigran Hamasyan.
06/20/22 Mary Chapin Carpenter.
06/23/22 Ani DiFranco.
06/24/22 Calexico.
06/25/22 She & Him.
06/26/22 Kayamanan Ng Lahi (LA Soundscapes).

JULY

07/06/22 Green Umbrella at The Ford feat. LA Phil New Music Group, conducted by Paolo Bortolameolli.
07/16/22 Our World Is a Family with Reza Aslan and Evan Kleiman.
07/17/22 Chulita Vinyl Club (LA Soundscapes).
07/21-23/22 Outfest Under The Stars.
07/24/22 Monsieur Periné.
07/29/22 Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz.
07/30/22 Michael Franti & Spearhead.

AUGUST

08/03/22 NowRising: Junction Trio.
08/05/22 Kamasi Washington.
08/06/22 6th Annual Boleros De Noche: La Marisoul and the Love Notes Orchestra.
08/07/22 American Acoustic: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse feat. Sarah Jarosz.
08/09/22 Terence Blanchard feat. the E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet.
08/12-13/22 Best Coast Anniversary Party.
08/14/22 Nonosina (LA Soundscapes).
08/18/22 Babasónicos.
08/19/22 Warpaint.
08/23/22 Melissa Etheridge: One Way Out Tour.
08/25/22 José González.
08/26/22 Kikínceañera: Noche De Orgullo feat. Valentina, Doris Anahí, Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Ángeles, Neyva, Bibi Discoteca, Charles Galin and Vik Floyd.
08/27/22 An Evening with Christopher Jackson & Wayne Brady.

SEPTEMBER

09/01/22 Nubya Garcia and Nate Smith.
09/03/22 Flypoet: Summer Classic.
09/04/22 Bob Baker Marionette Theater: Hooray LA! (LA Soundscapes).
09/10/22 Desde México: Pacífico Dance Company 30th Anniversary.
09/15/22 Ibeyi.
09/17/22 ATMA.
09/24/22 ¡Viva La Tradición! Juan Gabrielísimo feat. Juan Michel, Las Colibrí, Mariachi Ángeles de Pepe Martínez Jr. and Ballet Folklorico Ollín.

OCTOBER

10/01/22 Noche Cosmica feat. Thee Sinseers, Luna Luna, Katzù Oso and Irene Diaz.
10/08/22 Acosta Danza: Cuban Landscape.
10/20/22 Mo Amer.
10/21/22 Luciana Souza and Vince Mendoza: Storytellers with big band (15th anniversary of The Angel City Jazz Festival).
10/22/22 The Halluci Nation and El Dusty.
10/23/22 Silvana Estrada and Gepe: Pan-American Hoy!