Past Events
The Dolby Theatre is most commonly used for public cultural events such as concerts, shows, and performances. It is however used on occasion for private purposes such as weddings.
Artists who have appeared at the theatre include Christina Aguilera, Elissa, Céline Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Dixie Chicks, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé Knowles, Alicia Keys, Elvis Costello, Vanilla Ice, Charice, Philipp Kirkorov, The Corrs, Barry Manilow, Prince, The New Power Generation, Ian Anderson, David Gilmour, Valy Hedjasi, Leila Forouhar, Andy Madadian, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Broadway musicals, dance shows, symphony performances and opera.
Other events have included the AFI Life Achievement Award to Tom Hanks, the ESPY Awards for excellence in sports performance yearly, the BET Awards and American Idol finales. In April 2006, it was home to the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards, and it hosted the 34th Daytime Emmy Awards on June 15, 2007.
On March 20, 2004, 19-year-old Adán Sánchez became the youngest headliner to perform a sell-out concert at the theatre. He died in a car accident only seven days later.
In 2005, Nintendo launched its latest game console, the Wii, at the theatre before E3 began. Nintendo used the venue again in 2006 for its pre-E3 news conference. The 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was also held at the theatre for the first time, having been held in New York in previous years.
The theatre has also hosted the Miss USA pageant twice, in 2004 and 2007.
Nintendo once again borrowed the venue for their 2008 E3 Press Conference after holding their previous year's conference in Santa Monica.
In December 2008, a production of "A Christmas Carol", adapted, produced and directed by Kevin Von Feldt and starring Christopher Lloyd, John Goodman and Jane Leeves played sixteen performances over a two-week period.
In August 2009, the theatre hosted the So You Think You Can Dance finale for the first time.
On September 15, 2009, a concert by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, was filmed in the Theatre. The concert was a PBS Great Performances Christmas special of Bocelli's first ever Holiday album, My Christmas.
On January 9, 2010, Japanese metal band X Japan made their first U.S. public appearance on top of the Theatre recording four music videos for their songs "Rusty Nail", "Jade", "Endless Rain", and "I.V.".
Since September 2011, the venue has been the home of the permanent Los Angeles resident Cirque Du Soleil show Iris, a 2 1/2-hour acrobatic journey through the world of cinema featuring an original score by Danny Elfman. The show made significant changes to the theatre, including adding lifts that go deep under the original floor of the space. It only leaves the theatre for the annual Academy Awards.
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