Infinity Saga Concert at Hollywood Bowl

Last week I attended the Marvel Studios Infinity Saga Concert Experience at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, August 29, 2024. This was my second concert there. My first was the Disney ’80s-’90s Celebration in Concert, which was amazing. We weren’t going to attend this one– our original concert plan in July was: Maestro of the Movies: The Music of John Williams and More. But our family got hit with Covid-19, so we had to cancel.

More info: Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience Debuts at the Hollywood Bowl

(Image from Marvel)

Funko Pops #

We read that they would be giving out some Funko Pops to the first 2,500 guests. The doors opened at 6pm. We arrived around 6:15pm and saw the long line for the toys, our group lined up and each got a Funko Pop. I got Bucky Barnes, but after trading around with family members, I got Thanos, which I wanted. Although I’m not sure I’ll ever bring it home from LA.

(Photo from my sister)

Besides the Funko Pop giveaways, there was a merch store. I didn’t go for the t-shirt since I didn’t see value in it other than wearing it a few times. I did go for the blanket.

Infinity Saga Concert #

At the beginning of the concert, Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, came out to greet the crowd. He mentioned that at Marvel there was a tradtion to stay until the very end for a special treat.

He also mentioned that this was the first of this kind of concert celebration, and that next year they would be doing a world tour!

The concert experience started around 8pm, and ended around 11pm– nearly three hours long! The music covered the movies starting with Iron Man (2008) all the way until Avengers: End Game (2019). The first half focused on Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. The second half, after intermission, they brought in Guardians of the Galaxy, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man, Black Panther, and Spider-man. They skipped Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and jumped right into Infinity War and End Game.

I recorded video of the parts I thought had the best beats and entertainment value. I couldn’t and didn’t want to record the whole concert– I do value being in the moment with friends and family. However, I do wish I recorded the music after Tony Stark’s death (spoiler?!). They had an extended scenes cut/montage that was really good of Stark’s message about the journey.

At the end, the surprise Feige hinted at, came when composer, Michael Giacchino came out and asked Gustavo Dudamel and the audience for 4 more minutes. Four. He turns his back and is wearing a Fantastic Four jacket with a giant 4 on the back!

Videos #

I made a full playlist: Infinity Saga at Hollywood Bowl Playlist

Edinburgh Fight #

End Game Fight #

End Credits and Fireworks #

Fantastic Four score debut #

Final Thoughts #

I loved the concert. I want to go see it when they go on a world tour, hopefully here in Chicago. I also hope to check out more concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, probably next year.

The concert was a reminder of the shared experience of storytelling on the big screen. I had similar feelings during moments along with 17,000 other fans of watching Infinity War and End Game in 2018 and 2019.

For those fans that question Marvel creatives’ choice on Robert Downey Jr (RDJ) being the new Dr. Doom, I urge them to consider the MCU movies we enjoyed from 2008-2019. The Russo brothers (directors) best movies are with Marvel Studios with Feige (producer) and Stephen McFeely (writer).

The whole gang is back together. I for one, am excited.