Thank you for supporting Live at The Shell !!!
Our 2026 Season is now complete. Some 2026 stats:
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14 Vibrant Events: Delivered 100% admission-free to the public.
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8,100+ Audience Members: Relaxing on the benches, picnicking on the grass, and dancing anywhere and everywhere.
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60+ Local Nonprofits: Active community resource, heritage, and neighborhood groups sharing our stage and lawn space.
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250+ Performance Artists: Including over 140 next-generation youth and student musicians learning and performing right on our stage.
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A Record-Shattering Giving Campaign: To focus specifically on the venue's original 1929 construction, we launched a special Long Beach Gives campaign aiming for 97 individual donors to honor the Bandshell turning 97 years old this season. We successfully hit that dream milestone, locking in the highest individual donor headcount in our organization's history!
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Over our last four seasons combined (2023–2026), our all-volunteer team has brought 60 free shows, 12,000 volunteer hours, and over 23,000 public attendees to Recreation Park.
Thank You for a Great 2026 Season!
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Who is Live at The Shell ?
Live at The Shell is a 501.c.3 non-profit run by volunteers that want to support live music in East Long Beach
Live at The Shell has the following goals
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Bring back the regular use of the historic landmark Bandshell.
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Focus on local talent and the involvement of our community’s youth.
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Raise funds over time through business and private donations for full renovation of the Bandshell.
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Create a lasting foundation that will promote the use and maintenance of the Bandshell for years to come.
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Bandshell History
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Since 1929, the Bandshell at Recreation Park in Long Beach has had a long history of hosting events from theatre to bands to high school graduations.​
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In recent years this registered Historic Landmark has been underutilized and fallen into some disrepair.​
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In 2023 we created a new non-profit organization for the sole purposes of reactivating and revitalizing the Recreation Park Bandshell!