The Santa Barbara Bowl is a 4,562-seat amphitheater located in Santa Barbara, California. It was built in 1936 as a WPA project. It is used for concerts and other special events. The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ... Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... WPA is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings: Walter Payton Award, awarded annually since 1987 to the best offensive player in Division I-AA football War Powers Act, also known as the Trading with the Enemy Act and commonly confused with the War Powers Resolution, an American law aimed... A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ...
The amphitheater's original stage was a revolving wooden stage; it was replaced in 1939 with a concrete stage, which, in return was replaced in 2002 with a new stage. As part of the 2002 renovations new restrooms and dressing rooms were built, using the same structural specifications as freeway overpasses. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
More renovations are planned for 2007, including permanent stage housing. 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Many of the amphitheater's winter concerts have been affected by uncooperative weather.