Westville Music Bowl, New Haven: A Complete Guide
The Westville Music Bowl is one of Connecticut's most exciting outdoor venues — a former New Haven tennis stadium reborn in 2021 as a concert space with a scalable capacity of about 3,500 to 9,700. Now booked by The Bowery Presents, it leans indie, jam, and Americana, and it's big enough for headliners while still feeling intimate.
One of the best things to happen to New Haven music in years was the rebirth of an old tennis stadium. The Westville Music Bowl took an underused venue and turned it into a summer destination for some of the most interesting touring acts around.
From tennis stadium to music bowl
The venue opened in 1991 as a tennis stadium and hosted professional tournaments for roughly three decades. In 2021, the main stadium was retrofitted into a full-time outdoor concert venue — the Westville Music Bowl — keeping the natural bowl shape that gives the room its character and good sightlines.
Best for: a distinctive outdoor setting with a real sense of place.
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The Bowl's scalable capacity — about 3,500 to 9,700 depending on the configuration — lets it size up or down to the act, so it can host a real headliner or a more intimate show. Since reopening it has booked an enviable run of indie, jam, and Americana names (The National, Khruangbin, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Goose, Trey Anastasio Band, and more), and it's now co-booked by The Bowery Presents with Premier Concerts / Manic Presents — the team behind much of the region's best programming.
Best for: indie, jam, and Americana headliners outdoors.
Planning your visit
- Where: the Westville neighborhood of New Haven; an outdoor venue, so it runs mainly spring through fall.
- Lawn-style tips: see our amphitheater & outdoor-show tips and outdoor & summer concerts guides.
- The city: it's part of our New Haven live-music guide.
Westville Music Bowl FAQ
How big is it?
Scalable from about 3,500 to 9,700.
What was it before?
A tennis stadium (opened 1991), converted to a concert venue in 2021.
Who books it?
The Bowery Presents with Premier Concerts / Manic Presents.
How do I find shows?
The free CT Concert Center app lists the Bowl in one feed.