Got this tip from Andy, my friend at LAist and party bus alum: early bird Hollywood Bowl ticket sales! Woo! It just ain’t summer without nights spent picnicking at the Bowl and listening to music under the stars. The deal allows you to purchase tickets right now before the general on-sale date way the hell on May 8, as long as you buy tix for 5-10 shows.

From LAist:

The Bowl is also throwing in a pair of “bench tickets to select concerts” for those that take advantage of purchasing in advance. Only tickets in Sections Q-V are eligible for this freebie (meaning, no free tix if you buy at the cheapest level as we did above [some Section X tickets were only $1]).

Just go to the order form and check off the shows you’re interested in. You can then indicate how many tickets you’d like and in which section. Easy-peasy.

Here are just a few of the cool shows on schedule:

• Sunday, June 24 — KCRW World Music: Jurassic 5; Carlinhos Brown; Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

• Saturday, June 30 — Sing-A-Long Sound of Music

• July 2-4 — July 4th Fireworks Spectacular Los Angeles Philharmonic; Edwin Outwater, conductor; Riders in the Sky

• Sunday, July 15 — KCRW World Music: Café Tacuba; Groove Armada

• August 24-25 — Jump, Jive and Swing! with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy & the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

• Sunday, August 26 — KCRW World Music: Macy Gray; Zap Mama Listen Brazilian Girls

• Sunday, September 9 — KCRW World Music: Paul Oakenfold with special guest Carmen Rizzo

For the complete lowdown, check the Bowl’s site.