It was then, that Spring Sing gained its popularity and notoriety within the Los Angeles and Orange County area, as it moved to the Hollywood Bowl.

Since its revival, Spring Sing was held at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center, but due to the overwhelming demand and popularity of the show, it was moved in 2009 to a much larger venue, Pauley Pavilion, providing the opportunity for more to experience the cherished campus tradition.

Due to construction on Pauley Pavilion, Spring Sing returned to UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center on May 20, 2011.

Spring Sing returned to the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion on May 17, 2013 to set a record-breaking attendance for the Student Alumni Association.

They have included former President Ronald Reagan (1952), actor Jason Alexander, Fred MacMurray, conductor André Previn, Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty), Ryan Carnes (Desperate Housewives), Amber Stevens (Greek), Dr. Bill Dorfman (Extreme Makeover), Tatyana Ali (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Sarah Drew (Grey's Anatomy) and Todd White, a member of the lead animation team for "SpongeBob SquarePants".

[8] Others were actors Sean Astin, Ian Buchanan, Dennis Haskins, Andrew Keegan, Tina Majorino, Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years), and Patrick Renna.

2009 judges included model Janice Dickinson, actress Shelley Long, local KNBC-TV newscaster Ted Chen, and Melissa Joan Hart.

[9][10] 2012 – Bill Dorfman, Nikki Soohoo (The Lovely Bones), Lady Danville, DJ Felli Fel, Taylor Armstrong (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Thomas Ian Nicholas, Pentatonix, Michael Strahan, Candace Cameron Bure (DJ Tanner from Full House), Sara Bareilles[11] 2013 – Paula Abdul (American Idol), Chord Overstreet (Sam from Glee), Mike Warren (Hill Street Blues), Jensen Ackles (Supernatural), Elisabetta Canalis, Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Francia Raisa (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) 2014 – David Ravetch, Dr. Bill Dorfman, Ken Komisar, Johnathan Franklin, Fiona Gubelmann, Jonathan Bennett, Brett Davern, Raven-Symoné, Jordyn Wieber, and Dennis Quaid 2015 – Sophie Simmons, Kingsley, Jeanine Mason, 8ky 6lu - The Party President, Elaine Hendrix, Jonathan Bennett, Clayton Snyder, Shwayze, Beau Mirchoff, Kathy Bates 2016 – Brett Dier of “Jane the Virgin,” actress Alyson Stoner and Jim O'Heir of “Parks and Recreation,” 2022 – Gene Block, Merlyn Wood, Olly Sholotan, Abigail Barlow, Nigel Lythgoe OBE, Jim O'Heir, Dom McLennon, and Vincent Martella In recognition of their contributions to American music and in honor of their gift to UCLA, the UCLA Student Alumni Association established the annual George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement in 1988.

In 1936, George and Ira Gershwin adapted the title tune from their musical Strike Up the Band as a new Bruin fight song for the growing university.