The Hotel California 2020 Tour (also known as the Hotel California 2021 Tour and Hotel California 2022 Tour and Hotel California 2023 Tour) was a concert tour by American rock band Eagles commemorating their 1976 album, Hotel California. The tour began on 7 February 2020, in Atlanta, at the State Farm Arena, after three Las Vegas concerts in September 2019 received rave reviews and more dates were announced.
Background The band performed the 1976 Grammy-winning album from "beginning to end." "Each night's concert will feature a 'Hotel California' set, with an accompanying orchestra and choir, followed by an additional set of the band's greatest hits," the band's website said. The setlist for the two shows performed in Las Vegas in September 2019 was one of the longest setlists the band had ever played, each show lasting for approximately three hours. The setlist remained the same for the 2020 leg of dates, but the setlists varied slightly in length for the 2021 and 2022 dates.
The band performed with an orchestra accompaniment at each show for select songs. The orchestra comprised both local and touring musicians, and was conducted by Jim Ed Norman, who wrote the original orchestrations for the Hotel California album.
The first two legs featured Deacon Frey and country artist Vince Gill since they joined the band in 2017 after the death of founding member Glenn Frey in 2016.
On March 21, 2020, the band announced the postponement of their North American tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 1, 2020, band announced the tour would be further postponed to 2021 due to concerns related to the pandemic.
It was announced on February 17, 2022 that Deacon Frey would not be participating in the upcoming leg of the “Hotel California” tour due to an unspecified illness. The band subsequently announced on April 6, 2022 that Frey would be leaving the group for a solo career, until his return to the band in July the following year prior to the group's final tour.https://www.facebook.com/100044434299359/posts/544918676999271/?d=n
Shows
+ Welcome to the Hotel California Date(2019) City Country Venue September 27 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena September 28 October 5
+ Hotel California 2020 Tour Date(2020) City Country Venue February 7 Atlanta United States State Farm Arena February 8 February 11 February 14 New York City Madison Square Garden February 15 February 18 February 29 Dallas American Airlines Center March 1 March 6 Houston Toyota Center March 7
+ Hotel California 2021 Tour Date(2021) City Country Venue August 22 New York City United States Madison Square Garden August 24 August 27 Boston TD Garden August 28 August 31 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena September 1 September 16 Denver Ball Arena September 18 September 20 Dallas American Airlines Center September 21 September 24 Phoenix Footprint Center September 25 September 28 Omaha CHI Health Center Omaha October 1 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center October 2 October 12 Sacramento Golden 1 Center October 15 Inglewood The Forum October 16 October 19 October 22 San Francisco Chase Center October 23 November 5 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena November 6
+ Hotel California 2022 Tour Date(2022) City Country VenueFebruary 19Savannah United StatesEnmarket ArenaFebruary 21CharlotteSpectrum CenterFebruary 24OrlandoAmway CenterFebruary 25SunriseFLA Live ArenaFebruary 28TampaAmalie ArenaMarch 2RaleighPNC ArenaMarch 4AtlantaState Farm ArenaMarch 17ClevelandRocket Mortgage FieldHouseMarch 19ChicagoUnited CenterMarch 22IndianapolisGainbridge FieldhouseMarch 24DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaMarch 26PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaMarch 28PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterMarch 30MilwaukeeFiserv ForumApril 19ColumbusNationwide ArenaApril 21BuffaloKeyBank CenterApril 23ElmontUBS ArenaApril 25GreenvilleBon Secours Wellness ArenaApril 28NashvilleBridgestone ArenaApril 29May 12LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterMay 14HoustonToyota CenterMay 16TulsaBOK CenterMay 19AustinMoody CenterMay 20May 25Salt Lake CityVivint ArenaMay 28 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena September 9 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena September 10 September 13 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre September 16 Winnipeg Canada Life Centre September 18 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre September 20 Edmonton Rogers Place September 22 Vancouver Rogers Arena November 15St. LouisUnited StatesEnterprise Center November 17Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena November 19New OrleansSmoothie King Center November 21BirminghamLegacy Arena November 23Kansas CityT-Mobile Center November 25Fort WorthDickies Arena November 27North Little RockSimmons Bank Arena
+ Hotel California 2023 Tour Date(2023) City Country Venue February 19PortlandUnited StatesModa Center February 21San JoseSAP Center February 24Thousand PalmsAcrisure Arena February 25 March 1 Phoenix Footprint Center March 3San DiegoPechanga Arena March 25 Jacksonville VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena March 28 Tampa Amalie Arena March 30 Columbia Colonial Life Arena April 1 Knoxville Thompson-Boling Arena April 4 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Complex April 7 Newark Prudential Center April 8 Baltimore CFG Bank Arena
+ List of cancelled shows Date City Country Venue Reason May 24, 2020 Los Cabos Mexico Cabo En Vivo COVID-19 pandemic August 28, 2021LondonEnglandWembley Stadium August 29, 2021
Box office +DateCityVenueAttendanceRevenueSeptember 16, 18DenverBall Arena24,621$5,909,719September 24–25PhoenixFootprint Center23,498$5,595,557October 15–16, 19InglewoodThe Forum39,091$8,974,221October 22–23San FranciscoChase Center23,406$6,332,596
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Band members Eagles
Don Henley – vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, percussion Joe Walsh – vocals, guitars, keyboards Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass guitar Deacon Frey – vocals, guitars (2019-2021 shows) Vince Gill – vocals, guitars
Additional musicians
Michael Thompson – piano, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals Will Hollis – keyboards, organ, backing vocals Scott Crago – drums, percussion Steuart Smith – guitars, backing vocals
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