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.

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.

On March 21, 2020, the band announced the postponement of their North American tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] On May 1, 2020, band announced the tour would be further postponed to 2021 due to concerns related to the pandemic.

[4] 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.