Australian Rock Collective Presents ‘Hotel California’ 50th Anniversary Tour
Four of Australia’s greatest musicians will perform songs from The Eagles stacked backcatolgue.
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Aussie supergroup Australian Rock Collective (ARC) have announced a new tour, performing the Eagles’ iconic album Hotel California in full to mark its 50th anniversary.
Released in 1976, Hotel California was a critical and commercial success, topping the charts across the globe and winning the Eagles two Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Arrangement for Voices. The album produced some of the Eagles’ biggest hits, including ‘New Kid in Town’, ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ and album opener, ‘Hotel California’.
Comprising four living legends in Australian rock music history – Kram (Spiderbait), Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), Mark Wilson (Jet) and Davey Lane (You Am I) – ARC are performing Hotel California alongside the Eagles’ biggest hits across the country this June.
Speaking on the tour, Lane said, “Strap yourselves in and be our esteemed guests as we set the controls for the heart of the sunny Californian state, the spirit of ‘76 and one of the greatest selling albums of all time - The Eagles’ Hotel California.
“It’s incredibly precise and loose, fast and easy (seemingly) - we’re not shy of challenging ourselves and this could be the most challenging yet. We’ve been very lucky to grace some of the greatest Australian venues and concert halls over the last seven years we’ve annually done this and we’re limbering up for this to be the biggest tour yet. We might even grow moustaches especially for the occasion!”
The tour commences at Hotel Brunswick in Brunswick Heads on Friday 5 June and continues with shows in Brisbane, Newcastle, Thirroul, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, coming to an end at the Astor Theatre in Perth on Wednesday 24 June.
My Live Nation pre-sale commences at 10am AEDT on Thursday 26 February and runs until 10am AEDT on Friday 27 February. Register here.
General on-sale takes place at 11am AEDT on Friday 27 February via livenation.com.au.
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The four greats who make up Australian Rock Collective have a combined total of 33 ARIA Awards and 16 Top Ten albums between them, with Jet and You Am I also having been added to the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Formed in 2014 when the four were asked to perform at the World Cup in Brazil, Kram, Middleton, Wilson and Lane have continued to jam together and toured the country performing classic albums such as Abbey Road, Let It Be, Harvest, Dark Side Of The Moon and Led Zeppelin IV.
With a tour by the Eagles unlikely to happen anytime soon, this is your chance to witness one of the legendary albums of the ‘70s performed live by some of Australia’s greatest musicians.
Catch Australian Rock Collective performing the Eagles Hotel California at Thebarton Theatre on Saturday 20 June. Ticketing information is available at livenation.com.au.
Australian Rock Collective Presents Hotel California 50th Anniversary Australian TOUR DATES 2026
Friday 5 June – Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, QLD
Saturday 6 June – Concert Hall, QPAC, Brisbane, QLD
Tuesday 9 June – Civic Theatre, Newcastle, NSW
Friday 12 June – Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Sunday 14 June – Llewellyn Hall, Canberra, ACT
Tuesday 16 June – Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday 18 June – Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Saturday 20 June – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 24 June – Astor Theatre, Perth, WA
