The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is checking into the Hotel California this weekend with guest conductor Martin Herman and an Eagles tribute band.
The Jeans ‘n’ Classics show, with vocalist Michael Shotton (The Outpatience), will cover the Eagles’ best-selling 1976 album “Hotel California” cover to cover.
That means we get to see a guitarist go all Don Felder/Joe Walsh on us during that iconic guitar coda that ranks as one of the most famous guitar solos ever. That alone will be worth the price of admission to the TSO Super Pops concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.
The title song “Hotel California” will anchor the concert, but it won’t be the only highlight. The Eagles churned out four hit singles off that record including “Life in the Fast Lane” and “New Kid in Town.”
But it’s the album tracks that were never released as singles that truly gave the record its heart and soul, including the soaring “Pretty Maids All in a Row,” which is going to sound absolutely incredible with a full orchestra.
Also expect to hear covers of the Eagles’ big hits including “One of These Nights,” “Best of My Love,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Victim of Love,” “Take It Easy” and “Wasted Time.”
Tickets are $30 to $77 through ticketmaster.com
