Hoda Kotb Is Hitting the Road With Maria Shriver on a New Tour: Details

Hoda Kotb is teaming up with her good pal Maria Shriver for a special project.

Kotb has been booked and busy since stepping down from her anchor role on Today in January 2025. Over the past year, she has released her latest book, made several guest appearances on Today, and kept her promise to prioritize her kids, Haley and Hope. Most notably, Kotb launched her wellness company, Joy 101, and has hosted several events for fans.

On Wednesday, September 16, Kotb revealed that Shriver will be joining her for her newest Joy 101 event. “Hoda and I have been friends for years and years and years, and we’re always talking about our friendship and how important our friendship is,” Shriver told fans in an Instagram video. “At The Sunday Paper, we did a whole summer on friendship and how to make friends, how to break up with friends, work friends, sibling friends, friends of the opposite sex. And people were like, ‘I need more friends.’”

She went on to share, “We wanted to make a major league announcement: that we are going on tour, and we’re announcing The Friendship Tour. That’s right. Hoda and Maria and all the friends we can muster up, we’re gonna take it on the road. We’re doing our very first one on Sunday, November 2, in New Jersey, and tickets are going on sale as we speak.”

Teasing the tour, Shriver said, “We’re gonna have fun, we’re gonna have special guests, we’re gonna bring hope and inspiration and joy and meaning. And we’re gonna tell you how to be a friend, how to find a friend, how to find your lighthearted people, and build a community so that you aren’t alone, so that you don’t feel lonely, so that your health is better, your outlook is better. And we are so excited.”

 

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Kotb, for her part, added, “It’s me and Maria, and we’re inviting other people. I feel like I need it, you need it, we all do. And I think it’s like how we can find deeper connections, and I think we’re all looking for it.”

In the post’s caption, Shriver wrote, “The Friendship Tour will be fun, funny, moving, and meaningful, with special guests and friends sharing their wisdom, inspiration, and lots of laughter. Let us know where you hope to see us in the comments below, and we can’t wait to see you in New Jersey!”

Fans shared their excitement for the pair’s tour and the cities they want them to visit in the post’s comments. “Tampa FL. Then come play Pickleball or do water aerobics with my group of over 55 girls,” one person wrote. Another said, “We need you ladies in Austin, TX.”

Someone else shared, “Denver, CO area and Wilmington, NC area!!! PLEASE!!!” A different person posted, “Ft. Lauderdale would love to have you.” A separate commenter stated, “Raleigh, NC please, please, please!!”

Tickets are on sale for the tour’s first stop in New Jersey at The Vogel at the Count Basie Center on the venue’s website. Additional dates and cities have not been announced yet.