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The Eagles Announce ‘Final’ Tour Dates: ‘This Is Our Swan Song’
Variety ^ | Jul 6, 2023 4:27am PT | By Jem Aswad

Posted on 07/07/2023 12:31:07 PM PDT by Red Badger

The Eagles, one of the most successful and longest-running acts in the history of popular music, have announced the first of what they say are their “final” tour dates. After 52 years, more than a thousand concerts and over 150 million albums sold, the group has announced the initial 13 dates of their final farewell tour, beginning on Sept. 7 in New York, with more to be added.

According to the announcement, the Eagles — Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey — will perform “as many shows in each market as their audience demands.” The tour is expected to continue into 2025.

Steely Dan, the group’s longtime friends and fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, will open the tour, which is presented by Live Nation. Presale tickets and VIP packages will be available starting Wednesday, July 12 for all announced shows. The general on-sale will start Friday, July 14 at 10 a.m. local time.

The initial dates are below; the group’s statement follows in full:

The Eagles have had a miraculous 52-year odyssey, performing for people all over the globe; keeping the music alive in the face of tragic losses, upheavals and setbacks of many kinds. Credit and thanks go to our longtime management team, our dedicated road crew, and our exceptional backup musicians for providing skilled and steadfast support, throughout these many years. We know how fortunate we are, and we are truly grateful. Our long run has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed.

But, everything has its time, and the time has come for us to close the circle. The official farewell tour is currently in the planning stages. We want to give all our fans a chance to see us on this final round. So, scheduling information will be released as dates are set. The difficulties of booking venues for multiple nights may require us to return to certain cities, depending on demand. But, we hope to see as many of you as we can, before we finish up.

Most importantly, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for embracing this band and its music. At the end of the day, you are the reason we have been able to carry on for over five decades. This is our swan song, but the music goes on and on.

With love and gratitude,

The Eagles

Sept. 7 in New York, N.Y. at Madison Square Garden

Sept. 11 in Boston, Mass. at TD Garden

Sept. 16 in Newark, N.J. at Prudential Center

Sept. 20 in Belmont Park, N.Y. at UBS Arena

Oct. 5 in Denver, Colo. at Ball Arena

Oct. 9 in Indianapolis, Ind. at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Oct. 13 in Detroit, Mich. at Little Caesars Arena

Oct. 17 in Cleveland, Ohio at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Nov. 2 in Atlanta, Ga. at State Farm Arena

Nov. 7 in Charlotte, N.C. at Spectrum Center

Nov. 9 Raleigh, N.C. at PNC Arena

Nov. 14 in Lexington, Ky. at Rupp Arena

Nov. 17 in St. Paul, Minn. at Xcel Energy Center


TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies; Travel
KEYWORDS: eagles; music
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To: one guy in new jersey

One of the reasons why “The Who” keep on doing live shows, is because many of the people they employ to help them would be financially devastated if they stopped. It is an odd situation to be in.


41 posted on 07/07/2023 2:04:05 PM PDT by jroehl (And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
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To: beekay

I saw them on the same tour. Played the Hotel California album (with a local orchestra backing them), then another 2-1/2 hours of Eagles, Henley and Walsh hits. No warm up band, just a short intermission. I was pretty blown away by just how good they were. Way beyond expectations and very memorable.


42 posted on 07/07/2023 2:08:01 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: dfwgator

Agreed 100%!
Glenn Frey had the voice of an angel.


43 posted on 07/07/2023 2:10:18 PM PDT by Fireone (Trump won.)
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To: one guy in new jersey
Did Pete show even an ounce of appreciation to you?

Actually, no one really did. Just another "pull it off no matter what" day. The only comment made was when I, another of our production managers & the owner of the promotion company, our boss, were standing down stage center watching the crowd come in. He said, "You guys did it! We can do this every time!" My colleague said, while my mouth hit the deck, "You ain't seen the bill yet".
To my knowledge something like that hasn't been attempted since.

44 posted on 07/07/2023 2:14:40 PM PDT by Bounced2X (Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
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To: gundog

Hard to believe they’re still around. Saw them in Denver in 1972 where they opened the concert for Yes and Edgar Winter.


45 posted on 07/07/2023 2:14:52 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: Red Badger

“The Eagles commercialized what Gram [Parsons] synthesized.”

......Harvard Magazine!!......

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2023/07/feature-gram-parsons#:~:text=But%20Parsons%20had%20a%20whole,on%20his%20dorm%2Droom%20floor.


46 posted on 07/07/2023 2:33:20 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Red Badger

You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave”


47 posted on 07/07/2023 3:04:21 PM PDT by FarCenter
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To: Red Badger

Ran out of drug money ... another farewell tour.


48 posted on 07/07/2023 3:05:36 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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To: Red Badger

I saw their final tour 20 years ago when I was in grad school.


49 posted on 07/07/2023 3:13:38 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: MtnClimber

Maybe 1977? I doubt it was 1976 playing Hotel California stuff in early July. Though they were recording in Miami so being in Tampa sorta could fit.

I saw them November 10, 1976 in Ames and they were playing stuff from “Our next album, Hotel California” that wasn’t out yet.

Looked it up. It was released Dec 8, 1976.


50 posted on 07/07/2023 3:20:35 PM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: Red Badger

If it was just the Eagles, I’d try to go. With Steely Dan opening now I have to go.


51 posted on 07/07/2023 3:24:37 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: Red Badger
Just call it for what it is, the post Medicare, "End of Life" tour........

Or better yet, the "Dead Eagle Cadaver Tour" .....

Watched a video of one of Neil Diamond's last concerts and it was an embarrassment to him. His voice was dead.............

Time for these timeless groups to give it up since all they're doing is collecting the cash for their name...........

52 posted on 07/07/2023 3:25:30 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Honorary Serb

Great article about Gram Parsons. Thanks.


53 posted on 07/07/2023 3:27:27 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: Lisbon1940

An article like this allows a Harvard alum in science to learn something completely new!! Then I can share it with others.


54 posted on 07/07/2023 3:44:16 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Red Badger

Bye. Never liked ‘em. Caused too many earbleeds.


55 posted on 07/07/2023 4:01:05 PM PDT by sauropod (Sun Tzu: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”)
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To: John Milner
You are right. When I saw them a year later at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando was Hotel California, I just looked up the Tampa set list:

1.Take It Easy

2.Outlaw Man

3.Doolin-Dalton

4.Turn to Stone (Joe Walsh song)

5.Seven Bridges Road (Steve Young cover)

6.Lyin' Eyes

7.Take It to the Limit

8.Desperado

9.Midnight Flyer

10.Already Gone (Jack Tempchin cover)

11.One of These Nights

12.Funk #49 (James Gang cover)

13.Good Day in Hell

14.Rocky Mountain Way (Joe Walsh song)

15.Witchy Woman

Encore:

16.James Dean

17.Best of My Love

18.Walk Away (James Gang cover)

19.Tequila Sunrise

56 posted on 07/07/2023 5:33:37 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: John Milner
This is the link to the set list in Tampa"

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eagles/1976/tampa-stadium-tampa-fl-73d36e71.html

57 posted on 07/07/2023 5:35:50 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“The warm-up group was a fella named Billy Joel.”

Anything ever happen with him?
Poor name for a performer, he probably never made it .


58 posted on 07/07/2023 5:43:37 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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To: Bounced2X

That’s cool.


59 posted on 07/07/2023 6:17:19 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: SeekAndFind

Almost like Barbra Streisand, right?


60 posted on 07/07/2023 6:19:20 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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