Revel Ovation Hall - Atlantic City, NJ 2/01/13

[WalshFan88]

Hope everyone enjoyed the show.

Here are some vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFqTCpDDkVc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKRlC9FP1gw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR86q27p0sI

[zeldabjr]

awesome...thanks Austin!

[tequila girl]

Wow, you were quick off the mark...Thanks Austin! :thumbsup:

[Topkat]

Thanks Austin
Here is another one, It Don't Matter to the Sun" Garth Brooks cover
http://youtu.be/T8TQE9EXVVU

[EagleLady]

dont you mean aint coming down till the sun comes up?

[Topkat]

The End of the Innocence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GKu9TLovjFo

[Topkat]

dont you mean aint coming down till the sun comes up?

No, that is how the song is listed. Also listed by Garth as "It Don't Matter to the Sun"

[Topkat]

Better watch them fast, the audio has already been taken down for NY Minute. This guy shot some amazing video, but it won't be up for long. They are already onto it!

[Henley Honey]

OK, as I remember it -- the song list was:
Dirty Laundry
The Long Run
Sunset Grill
It Don't Matter To The Sun
Everything Is Differnt Now
New York Minute
Last Worthless Evening
One of These Nighs
End of the Innocence
Rule The World
Everybody Knows
Heart Of The Matter
Boys of Summer
All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Life In The Fast Lane
Hotel California
Desperado


I was in Looooovvvvvveeeeee! The man was AWESOME.

[Victim of Love]

Here's the video for One Of These Nights. Love it, but especially his dialogue at the beginning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfJF9PcT3GQ

[Henley Honey]

In a nutshell: Mr. H's voice was silky and sexy. The man is awesome. It was a fabulous night. Very happy to meet WW and hang with some
"old" friends.

When he talked about the documentary it was kind of cute -- he referenced Ricky Ricardo -- I've got some "splaining" to do -- to his teenage children. Kind of a "Do as I say, not as I do." (or did) . . .

[Victim of Love]

HH, that's why I linked the "OOTN" videos...his comments were priceless, to say the least. I envy those of you who were able to make the show.

[zeldabjr]

so glad to hear Mr. Henley was his usual wonderful self...would have loved to hear New York Minute live

[Topkat]

So glad you all enjoyed it...looks like Don was in fine form last night.
Lucky we get to see some videos. Wonder how that guy got away with that, because they are really good quality!! Well, watch while you can.
:partytime:

Yeah, I'll bet Don has some splainin' to do! He's gonna have a hard time laying down any rules with the kids once they've seen that dvd...

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I finally got home from Atlantic City only to find that a review thread hasn't been started yet! What's up with that?

It was a FANTASTIC concert! I have a lot of things I want to say and no time at the moment to say them.

Some quick highlights, he plugged the Eagles movie premiere on Showtime and the DVD on sale in April. He did not mention a solo album, let alone a May date.

My happiest moment of the night came when he sang One Of These Nights! I'm still happy about it!

[Topkat]

They started posting some video on the other thread, but we are waiting to hear from you....
Saw the set list & some great videos! Looked & sounded amazing!
Please give us some more details when you can!:)

[zeldabjr]

glad you made it home ok VA...can't wait to hear more!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Some tweets about the show last night:

Had a great time from the 5th row at Don Henley concert @RevelResorts last night! He closed with Hotel California and Desperado. #Awesome

All I can say is that Don Henley was f****** awesome at the #revel.

Omg sooo much better than I could've asked for...desperado & Hotel California?!?! Sooo happy!!! #DonHenley #GreatShow! #AC

There are many tweets to this effect, I promise none of us were part of this!!
#neverinmylife have I seen so many middle aged people #WASTED!!! Getting kicked out by security n ish smfh #unbelievable #AC #DonHenley

[VAisForEagleLovers]

OK, I know JAHH will have a very detailed review of the show, and Dreamer wrote down the setlist. I didn't take any pictures, I totally forgot to get my camera out of my suitcase.

This is the first solo show for Don that I've been to, so there were a lot of things I was really looking forward to. I've always wanted to see him sing Heart of the Matter and it was just as incredible as I knew it would be. He sang it with heart and passion, and seemed to be surprised at the non-ending applause he got at the end of it. I wasn't the only one that liked it!

The crowd was laid back, and seemed to appreciate the slower songs more. He did an incredible job with It Don't Matter To The Sun and Everything Is Different Now. I really enjoyed them both.

Many people have told me what a great job he does with Everybody Wants To Rule The World, and it was very entertaining. He did it well and to be honest, he sang it like he's the one that wrote it (feeling the lyrics).

As I said in the first post, I was surprised and very happy to hear One of These Nights. Other than Heart of the Matter, it was the highlight of the concert for me. He could have sung only these two songs and the trip would have been worth it for me.

He ended the set with LITFL, and then the encore was HC and Desperado. If you all remember my review of the 9/02 Eagles show at the same venue, I said I'd never heard him sing it with such passion and feeling, and that he was starting to get the song to grow on me. Last night he did another outstanding performance of it, and he interacted with the crowd during it more than before.

He looked great, and happy to be up there. He joked about the tropical temperatures (seriously...not tropical at all), then mentioned going to Toronto today and so the temps in AC probably would feel tropical compared to that (which is why I had no interest in going!).

As I said before, he mentioned 'that other band I play with' had a documentary coming out. Two parts because you can't fit over forty years on one DVD. They had to do it now while they still remembered it all. He didn't mention a tour as part of it. Since he didn't mention his upcoming solo album, he didn't mention a tour for it, either.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

......just a quick note...DH was awsome. He truley looked happy and relaxed and as HH says "we got some DH loving" last night...His voice was terrific..soulful and sexy...his banter was entertaining too..JAhh is working on the detailed review .
FOr me it was great to see HH, hh's dh , Va and dreamer. IT was very nice to meet WW for the first time...If you consider how big a place it is and how we all travel from distances its amazing we get together but the bar is always a great place to meet (besides in the revel its next to the bathrooms lol)

I had the pleasure of meeting Michael Thompson and have my picture taken with him and he signed and wrote a really nice message on my cd cover.I also had my picture taken with Pete and Lance who couldnt have been kinder and they too gave me autographs...personalized with nice messages as well.

Quickly , we were all close togeter...Dreamer was three rows in front of us as was HH and HHDH and VA in our row other end so we kept looking at each other in between songs with thumbs up...Before we went in WW said "I just want to hear sunset grill" so when he did it I smiled and thought she was happy...when he did ootn..I knew paydirt was hit for VA..for me it was Everybody wants to rule the world. He really should record it cause he just does it spot on..and looks like he is having a great time doing it. He also did heart of the matter with such conviction it gave me goose bumps.He could feel it and so could I. He did not dissapoint .Also the garth brooks cover.,,when he did it you could hear a pin drop in the room...just him singing and will playing piano flawlessly.

StepUK , Will was right in front of me and he looked great..kissed blown sweety..I thought they all looked healthy and great.
well guys more tomorrow I gotta go to bed...too much fun last night and too little sleep.
tt

[Witchy Woman]

I had such a wonderful time meeting you guys too !! Henley Honey also was thoughtful enough to text me today when Metallica's BTM was on !! Don is a wonderful singer, and it's always nice to see him when he does solo shows. And yes, TT, I yelled "WHAT !!" really loudly when I heard the first notes of Sunset Grill !! Definitely a special treat !!

[Tiffanny Twisted]

I had such a wonderful time meeting you guys too !! Henley Honey also was thoughtful enough to text me today when Metallica's BTM was on !! Don is a wonderful singer, and it's always nice to see him when he does solo shows. And yes, TT, I yelled "WHAT !!" really loudly when I heard the first notes of Sunset Grill !! Definitely a special treat !!


See now when i hear it , I will remember you and that concert moment lol

My fave is always Hotel CAlif which is where my tt comes from

[Topkat]

Here's a review with some very nice pics! Don looked very handsome that night! Loved what he was wearing

http://www.examiner.com/review/don-henley-performs-concert-the-ovation-hall-at-revel-atlantic-city

[Topkat]

Love, Love Love; The End of the Innocence

http://youtu.be/GKu9TLovjFo

[timfan]

My fav ..

It don't matter to the sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8TQE9EXVVU

A close second...

Heart of the Matter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkrZhi-PzHg

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I wanted to check in to let everyone know I arrived back home safely last night in spite of having to drive through a snow storm about 2/3s of the way home from VA's house. Fortunately, since it hadn't been snowing too long when I passed through it, the roads hadn't had a chance to get too bad, but it did add an extra 45 minutes to my trip. But anyway, enough of the crappy winter weather. I was going to post when I got home last night, but I couldn't get on the board because of another one of those dreaded database errors. Today I have to get ready for Super Bowl festivities, so I have to keep my comments brief for now.

Like everyone, I thought Don was absolutely wonderful. I loved everything he did except I'm personally not that crazy about Everything Is Different Now - I remember thinking to myself "Don, you coulda stuck Taking You Home in here in place of that". But, the Last Worthless Evening and It Don't Matter to the Sun were so melt-worthy that I forgave him. :wink: I had a blast meeting up with VA, HH, Jess, TT, and JAHH and laughed until I hurt. And Witchy Woman - I enjoyed meeting and chatting with you and your friend. I always love meeting new Borderers - particularly when they're so nice! :cheers:

[Troubadour]

I'm so glad you all had such a good time. Don looks gorgeous and I'm sure he sounded amazing. Thanks for the reviews!

[Tiffanny Twisted]

Ya know ..as great as he was when I saw him at the Borgata in june of 2007 he was getting sick that night .I thought he did a great job but after Fri nite...well well well... Mr Henley it was a pleasure to see you at the top of your game:)
You do not dissapoint and I am greatful I had the pleasure of seing you on Fri. Nite... lots of DH love folks
I loved everysong you chose to sing for us that nite.....something about seeing it done live just makes it so special...

[Brooke]

Glad to hear Don was in top form Friday night! Thanks for the videos, tf, looooooove 'It Don't Matter To The Sun'! Beautiful! And Don looks wonderful too!

Sorry to hear about the snowstorm, but glad you all made it home safely!

Patiently waiting for more! :pace:

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the reviews and vids!


I finally got home from Atlantic City only to find that a review thread hasn't been started yet! What's up with that?

I moved over the relevant posts from the pre-concert thread to this one, just to keep them all together.

[Topkat]

Glad you all had a great time & got home safely. I woke up to snow this morning, & had no idea it was going to snow...
Anyway, those videos of Don are amazing. Wonder how that guy got away with it???? knowing how he hates to be videoed. We sure missed a great show, but I'm glad some of you got to go. I love the song selection he picked & I see he had Stuart & Will there with him....
Thanks for the reviews!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I wanted to check in to let everyone know I arrived back home safely last night in spite of having to drive through a snow storm about 2/3s of the way home from VA's house. Fortunately, since it hadn't been snowing too long when I passed through it, the roads hadn't had a chance to get too bad, but it did add an extra 45 minutes to my trip.

I wondered how it went, it snowed the entire way to my church last night and it seemed the further south I went, the worse it got. By the time I got to Culpeper, there was a good bit on the roads. Fortunately, all the roads had been treated by the time the service was over. I'm glad you got home OK!

It goes without saying that it was so nice to meet up with Dreamer, HH, her DH, TT, and JAHH again. It was great to meet WW! It was a short trip (I was only gone less than thirty hours), but definitely made worth it by great friends and a great concert!

[Henley Honey]

It was a great evening. I'm so glad he did some songs he normally doesn't do. He started about 9:20 and it was over much too quickly.

I was in the 4th Row dead center and it was extraordinary!! The seats in front of me in both the 2nd and 3rd rows were empty so I had an wonderful, unobstructed view. I posted the set list in the anticipation thread, so maybe VA can bring it forward for me to this thread. Nevermind. Soda did already. TY.

The peformance was wonderful. I think my fav was Everything Is Different Now, but One Of These Nights (he hit every single high note) and Rule The World were terrific as was New York Minute.

He intoduced The Last Worthless Evening saying "Here's a song about a girl I didn't get" which got a big laugh. In Sunset Grill they did the "take it up" version and I loved it. He jokingly introduced It Don't Matter To The Sun as "a song written by some guys in Nashville. Wish me luck". He didn't need luck. He nailed it. The band left the stage for this song and it was just Don, Michael, Will and a few spotlights. "I'm still in love, why aren't you?" Magical.

When discussing the Documentary he was pretty playful. He said "we'll play a new song from the other group that I play with sometimes but have you seen all the hoopla about the documentary coming out? Plug it. Against our better judgement we made a documentary of the past 40 years. We wanted to do it while we can still remember, but we haven't remembered everything -- thank God! To my three teenage children, as Ricky Ricardo used to say, I've got some splaining to do. Do as I say, not as I did". Very cute. He mentioned the DVD would be out in April.

There were screams and squeals of delight from the audience at the start of Heart of The Matter.

He received several well-deserved standing ovations. His performance surpassed my expectations. He was sounding silky and sexy. It was lovely and I loved every second of it!! Can you tell?

Spending time with VA, Dreamer, TT and JAHH and meeting WW and her friend was great. We had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. Thanks, everyone. Another good time had by all. When's the next one??

[Henley Honey]

I hate to give the negative any attention but what's with people? You travel to see him, pay good money and then you talk through the whole concert. Loudly. When you're not talking you're singing. Badly. I had a big D#ck He#d next to me. Rude and obnoxious. Clueless. OK -- my rant is over. I feel better now.

[Troubadour]

Ugh. I hate that. I had the loudest, most obnoxious drunken couple next to me at the Eagles concert at the MGM Grand... it was horrible and definitely had an impact upon my enjoyment of the concert.

[Just Another Hired Hand]

Don Henley


Ovation Hall


Revel Hotel & Casino


Atlantic City, NJ


February 1, 2013



Don Henley sure knows how to take a cold February night in Atlantic City and heat it up. Through a very fortunate alignment of my stars I lucked in to two excellent seats in the seventh row for this concert. I had previously seen Don Henley at the Borgata in June of 2007. That show was incredible and this night would be no different.

The show was scheduled to begin at 9:00 PM. As always, Don chose to be fashionably late, the lights going down at 9:19 as the band took the stage. As soon as they were at their places they started the bass line to “Dirty Laundry”. The lights were still down as the song had started but DH had not yet taken to the stage. He abruptly walked up to the microphone center stage and began to sing as the spotlight illuminated him. He was dressed in black pants, an untucked white shirt and a black sport coat and was playing a copper colored Fender Telecaster.

As I faced the stage I observed six musicians who comprised the band and back up vocal talent. Moving from left to right facing the stage there was guitar player, Pete Thorn. Behind him was Will Hollis, playing a keyboard set up consisting of a Korg electronic keyboard and an organ. Moving to the right was bass player Lance Morrison, who used three different guitars throughout the show which were on stands right where he played. Drummer Scott Crago was next to him behind center stage. Michael Thompson on a keyboard set up consisting of a grand piano and a Roland electronic keyboard was next to the drum set and in front of him was guitarist Steuart Smith. Smith and Thorn changed guitars after every song while bassist Morrison kept his three guitars on stage stands where he played. Finally Mr. Henley took center stage.

Any fan of the Eagles, Don Henley in particular knows he is a perfectionist when it comes to the quality of his sound. He has stated publicly that he strives to mimic the quality of his recordings and somehow he manages to always succeed. Guitarists Thorn and Smith performed solos, keying off one another precisely , Thorn playing his solid body Suhr and Smith plying a single cutaway PRS.

The camera Nazis were very active early on so getting pictures at this show was difficult. However, I did manage to get a couple of decent shots of Henley, Thorn and Smith during the performance.

When I saw Don Henley in 2007, Pete Thorn was not with him. He is an amazing talent who not only played guitar but also provided backup vocals as well. I did not recognize the brand of guitar he was playing. Two of his guitars had similar body styles to the Fender Telecaster and Stratocaster but they were not Fenders. After the show I was lucky enough to run into him at the lobby bar and I asked him about the guitars along with a few other questions. He told me he joined the Henley band in 2009. He informed me the guitars are called Suhr and are custom made by John Suhr. Between each number he would change instruments by handing them off to a guitar tech and hoisting the ax he would use for the next number. I can understand why Mr. Henley added him to the band.

As the applause died down from “Dirty Laundry” the players quickly changed instruments and they moved into “Long Run”, Steuart Smith playing a Gibson SG and bassist Morrison moving to a Lakeland five string bass. Don Henley put his guitar down and sung holding the mic at center stage.

The normally chatty Henley opted to forgo the banter early on and kept the music going. As the lights came back up, he was once again playing the Telecaster as the group moved into “Sunset Grille”. For this one bassist Morrison was playing a blue green Music Man bass guitar and Smith was now playing a Fender Stratocaster, playing the guitar solo alternating with Michael Thompson who played a piano solo. This would be the closest Don would come to playing the drums for the night, walking over and banging on a pair of conga drums that were set up adjacent to Scott’s drum throne.

As “Sunset Grille” wrapped up Will Hollis and Michael Thompson changed places. The lights came back up and the group performed “Heart of the Matter” which drew a very loud ovation from the audience. As the performance progressed, I noticed that many people in the audience were singing along with DH. I once read that this is one of the highest compliments an audience can pay to a performer, one which Henley would receive repeatedly as this performance continued.

At the conclusion of “Sunset Grille” Don did his first talking of the night. He stepped up to the microphone and said, “Now I am going to perform a song written by a couple of guys from Nashville. Wish me luck!” He began to sing “It Doesn’t matter to the Sun”, a Garth Brooks song that has also been covered by others. The guys from Nashville are Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gordon Scott Kennedy and Tommy L. Sims. Luck? He sang the song as though he had written it. I was a little surprised that at no point during the show did DH discuss his upcoming album. I thought that “It Doesn’t Matter to the Sun” might be a cover that would be on the much expected album but Mr. Henley wasn’t giving anything up.

At the conclusion of ”It Doesn’t Matter”, Hollis and Thompson switched back to their original places, Steuart Smith hoisted a Music Man Axis guitar, capo on the second fret and Don picked up the microphone and began to sing “Everything is Different Now”. It sounded great as Don sang it very soulfully with a lot of emotion springing from his unique voice.

Once again the lights went down and when they came back up Don was still at Center stage holding the mic, Lance Morrison had put down the five string Lakeland bass and picked up the Blue-green Music Man bass and Steuart Smith was now playing a Gibson 335 and DH began to sing “New York Minute”. The performance was flawless, sounding very much like the original recording. I couldn’t tell who was singing the high and low background vocals but they couldn’t have been more perfect.

At the conclusion of “New York Minute” once again the lights went down, when they came back up Steuart Smith was hoisting a Gibson acoustic guitar, and Don said, “This song is about the girl I didn’t get.” He then began to perform “Last Worthless Evening” once again being accompanied by flawless background vocals.

At the conclusion of “Last Worthless Evening” DH became quite chatty. He picked up the microphone and a tambourine and said, “I want to do a song by that ‘other’ group I play with.” This resulted in a thunderous round of applause. He continued,” There is a documentary about the forty years. We wanted to do it while we still remembered. It is going to be shown on Showtime February 15 and 16. It needs two nights, well, because it covers 40 years. But I have a problem that reminds me of Ricky Ricardo saying, “Lucy, you’ve got some ‘splaining to do.” I’m talking about having to explain things to my three teen age children…do as I say.”

The lights came up on the whole stage, Steuart was now playing a Music Man Silhouette as Don began to perform “One of These Nights” , which evoke a loud round of approving applause from the assembled multitude. Don’s voice hit all of the highs and as a personal observation I think his voice has improved with age.

Once again the lights went down as the instruments were changed out. When they came back up Pete Thorn was preparing to play a 12 string Taylor acoustic guitar while Steuart Smith was preparing to play a richly finished acoustic guitar (I am guessing it was also a Taylor). After a brief cue Michael Thompson began the familiar beginning to “End of the Innocence”, the performance of which was incredible in the way the sound of all the instruments were blended together.

Yet again the lights went down briefly and when they came back up Steuart was ready holding a Music Man Silhouette guitar, Pete had once again returned to the solid body Suhr and they performed a cover of the Tears for Fears song ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. I think Don suspected that, like me, many in the audience have heard him do this song before and were wondering why he never recorded it. If you have ever been fortunate enough to hear him do this song you would think that he wrote it or it was written for him. The backing music was fantastic, capturing almost all aspects of the original Tears for Fears recording. The crowd ate it up.

The lights went down again, this time when they came up Smith was holding a Gibson SG and Thorn was preparing a Gibson Les Paul as Don announce he would now perform a cover of Canadian singer and song writer, Leonard Cohen, the 1988 song “Everybody Knows That’s How It Goes”. This was the first time I had heard Don do this song and once again I couldn’t help but wonder if it might not make an appearance on his upcoming album. I guess we will have to wait and see on that one.

Once again the stage lights dimmed and when they came back up Don was center stage holding his copper color Fender Telecaster. Steuart Smith was holding a guitar that looked like a Rickenbacker but lacked the recognizable Rickenbacker logo. The band started the familiar guitar line that opens “Heart of the Matter” which drew an immediate response from the audience. Whatever Steuart Smith was playing he captured the unique tone of those guitar riffs perfectly.

Once again the lights went done and when they came back up Henley and Smith had hoisted Fender Telecasters and Pete Thorne was holding a Suhr with a body that closely resembled a telecaster and I knew what was next…”Boys of Summer”. I was surprised that guitar lines that are normally played by Steuart Smith in performances of this song I had seen in the past, tonight’s heavy lifting was done by Pete Thorne, a role he assumed like he had been doing it since this classic song first came out. Thorne and Smith keyed off one another as they performed the many guitar lines featured in this song. This performance was memorable because it was a little longer than the song normally is as at one point the two guitarists echoed each other’s solo lines. It was something to both hear and see.

Once again the lights went down and as Don approached center stage holding his Telecaster he could be heard saying, “It’s time to warm it up!” Steaut had hoisted a charcoal colored PRS. He played the slide guitar parts embellishing it with a wah-wah pedal. Lance Morrison had moved to the Bluish –green five string Music Man bass. The first familiar notes to “All She Wants to Do IS Dance”. He warmed it up all right. He got everyone on their feet dancing. He was gesturing to the crowd and said, “C’mon up!” This resulted in the aisles being filled with happy dancers, much to the chagrin of the security people in front of the stage. This single act temporarily put the camera Nazis out of business and I was able to get a few pictures unmolested by them.

As the lights went down various guitar techs and stage hands entered the stage area and set the players up for the next song. As the lights came up Pete Thorn struck up the familiar beginning to “Life in the Fast Lane” which surprised me because whenever I had seen it performed before these parts were always played by Steuart Smith of Joe Walsh. Thorn tackled it like he could do it in his sleep. His performance on this song was fantastic. This was Don Henley at his best, this performance in particular rivaling this same song as it is performed by the Eagles. Then again, with the presence of Will Hollis, Scott Crago, Michael Thompson and Steuart Smith this was almost like a mini Eagles concert. By now it was 10:46 PM. AT the conclusion of Fast Lane Don walked up to the mic, simply said, “Thank you!” and the band left the stage to a thunderous standing ovation.

The players were off the stage for two minutes, returning at 10:48 for an encore. The lights had not yet come up but I knew what was coming next. I could see Steuart Smith preparing the double necked white Music Man Silhouette guitar which I knew meant “Hotel California” would be the next number on the set list. I did some reading –up on that guitar. One of the Steuart Smith bios read said that that guitar is one of two in existence. It is unusual in that the twelve string neck is the lower one, this design being favored by Smith as he tends to hold the guitar higher than other players (Wikipedia).

Sure enough, he struck up the familiar opening verse and he was joined by Thorn on a black Les Paul and each performed the guitar parts flawlessly. As each part came in the respective performer was illuminated by a spotlight until the guitarists were joined by the rest of the band at which point the whole stage was lit up. As the band performed the song the audience was loudly singing along once again paying homage to the performers. During the performance of this song Don would again play the conga drums. The performance concluded to a deafening ovation which the performers eagerly acknowledged.

After a couple of minutes I heard Michael Thompson play the beginning to “Desperado” and being a long time fan of the Eagles and Don Henley, I knew this would be it for the night. Once again the audience sang along loudly with Mr. Henley and he loved every minute of it, his serious expression occasionally giving way to a smile…he couldn’t help it. You could tell he was very satisfied with the evening’s performance because he knew he had left the crowd wanting more. The group finished the song and waved as they departed the stage. It was 10:58 PM. For extra dramatic effect the stage crew waited a minute before they brought the lights back up and there was a little groan as this happened for the assembled multitude knew the show was over.

Then there were a couple of surprises. Almost immediately as the show ended Michael Thompson left the stage and approached some people he knew in attendance. I approached him and asked if he would let me take a picture of him and Tiffany Twisted. He smiled and said he would be glad to. He then signed her jacket to “Long Road Out of Eden” CD.

Next, as we were trying to locate a couple of other “Border “members I walked into the wrong bar and walked right up to Lance Morrison and Pete Thorn who were sitting there having a drink and conversing. I approached them and once again asked if they would allow me to photograph TT in their company. They could not have been nicer, accommodating TT and myself, both gentlemen answering some questions I had which greatly helped with the writing of this review.

The other Border members present were Henley Honey, who was accompanied by her other half, who for the sake of this review we shall call him Henley’s Honey’s Honey (does that make sense?). Virginia is for Eagles Lovers, Dreamer and TT. Earlier in the evening I also met Witchy Woman. I have no doubt a splendid time was had by all.

The Set List:

Dirty Laundry
Long Run
Sunset Grille
It Doesn’t Matter to the Sun
Everything is Different Now
New York Minute
Last Worthless Evening
One of These Nights
End of the Innocence
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Everybody Knows That’s How It Goes
Heart of the Matter
Boys of Summer
All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Life in the Fast Lane

Encore

Hotel California
Desperado

The Players:

Don Henley – guitar, lead vocals, percussion (congas and tambourine)
Pete Thorn – guitar, background vocals
Will Hollis – keyboards, background vocals
Lance Morrison - bass guitar, background vocals
Scott Crago – drums, percussion, background vocals
Michael Thompson- keyboards and background vocals
Steuart Smith-guitars and background vocals

I did manage to get a few good pictures and I will be posting them shortly...

[Henley Honey]

This has nothing to do with the show, but it was funny so I'll share it. None of us had ever met WW before. I'd given her my cell # and she called me to arrange to meet in Revel Ovation Hall. It was loud and hard to hear her but I explained what I was wearing, what my husband was wearing and where we were so we could find each other. WW told me what she was wearing -- but all I heard was "a metalic shirt" so I'm looking for a "mature-ish" woman wearing a glittery, dressy shirt. What I didn't hear WW say was the "Ca" on the end of metalic. It was a Metallica T-shirt. Big difference! I'm looking for an older woman, in a frou frou shirt and then I find WW who is not old and not frou frou. She was young and fun. No wonder I couldn't find her! We all had a good laugh over that. :hilarious:

[timfan]

JAHH wonderful review; I felt like I was actually there!! Sounds like it was a fabulous night all around!! :thumbsup:

[Troubadour]

LOL, HH! That's funny.

JAHH, thank you so much for the wonderful review. It's very much appreciated! Can't wait to see the photos.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

:hilarious:HH,
I had forgotten that..You kept saying to me and VA "Look for a lady in a metalic shirt".

Big difference but it was funny when we found the "right GAl"

The bar is the right place...lol:soda:WE ALWAYS Meet up with our buddies there lol

I really had the best time....I think it was the wonderful Mr Henley and his talented, kind, band and of course the "border buddies" we were there with.
HH and HH'sdh I never laughted so hard in my life...my side still hurts.
Thanks for a great evening .Glad we all made it home safe and sound.:thumbsup:
tt

[Freypower]

Thanks for the reviews. I was surprised Don played guitar on The Heart of The Matter. A side note about Everybody Knows; he has already recorded it (it was on The Very Best Of) so it wouldn't be on his new album.

[zeldabjr]

oh HH that WW story is a hoot!:hilarious:

[Witchy Woman]

This has nothing to do with the show, but it was funny so I'll share it. None of us had ever met WW before. I'd given her my cell # and she called me to arrange to meet in Revel Ovation Hall. It was loud and hard to hear her but I explained what I was wearing, what my husband was wearing and where we were so we could find each other. WW told me what she was wearing -- but all I heard was "a metalic shirt" so I'm looking for a "mature-ish" woman wearing a glittery, dressy shirt. What I didn't hear WW say was the "Ca" on the end of metalic. It was a Metallica T-shirt. Big difference! I'm looking for an older woman, in a frou frou shirt and then I find WW who is not old and not frou frou. She was young and fun. No wonder I couldn't find her! We all had a good laugh over that. :hilarious:

Lol !! That was pretty funny !! I had thought that maybe you didn't hear the "ca" part !! And your review of the concert is awesome as always, JAHH, and it was a pleasure to meet you and TT. I hope next time we have more time to hang out together !!

On a side note, the tickets I won from the radio station were crappier than the ones I bought !! So I gave them to some lady hanging around the merch table. I was so hoping for fabulous seats !!

[Topkat]

JAHH, thanks for all the details of the show. How do you remember all that stuff??? That was a great review!
Glad you & TT got some pictures with the band! can't wait to see them!

[Just Another Hired Hand]

This is for Topkat...I take notes! And as many pictures as I can, although sometime it is not easy.

[Topkat]

This is for Topkat...I take notes! And as many pictures as I can, although sometime it is not easy.

Well, you take some really good notes. I can barely get the set list written down! LOL

[sodascouts]

Wonderful! Thanks!

[TimothyBFan]

Glad everyone had a great time and everyone made it home safely. Also glad I got to watch Heart Of The Matter before they took it down. That song just kills me every freaking time!!!!

Can't wait to see the pictures, JAHH!!!!

[Brooke]

JAHH, fabulous review! Thanks so much for that. I felt like I was there while reading it! Can't wait to see the pics and the ones of TT! Great that you got some autographs, TT!

[Houston Debutante]

OMG he is so amazing. I am watching the videos and reading these reviews ~ thank you so much to everyone who is posting.They're pretty good quality for audience videos. I wish I had gotten on here over the weekend because one of the videos has already gotten the audio removed and another has been removed entirely.

I hope he does more shows when his album comes out. Please let one be near me!

I'm surprised he didn't mention the new album at all. Maybe he was embarrassed that he wasn't doing any songs from it so he didn't want to say anything to call attention to that.

Has he done Everybody Knows live before? I don't remember that being a part of the setlist before, at least not recently. I really like his version off of Actual Miles.

[sodascouts]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the new album at all. Maybe he was embarrassed that he wasn't doing any songs from it so he didn't want to say anything to call attention to that.

Yeah, I can see how that would be awkward. "Hey everybody, I've got this new album coming out in May.... but I'm not going to do any of those songs for you tonight to pique your interest. I'm assuming you'll buy it on blind faith because you can see and hear for yourself how awesome I still am." lol


Has he done Everybody Knows live before? I don't remember that being a part of the setlist before, at least not recently. I really like his version off of Actual Miles.He has done "Everybody Knows" live before, but I'm not sure when he last did it. He hasn't done it at any of the shows I've been to - but then again I've only been to four and he often drops songs as a tour progresses, plus I've only been going to shows since 2005. I know he sang it in concert as recently as 2004, but I don't know if he's sung it live after that (until now, obviously).

I love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4KzHEErk8

[Houston Debutante]

Thanks for the info. Well I am going to buy it on blind faith, so there's one. :)

[VAisForEagleLovers]

And here's two!

I know I'm repeating myself, but I'm still floating on a happy cloud that he sang OOTN.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

Here's three..lol

Yes VA I too am on a cloud nine STILL he was that great , at the top of his game on friday night......I was happy he did the song you most wanted to hear (especially since it was your first time seeing dh) and WW said she wanted to hear Sunset Grill.
today a patient was in the building with her seeing eye dog"eden" another eagles reminder for me...

[Glennsallnighter]

Just checked out a few of the videos. Don looked and sounded fantastic! I'm delighted so many of you had such a good time. Wonder would he evr think of touring 'further afield'? I'd love to see him live!

Soda! Love the av -I bet it brings back memories!!

[EaglesKiwi]

Here's three..lol

Yes VA I too am on a cloud nine STILL he was that great , at the top of his game on friday night......I was happy he did the song you most wanted to hear (especially since it was your first time seeing dh) and WW said she wanted to hear Sunset Grill.
today a patient was in the building with her seeing eye dog"eden" another eagles reminder for me...
Another doggy named Eden? Woohoo!! :partytime: Bet she's wonderful. :)

Glad everyone enjoyed the show. I've looked at some of the videos and Don sounds amazing.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

I know ek I thought of your beautiful eden too.
this was a white lab and she was a seeing eye doggie....I couldnt pet her and it was hard not too

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Yep - lovin' this thread and all the videos. And JAHH - thanks for such a wonderful detailed review. I did jot down the setlist, but other than that, I was too busy ogling! :thumbsup:

[Just Another Hired Hand]

Pictures were very tough to get at this show. There was a security guy right in front of us that warned several people sitting near me about taking pictures. You had to be quick. I had to shrink them don for posting...here they are.

[Just Another Hired Hand]

The first picture is the closest Don came to playing the drums all night. This was taken during "Hotel California".

The one with DH playing the guitar was "Boys of Summer"

The one where he is holding the mic was "Desperado".

Henley Honey, these are for You!

[Henley Honey]

The first picture is the closest Don came to playing the drums all night. This was taken during "Hotel California".

The one with DH playing the guitar was "Boys of Summer"

The one where he is holding the mic was "Desperado".

Henley Honey, these are for You!


Thank you, JAHH. Between writing down the set list and noting guitar usage I can't believe you managed to get any pics!!! :thumbsup:

[WalshFan88]

Nice to hear it was a good show. I see Thorn is still playing with DH. Don always has a had a buffet of lead guitarists so to speak (Stroud, Simes, Smith, Corey, etc)... I like him. Stroud is probably my favorite, but I'm biased. I use his amps (he has a company) and I also somewhat know him. I know Stroud still fills in for SS when he can't make it to a Henley show.

[Brooke]

Thanks for the pics, JAHH! :thumbsup:

Don is cute with his hair mussed up a bit! lol

[Houston Debutante]

Thanks for the photos. Don is looking good.

[Henley Honey]

What a difference a week makes!!! I'm thanking my lucky stars that he played last Friday and not this Friday. We'd all need a few reindeer and a sled.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

HH
you were reading my mind...
THe week before the concert..we had snow and my 10 minute commute became an hour and a half...Last week when DH played it was cold but clear.
THank god...
Tonight we are waiting for it to start ...
I had such a great time..I will have pleasent dreams tonight

[shunlvswx]

I would had loved to had seen this show. This show was actually two days before my birthday. That would had been a nice birthday present.

I saw some of the clips on YouTube. It looks like it was a great show.

[Tiffanny Twisted]

I was freaking awsome.
I am blessed o have seen it