It could be like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - four people to a bed!
(One person sleeps in a chair lol)
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It could be like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - four people to a bed!
(One person sleeps in a chair lol)
And... another show!
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Due to overwhelming demand, a third and final show has been added on Saturday, October 5, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, featuring the Eagles - Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill - performing their iconic album “Hotel California” in its entirety for the first time in the band’s career plus an additional set of the band’s greatest hits. These three concerts are the only North American performances for the Eagles this year. Tickets go on sale to the general public Fri, 6/14 at 10am PT. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, 6/10 at 10am PT. A limited number of LaneOne Premium Packages will also be available. Packages include amazing seats in the first 3 rows, hotel accommodations, exclusive hospitality events, transportation, preferred entrance and more.
Gotta scrape up more money any way they can! Oops, I'm sorry - I meant keep the music alive. Or was it "for their healing". Or perhaps "because we want to please our fans". Or any of those fabricated reasonings! I lose track how many reasons they and the 3.0 supporters have given. They keep coming up with more all of the time. How about pick one and stick with it, lol. It looks less desperate that way. It doesn't seem like you are grasping for straws to validate this. Because some of us aren't going to believe anything that comes out of Don Henley. He's proven we need to take his "word" with a large grain of salt. I'm not saying he's an outright pathological liar and hypocrite (he may or may not be), but at best, he tends to go back on what he's said a lot and that he's a revisionist when it suits him in any way. Trust has to be earned. And he's lost mine for just not being reliable or believable when he gives his word or when he gives reasons for what he does. Again, at best he's very wishy-washy and I prefer to not be disappointed. Consistency isn't one of Don's strong suits. And I think I would trust just about anyone before I'd trust Irving Azoff. I think he's a greedy, manipulative man who will do anything to make a quick buck. It's sad.
It'll be interesting to see how many dates this morphs into? I wonder if there'll be a 6th and final show or a 10th and final show?
I've noticed that several bands I follow do this - announce a few shows in a big city, then announce more a bit later because of "overwhelming demand." Gee, I'm starting to think those extra shows were planned all along!
Just one more marketing ploy.
Absolutely Dreamer and Soda. My thoughts exactly.
Aerosmith did that recently with their Vegas MGM Grand residency. You can't tell me that wasn't planned. It honestly probably wouldn't be that easy to prepare and announce another show so quickly. My guess is they knew they were going to do more from the get go and want to "surprise" people by building hype. I think Don and Co are doing the same. They are having to resort to one of the oldest tricks in the book to keep the machine well greased and oiled. And as long as people are giving in and going, they have no reason to stop. I mean, other than having a good conscious. Other than that, as long as people keep rewarding their bad behavior, nothing will change. I fully expect them to go on for as long as Don Henley is vertical. There is no farewell or "see us while you can before we call it quits", etc. They have "motivation" to keep going.
I wonder if Vince and Deacon will be signing copies of the album. 😄
Lol Austin!
Bob Seger is doing his "final" tour and has just announced more dates! Follows along with everyone else, I guess! He is going to be very close to me though, so I hope we can get some decent tickets. I really want to see him one more time! (I've only seen him once.)
That's one time more than myself, Brooke. Boy do I regret not seeing Bob Seger a few times back in the day.
Bob is so great. I got to see him a few years ago in St. Louis. He always stayed true to himself. No frills, authentic rootsy rock n' roll.
Some people gave him crap for doing Shakedown for Beverly Hills Cop II in the 80s and then again for letting GM/Chevy use Like A Rock for a number of years in it's commercials. They said he sold out. If that's selling out, then most can only hope to sell out to his level! Shakedown, while a departure from the sound he is known for, is a great song and it sold a LOT. It was his only number 1 hit in fact. In fact, it did better than The Heat Is On from the first movie, which stayed at number 2. Most of the people that were salty about Like A Rock being used on a Chevy commercial were Ford fans, lol. General Motors and Chevrolet have always stood above the Ford Motor Company and there are a lot of back and forth between the two camps. Chevy is better though, don't let anyone fool you. :lol: My entire family are diehard GM/Chevy people.
I could be wrong, but I think I read in an interview of Bob's that Like a Rock was actually written for the commercial. I will look it up when I get time!
Love it anyway!
Take this for what you will, but Otis Frey (currently on the tour as a "backline assistant") has "announced" on his Instagram in a Q&A session that the Eagles will not tour the USA next year. Guess that doesn't rule out a Vegas residency (which I'm still willing to hedge a bet on, but that chance seems to be decreasing).
I was wondering if they'd do a residency, too, but I can't see them staying there long-term. Maybe a few shows every now and then.
But will this be the last tour? Nah. It wasn't marketed as such (except for the subtle implications of "See them while you can"), and Mr. Don Henley doesn't leave money on the table.
Maybe they just want to give Deacon at least a year where he can do his own thing before he hits 30 in 2023 (you know, take a year off now, then do another 3 year farewell tour). Or just give the audiences a break to save up their money, because you can't do a farewell tour if you haven't stopped the former tour!
If Don can stand and sing, they'll be touring. Actually, there's no need to be able to stand. He can always use a stool. His voice doesn't have to be in top form; they can make more and more modifications as it deteriorates. Shave off high notes. Lower keys. Drop problematic songs entirely. Give him fewer leads. The audience isn't too picky. They might not hit Europe anymore, though.
No, this isn't it for them.
TLDR: My prediction is that they'll take a year off, then start up another tour, which MIGHT be their farewell tour depending on their physical health. It will last as long as they can perform.
I agree. I don't think this is it. They probably won't do another world tour in Europe and Australia.
I was following along with the Q&A(I got a few of my questions answered). Otis did say they probably will do a few shows here and there. So I wouldn't be surprised if they might do a mini US tour with maybe 10 dates next year. Vince is already doing a 3 month tour for his new album that's coming out in August, then his Ryman concerts with Amy and he's doing the Crossroad Festival in Texas with Joe also being there. So he's busy for the rest of the year, but of course he will be there for the Vegas show.
I wouldn't be surprised if the guys will be doing some solo shows next year. I'm all for seeing their solo shows again. Maybe Don will do an album next year(yeah right. :lol: ) I haven't seen Timothy in concert yet, but I doubt he will ever come down south. I have a good chance of seeing maybe Don or Joe down south then Timothy.
Also. Erica hinted to stay tune about VetsAid in November and Vegas concert (meaning if she will be there). Is Don coming back to Veteran Aid (not saying this is true) or is she helping out Joe?
I have to laugh that now Otis is involved. I have to be honest here, I really don't like that. It's like "Eagle and Sons". A rock band shouldn't be a family business. I'm well aware it's happened before. Still don't like it. It's like trying to explain to 3.0 supporters why we can like Glenn but not want them continuing with Deacon. They aren't a package deal. Between Deacon and Otis and Will, it's just really bothersome to me.
I read on Facebook that Deacon said in a Instagram Q&A that the Vegas shows will likely be the last stop for him. I hope that's true. Hopefully it's because he realizes it's the right thing to do, but I'm ok with any reason he chooses to stop. I'd love for him to forge his own path from the beginning, and work his way up the ladder from the bottom, regardless of previous experience in the 3.0 Eagles and who his parents are/were. It's the fair thing to do. It's about paying dues and earning it and working hard. And I'd like to think that would be what he would do. I think from what I've heard of him, electronic music is his calling, and that's fine. It's not my bag really, but I support it fully. If it's true that Deacon will be done, does this mean the "Eagles" are done, or will Don find another attempted replacement singer? I think if Glenn's (their leader's) death didn't stop him, certainly Deacon stepping down wouldn't either. Maybe Gill will sing everything. One could also take the 'last stop' to mean he will just do Vegas shows, and maybe the Eagles will only do Vegas residencies from here on out. Anything's possible I guess! Obviously, I would like them to stop entirely.
Ah, but didn't Don say he thought this iteration of the Eagles was okay because there was "blood" (a Frey) involved? If Deacon isn't part of it anymore, is that enough to stop Henley/Azoff?
Can Otis sing ? Maybe he plans on Otis taking Deacon's place. As crazy as it sounds(and I know it's crazy), I would not but anything past them. And Austin, nor would I be surprised if just Vince tours after Deacon leaves. The fans are use to him now, and from various posts on Eagles FB pages, many fans consider Vince an Eagle now.
How old is Otis now - 16 or 17. I guess he must be tutored to be on the tour with them. Shun, what did Otis say in his interview. I notice he closed his Instagram account.
I know Don said he wouldn't continue the "Eagles" without "blood," but Don says a lot of things. The possibility of such statements becoming "foolish consistencies" always hangs in the air.
I don't think Don will look for anyone else. Here's what I think: Deacon was invited, at least in part, to win over any reticent fans who they feared wouldn't come without Glenn there. They realize now most fans have no problem attending a show without Glenn. Now they can feel free to continue without Deacon, and without a "blood" replacement.
I'm curious about this, too. I'm surprised they haven't started selling tickets for it yet. Maybe they're still trying to cement performers for it so they can advertise it effectively and maximize ticket sales. Certainly, with Don on board, they'd sell more tickets for the vets. He knows that, so he'll probably do it unless he has another commitment. He is a generous man in that regard.
Plus he's right there in Texas. That's a hop, skip and a jump on the plane to Houston. I'm guessing an hour flight. I don't know how long it take to get there on plane. So I wouldn't be surprised if he's back again this year. I doubt he has anything else in November unless he's doing a private show.
They probably will announced who's playing VetsAid something next month.
Yeah my guess is that Henley will do VetsAid again.
Yeah, I don't believe either that Don PERSONALLY thinks they need "the blood" to go on as "Eagles". Even before they started this thing with Deacon and Vince he was talking about how people might see it ("it would only appear as greed" or whatever it was he said). So I too believe that he thinks "the blood" makes it more acceptable for us consumers.
Agreed. Still, he framed it in very personal terms.
From Rolling Stone:
RS: Did you ever question whether it was right to continue without Glenn?
Don: Yes, I did. The only way it felt justified to me was to have family blood in the band.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...future-129638/
Only we hardcores remember things like this, though. No one would call him on it. The audience doesn't care. They will buy the tickets no matter what. The only thing he has to answer to is his conscience. In other words, he has to leave all that money on the table for no other reason than that it's the right thing to do. That takes a LOT of strength, more than most people have, frankly. Could he find that kind of strength now, when he couldn't find it after Glenn died?
I'm going regardless. It's for a good cause and I get to visit my parents. I don't have a problem supporting solo efforts - I want to encourage them! I've already submitted an abstract analyzing the presentation of British culture in the BBC productions of Shakespeare's Henriad to a conference and I'm waiting on word, but the odds are good it will be accepted (not to jinx it). These guys have really helped me beef up my CV with all the papers I present in order to travel for concerts. It's 100% legit, too, as the school benefits from my work and they don't care what I do with my evenings after I finish my presentation.
Absolutely. He might kind of have to worry that if he's planning to go on without Deacon, that it might affect sales. Sadly, I don't think it will matter to him who's up there as long as they can sing good and he's still making money. Who knows. Maybe Don will do the right thing and call it quits. Or maybe Deacon's last stop comment meant that they all decided to wrap it up as a band after Vegas. And who's to say how long the "Vegas last stop" will go on for. Only time will tell. I'm betting that if given the chance, DH will at least try a run of Deacon-less shows to see how people react to it in terms of sales. I highly doubt he'll get another singer to replace Deacon at this point. He won't want to waste time with auditions, rehearsals, etc. He'll probably just have Vince Gill take over Deacon's lead vocal songs and try that for a while.
If he does, one can either take that to mean he's gained some sense of doing the right thing or now feels remorse, and/or realizes that it wouldn't be right without Deacon there and that it's just time to call it quits finally. Another way to look at it, the more grim view, is that he didn't think that much of Glenn or at least wasn't that bothered by the death of their leader and long time bandmate and brother passing away, but yet was ok with stopping because his son decided to move on and he realized he couldn't sell tickets anymore without him up there so he felt like he had to make that decision out of having no other option.
I won't lie, I would at the very least ponder the possibility of the 2nd scenario. Actually Don is in a bad spot now if it's true about Deacon leaving. If he stops the band, people like me will wonder about why he didn't for Glenn but yet would for Deacon (torn between a good possibility and a bad possibility), and if he continues without him people (including me) will be very upset that he didn't mean the whole blood thing, etc etc.
While so far I think the posts have been relevant, I do fear we may be tempted to go down a certain rabbit hole (myself included), so just a reminder: we have these two threads set aside for that. Let's not get into it here:
"The Band is Continuing to Tour without Glenn - How Do You Feel About That" aka Round and Round We Go
"For Those Who Say No Glenn, No Legit Eagles" aka Venting
One more thing related to where we got the news - I took a gander at Otis' instagram - it seems he is doing hardcore promotion now via social media. So for those of us who have been around a while and have gotten used to the mindset that we should not mess with the kids' social media, in his case, we have to readjust. If you are into these "Eagles", you should be following him. Oh my gosh, he is working it. Dang.