London 18 June 2014

[thelastresort]

Wow. Absolutely mesmerised by what I saw last night. Glenn was on fire, literally everything was spot on faultless. Joe was mad as ever, and Bernie was about ten times better than any 1970s video I've seen of him. TBS sounded a bit weary and ICTYW wasn't as powerful as for example F1, but that's irrelevant in the bigger picture. Genuinely feel honoured to have seen and heard what I did last night. Best night I've had in ages (perhaps years) and worth £125 with ease. God bless the Eagles!

[thelastresort]

should add, sorry if the formatting is horrendous, my phone doesn't take a fancy to this website

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Niall Horan of One Direction was at last night's show and here's some of his tweets:



The instagram picture was extremely blurry.

[SilverMoon]

Paul Carrack posted this photo on Facebook today with the caption:

PC and Timothy B Schmit at the O2 Arena

Timothy has such a sweet smile!

[MaryCalifornia]

Thanks, SM! Goatee is gone!

[cjhill]

Well if the reviews from last nights shows arent complimentary i dont know what they have to do. That was awesome!

3 hrs of hit after hit. Everyone was on great form and they appeared to be having a ball up there.
To be able to play all those songs note perfect from start to finish just like they are on the album is a huge skill.
It was great to see them perform a full set, the harmonies were amazing.

As all good concerts do, this one flew by despite the fact they played nearly 30 songs. I really think Steuart Smith doesn't get as much recognition as he should sometimes, he is (along with Glenn, Joe, Don, Bernie and Timothy of course) a really great guitarist.

They say that the only thing that can spoil a concert are the other fans in the audience. Unfortunately i happened to be sat right by a rather eccentric woman who would not stop screaming after each song before breaking into a coughing fit! Her Husband nearly had to drag her out because he "thought she was going to die" She was enjoying herself though and calmed down towards the end. I sure wasn't going to let it spoil my enjoyment.

Definitely a complete sell out, not one spare seat in the house, amazing!

[Dayvaux]

One of the 'reviews' I read criticised the note perfect performances. IMHO how can you improve on Lyin Eyes or Hotel California anyway ? To be playing ANY music of that standard after 42 years is a massive achievement.

Perhaps they would get more recognition if they lip synched, and changed costumes every few songs.

In fact the only negative comment from Mrs D was "I see their dress sense hasn't improved"

[bashful badger]

Niall Horan of One Direction was at last night's show and here's some of his tweets:



The instagram picture was extremely blurry.

I did a short blog a while back about Niall’s love of the Eagles here - http://bashfulbadgersblog.wordpress....t-eagles-show/.
It doesn't sound like he got naked, as promised though.

Yes, Wednesday we were on the floor and in the second row but way to the left of the stage so the view wasn't as great as we’d expected. Good thing was there was a massive aisle area to the side of us before the next tier up. We’d be able to dance without getting in anyone’s way. Some hope.

Secret and I are both what I can only describe as insubordinate. We really don’t like being told what to do and when to do it, especially if there’s no good reason for the rule. We pretty soon got up to dance in the aisle, which was big enough to drive a truck up, only to be sent back to our seats because this had to be kept free ‘for health and safety’ despite the fact that a bunch of security staff were gathered there causing way more obstruction than us.

We hadn't danced till allowed to on the Monday because we would have been in the way of other people.

We sat down again. The guys behind us sympathised. I realised that, because of the acute angle we had to the stage, if I stood and danced in my place, there’s no way I could block anyone’s view. Which was what I thought was the point of the ban. Checked with the guy behind me and he confirmed I wouldn't be blocking him and urged me to go for it. I was up for about three seconds before the staff cautioned me once more. I explained that I wasn't in anyone’s way (I know that can be a pain as I'm only 5 ft 3) but was informed this was what the band wanted enforced.

They obviously didn't think they could allow any relaxation of the rule. Another lady, a kindred spirit, from the front row, tried to dance a few times and got the same heavy-handed response.

No wonder that when the ban was finally lifted, not many people felt like responding, even with Timothy hopefully gesturing us up from our seats. Of course I knew that dancing was no longer prohibited but probably many had witnessed our previous experiences and didn't dare rise. Apart from ‘Heartache’, not many of the next songs were all that danceable in any case.

But, irritatingly, when the front row stood up, they were about two foot taller than us. They'd been patently bored throughout, as were the corporate freeloaders next to us, and the tall girl in four-inch heels most reluctant to stand, but just did so because everyone else had. In fact, her partner nudged her to get her to rise. They did not move AT ALL. I don’t think either one ever even tapped a foot. But successfully blocked our view of the stage nevertheless.

I have to fill in a survey from the 02 about my experience. They may be sorry they asked.

But a good show. I would love to have heard something from Long Road though and more Bernie, less Joe.

[secret squirrel]

Here's one pic from the night. Others won't upload at mo.

SS
xx
http://secretsquirrelshorts.blogspot...ovie-more.html

[Ed]

What time are these O2 gigs kicking off?? Cheers.