Lucca Summer Festival in Lucca, Italy – July 2, 2014

[irga]

Cricrichan! Thank you!

[Victim of Love]

Irga, thanks for the vimeo link. He was certainly in fine voice!

[irga]

My pleasure, VoL! He certainly was.

[cricrichan]

Cricrichan! Thank you!

Oh, you're very welcome!

[Freypower]

You are right. I know the Eagles are great musicians and a very professional group, so the responsibility I guess resides in the organizers, D'alessandro & Galli who built up the Lucca Summer Festival.

Anybody of you know about an upcoming DVD of this tour? I think it whoul'd be the only way I have to see Bernie Leadon with the other guys.

The organisers didn't call it the History of the Eagles tour. The band did.

[irga]

The organisers didn't call it the History of the Eagles tour. The band did.

That's what I thought as well, FP.
I wonder whether the ticket prices were the same as in England. I had a standing room only, so the price was not too high.

[sodascouts]

When the first show with the short setlist was reported, I desperately hoped there was some mistake. Too bad that's not the case. I can understand a shortened setlist for festivals, but they should tell people that they're getting a SEVERELY truncated version of the show that won't include most of the special aspects that have characterized the HOTE tour (rarities, Bernie's presence, etc).

But I don't want to be a Negative Nancy. You guys enjoyed yourselves; the Eagles put on a good show. That's what's important.

And these videos and photos are fantastic! Thank you for these and for sharing your experiences as well.

[zeldabjr]

yepper...I think people should be aware of what they're buying when they buy the tickets...

[Freypower]

yepper...I think people should be aware of what they're buying when they buy the tickets...

They can only be aware if they are told, which in this case they were not. I assume you agree they should have been told.

[SilverMoon]

Slowly coming to terms with harsh reality: I'm back home from our dream-like adventure in Tuscany, with its highlight being the Eagles concert in Lucca.
As Cricrichan has already stated, "a dream" is the best word that could describe that day. It was hot and sunny, the stage looked so beautiful among the old, historic and majestic builidngs and old trees of Piazza Napoleone; being there already 5 hours before the concert, I felt butterflies in my stomach, expecting great things to happen.
The first notes of "How Long", when Timothy, Glenn, Don and Joe finally entered the stage, just confirmed my earlier fears that Lucca might be another place where Eagles would play it short. Quickly, I made up my mind and decided to be happy with what I got, and even the weak version of TITTL, with no word about Randy, didn't manage to change it. Then came Tequila Sunrise, romantic, smooth and perfectly sung, and after that, when I noticed Glenn taking a seat behind a keybord, I just grabbed my mobile and whith shaky hands started to record the song that had made me travel by car through half of Europe... ICTYW was perfectly done, just like I wanted it to be, Timothy's voice strong and sweet - and I just melted there, with my hand up high, trying to catch as much as I could.
The other song that made a huge impression on me was "Those Shoes", with a video that showed it all. It cut me to the quick and suddenly I realized that some songs seem much better when you hear them live. Although I've found that true during all the U2 concerts I've seen, in case of Eagles it was kind of a surprise for me.
Joe. He was a real star of the show. Bursting with energy and humor, singing in a strong voice, engaging the audience, he was the right person in a right place there.
As for technicalities: I was standing just behind the last row of seats, so I could see the stage quite well. Big screens behind the boys and on both sides of the stage were very helpful. Sound people did their job quite well, both my husband and me were afraid that the surrounding buildings might play tricks with the echo. Luckily, everything was fine.
Funny thing about the audience: people seemed confused about the "sitting rule", and sometimes you could see some of them jumping up from their seats, and then quickly sitting down - unless Timothy made gestures that encouraged them to stand up and dance, and sing, and clap their hands. Right behind me there were two Italian women and a man who were great at singing all the songs - they even did harmonies! Fortunately you can't hear that during ICTYW that I recorded
The last note of Desperado made it clear the show was over.
The dream continues, though...
Beautiful time.

Here's the vimeo link to my video, as YouTube has blocked it in some countries.
https://vimeo.com/100059279
Hopefully Timmy from my mobile will sing to you all!

Thanks for the review and the video, Irga!