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sodascouts
01-02-2014, 02:11 AM
This was a year largely defined by the History of the Eagles documentary and the ensuing tour, but lots of other events occurred as well! Here is the 2013 Eagles year in review. Let me know if you think I forgot anything important.

JANUARY
19 - The new documentary History of the Eagles premieres at the Sundance Film Festival, with the Eagles in attendance

FEBRUARY
1 - Don Henley plays Atlantic City, NJ; it is the first solo show of the year
2 - Don Henley plays the "Night to Nurture" benefit in Toronto, Canada
15 - History of the Eagles Part 1 debuts on Showtime
16 - History of the Eagles Part 2 debuts on Showtime
21 - Don Felder begins a three-night run at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls
21 - Glenn Frey begins the Australian/New Zealand leg of his After Hours tour; he plays a total of 10 shows

MARCH
23 - Eagles play the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; it is their last show with the old, shorter setlist
27 - Joe Walsh begins a spate of shows as the special guest of Bob Seger, starting with Vancouver, Canada; he plays a total of nine shows with Seger over the next five weeks

APRIL
1 - Don Henley plays Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada
3 - Don Henley plays Huntington, NY; it is his last public solo show of the year
13 - Don Felder plays the Autism Speaks benefit
15 - Joe Walsh plays Huntington, NY; it is his only solo show of the year
18 - Don Henley inducts Randy Newman into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
20 - Don Henley plays the Christus Gala in Beaumont, TX
25 - History of the Eagles is shown at Sundance London, with the Eagles in attendance
30 - History of the Eagles is released on DVD and Blu-Ray

MAY
4 - Glenn Frey plays Maui, Hawaii; it is his last solo show of the year
6 - The Party of Two plays a private show in Maui, Hawaii; it is their only show of the year
10 - Don Felder plays Columbus, OH for his Road to Forever tour

JUNE
1 - Don Felder plays the Festival des Guitares du Monde Abitibi-Témiscamingu, Quebec
2 - Glenn Frey participates in a charity walk for the LA Arthritis Foundation
13 - Don Felder plays Windsor, Ontario with Peter Frampton; they play a total of six shows together over the next two weeks

JULY
6 - Eagles kick off the first leg of the History of the Eagles tour in Louisville, KY; they do a total of 48 shows in the USA and Canada over the next few months

AUGUST
1 - Felder continues his Road to Forever tour at the Mountain Winery in Livermore, CA; he plays a total of eight shows over the next few months

SEPTEMBER
9 - Nellie Frey, Glenn Frey's mother, passes away
17 - Eagles announce that they will be opening the refurbished LA Forum; they schedule six dates for January 2014

OCTOBER
18 - Don Henley appears on PBS' Great Performances

NOVEMBER
8 - Eagles play the first of three shows opening the newly remodeled Madison Square Garden in New York City

DECEMBER
13 - Glenn Frey receives the John C. Argue Dickens Medal of Honor from the USC School of Music
21 - Joe Walsh joins Jeff Lynne and others at the Troubadour for night two of the "Merry Minstrel Music Circus" benefit
29 - Don Henley's appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors paying tribute to Billy Joel airs on CBS

Glennsallnighter
01-02-2014, 06:13 AM
Thanks Soda, great review and synopsis of the year. As expected HOTE pretty much dominated!

sodascouts
01-03-2014, 11:56 AM
Yes - and appropriately, this tour has been historic!

Ive always been a dreamer
01-03-2014, 01:43 PM
Thanks for putting this together once again, Soda. I know it takes a lot of time to keep up with all of this stuff. And yep - 2013 was definitely a HOTE year ... and I. for one, LOVED it! :nod:

Brooke
01-03-2014, 03:22 PM
Thanks for this, Soda! When you look at it like that, they guys had a very busy year! Here's to more Eagles in 2014! :cheers:

zeldabjr
01-04-2014, 03:12 AM
Thanks so much for this Soda!!...they do look awfully busy when you put it all out like this...can't believe it's a year this month since HOTE came out!!!

Houston Debutante
01-04-2014, 04:00 PM
And let's hope 2014 finally gets us Don's solo album....

sad-cafe
01-12-2014, 08:07 PM
October I got to see Eagles live for the very first time ever.

Freypower
01-12-2014, 08:14 PM
October I got to see Eagles live for the very first time ever.

The topic is about what the Eagles did in 2013, not what their fans did.

sodascouts
01-12-2014, 08:25 PM
However, that's really cool and I'm very happy for you, S-C!

MaryCalifornia
01-12-2014, 10:14 PM
That's awesome S-C! I shall rephrase, to meet the stringent rules of this thread: "The Eagles enjoyed the privilege of playing in front of Ms. S-C for the first time ever, and they appeared to be delighted!"

VAisForEagleLovers
01-12-2014, 11:15 PM
That's awesome S-C! I shall rephrase, to meet the stringent rules of this thread: "The Eagles enjoyed the privilege of playing in front of Ms. S-C for the first time ever, and they appeared to be delighted!"

Good one! Makes you look at it a whole different way doesn't it?

Ive always been a dreamer
01-12-2014, 11:41 PM
Yep MC - your creativity is very impressive. Love it! :wink: :grin:

And s-c - Congratulations again on losing your Eagles virginity!