PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC - 2/28/14

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I'll start with the obvious...AWESOME!!!!!!! Great concert!

For myself, it wasn't the best concert because I just wasn't feeling well enough to really get into it. For someone who's never experienced asthma, it's hard to explain how difficult the simplest things can be when you aren't getting enough oxygen. After HT when we were free to stand when we wanted, dancing around just a little wore me out and made me cough! I was so pathetic that several ushers kept asking me if I was OK. At the end, the trip up the stairs to the main level nearly killed me.

They were still battling colds that made an appearance in their voices when it seemed they least expected it. To be honest, when talking about PEF is when it seemed to me Glenn struggled the most, his speaking voice just wasn't there, it was much better as the show went on. Over all, they were all spot-on as usual.

At the beginning, when Don was explaining the first set, he said something like 'this is intended to be just like it was back in 1971', or something like that. A lady in the center section about five rows back yelled, "You have any quaaludes?" Everyone that heard her broke out laughing, even security. The look on Don's face was comical. It took him a few moments to speak and he had to smile and say 'no', or something like that.

I will admit, the first four songs were hard to get into since the camera guy was planted right in front of me. He did come over to me before the concert started and said that he would be in my way and asked me not to kick him. I can see why because I was tempted during PEF to do just that.

I will say that the Fabulous Forum is WAY better in sound than PNC Arena. I didn't really appreciate it while there, now I do.

Glenn did a great job on TS. DD / Desperado Reprise was fantastic. I was too awed to even sing along.

For Already Gone, the security in my section were trying to get everyone up and dancing and no one did. The one next to me, I was on the aisle, told me that if I stood up, everyone else would. I had to explain to him that I wasn't feeling well. He asked others to stand and no one would! Go figure.

OOTN was perfect. Love that song.

Joe did great on PMAIAR, and Timmy did a great job on ICTYW. Glenn did great on NKIT and once again I was a very happy fan.

Those Shoes seemed like a big hit with the crowd. During the band intros, when Glenn was introduced, he said the usual about mother being half a word, and Ted Nugent, then added that Detroit also gave us Bob Seger so he guessed that evened things out, to which I wholeheartedly clapped.

Joe had the camera on his hat for LBG and that seemed to go over well.

All in all, the concert was entirely too short... :grin: It went by far too quickly. Sitting in front of Joe and watching him on guitar is just amazing.

[Victim of Love]

The first pictures from the night are in. Don't find a review yet.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/28/3663106/the-eagles-in-concert-in-raleigh.html

[sodascouts]

That was fast! Thanks Verna! I'm so sorry you were still feeling so sick, but I'm glad the show was still enjoyable.

I hope the security's new attitude toward standing is not just for Raleigh! Quite a change from Lissa and I bring threatened by security for standing during "Already Gone"! I would love it if this continues.

[Houston Baby]

Va thank you so much for posting the review especially when I know you must be exhausted! Now get in bed & have some Eagles dreams. You get to do this all over again Monday!!!
Take care!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Va thank you so much for posting the review especially when I know you must be exhausted! Now get in bed & have some Eagles dreams. You get to do this all over again Monday!!!
Take care!

HaHa! I took a decongestant at 4pm that's non-drowsy and lasts for 12 hours! I'm not even close to sleepy! I want a drink, but I can't do that, either. As for Monday....yeesh. I could be eating a $650 ticket...

[sodascouts]

Thanks for the link, VOL. How adorable is this photo?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/glennfreyonline/vJwNFAuSt156.jpeg

[Houston Baby]

OMG what a beautiful photo of Glenn!! I :heart: it!!!
He looks so cute & adorable! Today I needed this pic! :inlove:
I love the way he is standing. Sexy!!

[VAisForEagleLovers]

It was a cute moment. Those three 'pointing' pics go together, Joe and Bernie were pointing at each other and Glenn was in the middle.

I forgot to mention, there was no announcement from stage, but they did let people take a few photos during the last encore. Security told people only a few. The lady beside me took quite a few and a security guy came over and told her no more. I didn't take any.

[Houston Baby]

HaHa! I took a decongestant at 4pm that's non-drowsy and lasts for 12 hours! I'm not even close to sleepy! I want a drink, but I can't do that, either. As for Monday....yeesh. I could be eating a $650 ticket...

We're all keeping positive thoughts for Monday's show. Hopefully you can get some rest this weekend too.

[zeldabjr]

I just found out my friend in Raleigh went to the show tonight...Her son surprised her and her husband with tickets at the last minute!!...
Thanks for the review VA...glad it was awesome...my friend said she feels like she dreamt it!

I'm loving this pic...:heart:http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh572/zeldabjr/1t4CCmAuSt156_zpsf9062c09.jpeg

[Glennsallnighter]

Thanks for the link, VOL. How adorable is this photo?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/glennfreyonline/vJwNFAuSt156.jpeg

Absolutely adorable! Thanks for the review VA! Hope you are feeling a lot better soon!

Great about the encouragement to stand and dance too!

[bluefeather]

I love that pic too zelda:inlove:

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Also in the beginning when Don was talking about backing up Linda (he was very chatty, which was nice), he mentioned that they formed their own band and paused, then said with a smile, "And that's when the trouble began." It got a good laugh, and then Glenn said, "And fun." Don agreed with the 'fun' part.

Probably in response to all the idiot reviews by newspapers that criticize them for the 'history lecture', Don made a comment in this segment along the lines of it might feel like history, and it's intended to feel like history.

[NYC Fan]

Thanks for the review VA!

Sorry to hear you and the guys are feeling under the weather. Such a miserable feeling.

Sounds like it was a great show nonetheless, and I LOVE that picture of Glenn!

[Jane B.]

Thanks for the great review, VA! I love the "Quaaludes" comment :laugh: (she's right, that would have made it a LOT more like 1971!)

Although that first show at the Forum on 1/15 was my best concert experience EVER and I loved every second of it, I'm struck by how much lighter the mood seems in these more recent shows; Is it just me, or was the over-all tone at that first Forum concert WAY more serious and business-like than the ones we're hearing about in recent days?

I mean, the security TRYING to get people to stand up?! Wow!

Last night's show really sounded like a lot of fun! Hope you feel better, VA, and glad that you at least got to experience such an amazing night, even though under the weather! :applause:

[Victim of Love]

I figured the Glenn photo was a companion shot to the pictures of Bernie & Joe. Of course I love the one of Timothy looking like he's lost in the moment. And who can ignore the fist-bump between Don & Glenn!?!

[ktdids]

LOVED the fist bump!

[shunlvswx]

I love the fist bump. That's the second time somebody photographed that. I wonder if they do that a lot or just a moment of good job buddy.

I love that pointing pictures. Its like they are saying.

Joe: You're the man
Bernie: NO. You're the man.
Glenn: They're the man.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

LOVED the fist bump!

I missed seeing it due to camera dude... :(

[VAisForEagleLovers]

I forgot to mention that Don did an awesome job on Desperado. Better than usual. Still not as good as the second show in Atlantic City in 2012, but he can keep trying to top that one... Last night's ranks right up there.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Remembering more... When Glenn was talking the Beach Boys, he mentioned a band from the 60's, when he was 4. It got a good laugh.

[SallyGee]

Thanks for the link, VOL. How adorable is this photo?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/glennfreyonline/vJwNFAuSt156.jpeg

Is that a bandage on Glenn's hand?

[shunlvswx]

It maybe tape. He's been using that on his left hand for a while. I guess so the guitar neck won't be hurting his left hand.

[SallyGee]

Thanks I thought it might be something like that.

[GlennLover]

VA, glad it was such a great show, but so sorry to hear about your health problems. Hope you ae feeling 'in the pink' for the next show.

[Wildthyme]

For Already Gone, the security in my section were trying to get everyone up and dancing and no one did. The one next to me, I was on the aisle, told me that if I stood up, everyone else would. I had to explain to him that I wasn't feeling well. He asked others to stand and no one would! Go figure.


Interesting because I was reading a review on another site and that person said they were in the 4th row and the security people were intimidating the crowd (over phones in particular) and even physically knocking phones out of people's hands. If that was happening I can imagine people would be reluctant to stand up. This person said that the rent a cops were so distracting and obnoxious it ruined the concert for her - and it made her wonder if the guys knew how bad it was out there.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

Hmmm, I wonder where in the 4th row that person was sitting? At one point, one security dude came up to the one beside me and asked if there were problems with people using phones. He said, "No, none. Well, just the same one who won't stop. No others." The other guy nodded and said, "We'll take care of it." He then moved back and that would have been about the 4th row.

Once people started to file out there was a woman who came forward with the intent to talk to one of the crew and of course, she wasn't allowed to. She was going on and on about wanting them to understand that when you came to the South you were expected to be hospitable. She told the security guy that he needed to tell 'them' that. I wasn't sure what or even who she was talking about, but she was looking at the stage, and she wasn't happy. I left before I heard more.

After the show, as I was plastered all over a table trying to rest up from the trip up the stairs, a woman came after a security manager. She actually grabbed a hold of him and he had to tell her not to touch him. She was crying and I couldn't hear all she said, but I did hear that she'd been texting with her husband. She complained about getting thrown out and he said, "Ma'am, you weren't thrown out." She asked him to explain to her what she'd done that was wrong. I couldn't hear his answer, but she said there was nothing wrong with texting someone. He said that they had warned her several times and it wasn't until after the fifth person complained about her texting that they had asked her to leave. She said there was nothing wrong with texting, no one should have complained, that no one had told her she couldn't. I couldn't help it, I turned to face her and my mouth dropped open. It was all over the place! Announcements, on the screens. It was said to me three times as I'd walked through the security line, and mentioned to me by security twice after sitting in my seat. She claimed she hadn't heard it or seen it from anyone, so of course at that point, he wasn't believing her. I left soon after.

Interesting note, I saw a tweet from the DC show last night that said a woman beside her had used her phone during the entire concert and ruined the concert for all those around her.

I think that since the guys have taken this route and gone to such lengths to say that it's not OK, people who find it annoying now feel they have a right to complain when it happens instead of having to put up with it.

[Wildthyme]

There are always people pushing the limits and crying "no one told me!" when almost everyone else manages to get the message. But I do have to say when I went to the San Jose concert the two security guys in my section were extremely distracting. If someone reached into their pocket or purse they would move towards them to see what they were doing so they could pounce if they saw a phone. They moved around so much in my peripheral vision that I think I spent as much time watching them as I did the guys. It really did affect my enjoyment of the concert. I was really glad I got to see our boys but the goon-squad left a bad taste in my mouth.

[VAisForEagleLovers]

There are always people pushing the limits and crying "no one told me!" when almost everyone else manages to get the message. But I do have to say when I went to the San Jose concert the two security guys in my section were extremely distracting. If someone reached into their pocket or purse they would move towards them to see what they were doing so they could pounce if they saw a phone. They moved around so much in my peripheral vision that I think I spent as much time watching them as I did the guys. It really did affect my enjoyment of the concert. I was really glad I got to see our boys but the goon-squad left a bad taste in my mouth.

Yes, it was distracting in LA, too. Of course, at the Indy concert, I was distracted by people standing when no one else was and the people behind them complaining, and then getting into a fight over it. Also the guy in front of me that kept complaining the guy in front of him was smoking. I have no idea why they didn't tell the man it was an e-cig, all he saw was the smoke. In Raleigh they don't allow e-cigs, either! Anyway, I think it's a losing battle no matter what! At least if the rules are clear and enforced, I think most people follow them. It's just uncomfortable when you're near one who thinks the rules don't apply to them.

[Keith]

I'm backtracking a little here, since there have been a few shows since this one, but I wanted to comment. Of the shows I attended this tour, this was probably my favorite. My wife and I managed to schedule this show together, and get seats on row 11, which were miles closer than we had been before.

I have never experienced a venue location like this one. It's surrounded by pine forest, to the point that you can drive by and not even know an arena is sitting there. The founder of the Walden Woods Foundation might even approve. We had to drive around to see if there was a marquee. Luckily yes, a big electronic one with EAGLES in big letters, great for a few pictures. A nice thing of the past I guess, missing from some venues. A lady actually stopped and asked us for directions to the arena when we were walking one block away. After we gave her rock-solid directions, we still watched her drive right by it. There is also a super-convenient restaurant and hotel right across the street. Our view out of the back windows of the hotel? More pine forest. Don't get me wrong, I liked it. Perfect for anyone who prefers a more rural-like environment.

The show was great! We were on Tim's side, so there were none of the view obstructions that exist on Joe's side (cameraman, cymbals). There was some confusion with seats in front of us which briefly blocked my view at the beginning (and my favorite part) of the show. I think some folks get sections 1 and 3 confused because it varies between venues.

I'm always impressed by how much effort Glenn appears to put into the performance. Those facial expressions just seem like he's giving it all he's got. My favorite line from the show (other than lyrics) was from Bernie during Train, "The Reverend Glenn Frey on the electrified guitar".

For me, the biggest surprise/disappointment on this tour was the absence of 7 Bridges from the set-list. It's my favorite, and arguably best displays their might as a vocal band. But I can't complain.

Phenomenal.