This reply really has nothing to do with how much Eagles are charging to see them live on the LROE or any other tour. On second thought, it actually might have everything to do with it!

I'm wondering if the emphasis of this tour (LROE) is more to make their bundle off the concerts rather than making it off of music sales!

Consider:

What are they getting for the CD at WallyWorld? $14? Very much in line with the price of new double CD releases...maybe even lower in price. I don't know if the CD has broken any sales records.

Are they offering it anywhere on-line as a "download" (i.e., like through iTunes?) That is really where the market is for the "today generation".

Point is, WHO are they targeting? Their longtime Fans or are they seeking a new youngblood following? Evidence seems to be that they are targeting their loyal longtime Fans. People who might most likely be the ones who could afford the price of admission. Looking around at those in attendance at the concerts I've been to relatively recently, there is a vast majority of 40+ youngsters in attendance!

I would like to see a breakdown on the net to them between Concert income from the LROE tour and the net from CD sales. Not that that will ever happen...but I'm just curious.

I would think that if it was CD sales they were most interested in, they would have included far more than a 1:2 ratio of new material off of LROE on the concert set-lists. I know that in the Seventies when I was attending concerts, the majority of material played on tours was the latest release the band turned out.

But because they are weighting the tour set-lists far more to the "Oldies", it would surely seem that they are more interested it charging EVERYTHING the market will bear and then providing that Audience with what they want to hear.

Young People as a rule, are more interested in the "latest and greatest" rather than the "Oldies but Goldies". And since the Recording Industry has always depended on the younger folks to make up the majority of the Record Buying Public (okay, CD buying public) and these days, the Electronic Digitized Download iTune arena....the Eagles would seem to be relying on their long time and loyal Fans to pad their pockets.

Of course I emphasize that all of the above is conjucture and may be totally off the mark.