After a warm reception to an Eagles reunion without the late Glenn Frey, a set of stadium dates is being planned for summer of 2018, pairing the best-selling band with party troubadour Jimmy Buffett.
“One word answer? Yes,” the band’s longtime manager, Irving Azoff, told Best Classic Bands. Coors Field in Denver will be one destination, Azoff said, with “an Eagles/Buffett celebration up in the mountains there. We’re just talking about a handful” of stadium dates featuring the two classic artists.
Eagles manager Irving Azoff (Photo used with permission)
Azoff declined to comment about a possible Eagles tour following the stadium dates, noting that the band is still in flux after the untimely death of co-founder Frey. Vince Gill and Frey’s son Deacon have stepped in to handle Frey’s vocals and guitar work to great acclaim. While live dates are planned, any studio recordings are unlikely.
“The Eagles are in an experimental phase,” Azoff said. “I look at is as not really an Eagles tour; it’s really a celebration of their music. We just kind of do things that feel right. I don’t know how long it’ll go. I don’t speculate there will be any (studio) recordings based on the public’s willingness to listen at this point. I’m not going to suggest it, anyway.”
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In an interview published in the Las Vegas Sun today (Nov. 14), where he has three shows at the House of Blues at the Mandalay Bay, Joe Walsh was asked about the group’s string of 2017 dates and whether the band would tour in 2018:
“Yes, we are. You know, we had to try. We didn’t know if we could do it, so we had to try. Glenn’s son said OK and stepped up; he’s 23 and he’s great. He doesn’t know he’s great but he’s great, and that really helped us spiritually. Then we got Vince Gill and he filled in that ghost voice in the harmonies, and he’s a brilliant musician.
“So we rehearsed and I was really nervous about it, but we played a couple shows and got great reviews and it just felt right onstage. It felt great. So we took a deep breath and recommitted and yes, next year we’re going to play between 40 and 50 shows. It sure feels good to play our music for people again, and they know the words better than we do.”
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Read Walsh’s complete interview here.
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12 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationnice, going to be some great shows in Colorado…. why not Red Rocks ?
Size matters! Red Rocks= 9525. Coors Field= 50,000 +
The show would be so much better at RR but it’s just too small for an Eagles concert.
Please come back to seattle!!!
Love to see The Eagles & Buffett in Bossier City, LA where the Eagles played their last show with Glenn Frey!!! Try to add us to the list- ALL love them in this area far & wide
Thanks, Cheryl
I saw the Eagles back in the 70s when they were touring they were fantastc i loved every song they ever sang, great concert.
Yes! Please, come back to Bossier City, Louisiana! I to was Lucky enough to see them for their last show. That was one thing on my Bucket List to check off. Then Glenn Passed and I treasured that night even more if that was possible.
It’s a shame that their tickets cost a fortune.
Chicago loves The Eagles- Wrigley field is waiting!
Please come to Cleveland!!!!!
Fabulous @ Opry House. Come back to Nashville!! Intoxicating harmony!
nothing better to listen to than the eagles music. till this day they are my favorite band. I’ve seen then live several times. id love to see them again, please come to Oklahoma City!!
I would love to see ye come to Cork in Ireland ye have a massive following here.