Eagles Delighted to be Shot in Melbourne (Herald Sun)
MELBOURNE rock fans have been given the "thumbs up" by one of the world's biggest rock bands.
US supergroup The Eagles have announced that their new live concert DVD will be recorded here, starting tonight at Rod Laver Arena.
Band members say the reason for their decision is their memorable concerts here and the fact that there was a huge demand for tickets to see them play in Melbourne.
Filmed over their next three shows at Rod Laver Arena, the new project follows up their previous DVD release Hell Freezes Over, which has sold more than 230,000 units here making it the biggest selling music DVD in Australian history.
The decision to make the live DVD follows previous efforts by Kiss and Sir Paul McCartney, who were also impressed with the wild reaction of local fans.
Eagles band member Glenn Frey told a press conference yesterday the band "clearly remember Melbourne being a memorable and enthusiastic crowd".
"We knew Melbourne, in fact the whole of Australia, was a great market for the band," he said.
He said the band had flown in US multi-media experts to help with the filming. Guitarist Joe Walsh would wear a special "helmet cam" (a camera mounted in his hat) in the shows. Drummer Don Henley said the band would feature two new songs on their tour, No More Cloudy Days and One Day At A Time.
"These will be available for the first time on our DVD, if they are not on the Internet first!" he said.
The Eagles appear at Rod Laver Arena tonight, Monday and Wednesday and then on November 26 and 27. All shows are sold out except for November 26.
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