Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 12:19PM The Eagles will be appearing at the Tokyo Dome on October 31st. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. After the show, you can post your review here.
Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 12:19PM The Eagles will be appearing at the Tokyo Dome on October 30th. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. After the show, you can post your review here.
Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 12:18PM The Eagles will be appearing at the Sapporo Dome on October 24th. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. After the show, you can post your review here.
Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 6:22AM Nui Te Koha
21jun04
Melbourne Herald Sun
THE Eagles say they topped a century's best honours list by choosing songs before image.
"The Eagles are a strange combination for people who are in what you might call show business," singer-drummer Don Henley said.
"None of us are really showboats. We don't crave attention. We don't crave the spotlight. We like to play music."
That music is now in the history books.
The Eagles, according to Record Industry Association of America figures, were the biggest selling act of the 20th century.
Their Greatest Hits 1971-75 topped the list with 28 million copies.
The group also has the eight and 11th best-ever selling albums, with Hotel California and Greatest Hits Vol.2, respectively.
Henley said the Eagles' choice of substance over style was simple.
"The artists and groups we admire were not putting themselves on display," Henley said.
"Those artists were more interested in the music, and the social relevance of the music, and we admired that."
He said the new generation of image-based performers left him cold.
The Eagles for three decades deliberately kept low profiles and were a stylist's nightmare.
Still, they sold 120 million albums worldwide.
The Eagles will appear at Rod Laver Arena on November 14.
Tickets go on sale today.
Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 5:52AM Debbie was kind enough to send us a copy of the Australian press release. It's in PDF form, so you'll have to download it to look at it.
Thanks, Debbie!!!
Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 5:45AM Helen sent us stills from an interview broadcast on Australian TV. She has generously sent us a copy of the tape and once it arrives and we get it converted, we'll post it here. These stills will have to whet your appetite until then. Thanks so much Helen!
Sunday, June 20, 2004 at 5:42AM Thanks to Helen who sent us scans of her paper. This is a really great article. Joe and Don discuss fatherhood and Hotel California.
We've got a scan of the cover graphic
and we've PDFd the article. When you open it up in Adobe Acrobat, you will probably have to zoom in to read it.
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 11:19AM Desperados return
By NUI TE HOKA
06jun04
US supergroup the Eagles will perform at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, November 14.
Industry pundits say this tour, travelling under the cheeky moniker Farewell 1, may be the band's final bow in Australia.
Promoter Michael Gudinski initially backed away from those predictions, saying: "Honestly, I think the title Farewell 1 is funny. It has innuendo."
Then he said: "Realistically, I never expected the Eagles to play here again.
"But, after this tour, I would be very surprised if they toured this part of the world again."
The Eagles last visited Australia in 1995 with their critically acclaimed Hell Freezes Over shows.
Farewell 1 will be a three-hour greatest hits set. Expect to hear classics Hotel California and Desperado.
Singer-drummer Don Henley said the band was proud of its hit-making legacy.
"I don't think nostalgia is a dirty word," he said.
"I think our songs are very closely attached to places and events in people's lives.
"Whatever it is, it's very powerful and meaningful to people all over the world, and that's good enough for me."
Also good for both Henley and guitarist Joe Walsh are dramatic lifestyle change.
Once a notorious party machine rife with tension, they said the Eagles were now respectable family men.
They had personal trainers and drank Evian.
"We had a reputation for playing hard," Henley said.
"But we worked extremely hard, and still do. We rehearse. We tour. We are extremely professional and that is why we are still around.
"If we had done nothing but party, like our reputation says, we wouldn't be here.
"We put in the effort -- even in the fog.
"We managed to persevere through the swamp of drugs and alcohol, and still be productive and creative, and come out the other side.
"The music will be around, making people happy, much longer than any road stories."
The Eagles - Henley, Walsh, Glenn Frey and Timothy B. Schmit -- are also, perhaps for the first time, at peace with each other.
"These are four married guys with families," manager Irving Azoff said.
"That, and the removal of all the temptations of youth, has given them a better perspective.
"It goes full circle. The natural inclination of an entertainer is to get a little bit self-destructive.
"But these are four guys who went through that, and are successful beyond imagination - financially and with family.
"It's a business partnership, a creative partnership.
"They feel blessed that fans continue to embrace it."
The Eagles, with Henley and Frey always the core, formed in 1971, split in 1980 and reformed in 1994.
The band's Greatest Hits 1971-1975, with 28 million sales in the US alone, is the top selling album of all time. They have sold 120 million albums worldwide.
Tickets for the Eagles' Australian shows will go on sale on June 21. Get today's ie liftout for the full report.
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 11:17AM The Eagles to land Down Under
June 6, 2004
The legendary Eagles are poised to land Down Under. NUI TE KOA in Las Vegas tracks the hits and myths of the supergroup in this exclusive interview.
This is the escape plan: two encores, a quick dash to a private jet, then an hour's flight to Los Angeles. It's the same take-a-bow-and-run manoeuvre used by countless rock stars over the years, but on this night in Las Vegas, the getaway has an unusual sense of urgency.
"I haven't slept in Las Vegas in eight years," Irving Azoff, the Eagles' enigmatic manager, says backstage. "I'm not about to start now."
Azoff's breezy demeanour suggests neither petulance nor arrogance. This man, like the supergroup he represents, is simply at the top of his game.
And those at the top of their game get to sleep in their own beds, back in LA, two hours after taking their triumphant bows in Sin City.
On this night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the Eagles rekindle their artistic magic with songs and moods that, even 30 years on, still define the times with eerie precision.
"A good piece of material, no matter when it was written, or how long ago it was written, still has relevance in the world today," singer-songwriter-drummer Don Henley muses. "I think some of the songs speak as pointedly to current events as they did when they written 25 or 30 years ago.
"There is still as much decadence and illusion in the world as there was when Hotel California was written, if not more so. There is still as much love and romance among young people as there was when Wasted Time and New Kid In Town were written.
"The themes don't change. The universal truths don't vary.
"Actually," Henley smiles, "I think the songs are ageing quite well."
As are The Eagles: Henley, guitarist-singer Glenn Frey, lead guitarist-singer Joe Walsh, and bassist-singer Timothy B. Schmit.
Once, their drug and alcohol intake, and personality clashes, were as famous as their brutally honest songwriting and instinctive vocal harmonies.
Today, The Eagles are incredibly successful, unfathomably rich family men, and their lifestyles have changed accordingly.
Henley, Frey and Schmit tackled their addictions long ago. Walsh has been sober for 10 years.
"We had a reputation for playing hard," Henley says. "But we worked just as hard as we played.
"We worked extremely hard, and still do. We rehearse. We tour. We are extremely professional and that is why we are still around. If we had done nothing but party, like our reputation says, we wouldn't be here.
"We put in the effort – even in the fog!" Henley chuckles.
"We managed to perservere through the swamp of drugs and alcohol, and still be productive, and creative, and come out the other side.
"We're not necessarily proud of some of our legacy and I don't recommend it to young people. It was never our intention to glamourise that lifestyle, but every kid in the country was doing it.
"That doesn't make it right," Henley says, "but that's not what we want our legacy to be. That's not what we want to focus on. The music will be around, making people happy much longer than any road stories."
Backstage, The Eagles' dryly-named Farewell 1 tour is proudly alcohol free.
Their rider, in the context of what they used to be, is mind-bogglingly straight. All ask for hot tea, lemon and honey.
Walsh needs a blender to make vegetable juice. Frey enjoys ham sandwiches with potato chips on the side. Henley has a vegetarian plate. He drinks Evian.
His strict pre-show ritual is an aerobic workout. Henley rides an exercise bike in his dressing room for 30 minutes.
"I do the equivalent of eight or nine miles, or until I'm soaking wet," he says. "Then I take a lukewarm shower and that's my warm up.
"It gets my lungs aerated, my heart is going, the blood is racing to my brain and I feel sharp."
Frey, Walsh and Schmit also do weight training and stretches while on tour.
"That's how we contribute to the quality of the performance," Henley says.
"We're in better shape now than we were in the 1970s because we feel better mentally and physically."
Henley has a dressing room next to Walsh.
"Joe does his voice exercises, diligently," Henley says. "I can hear him through the wall, every night."
Walsh: "I drive him nuts!"
Henley: "No, I admire your perserverance. I can't do that."
"If I was still drinking, I wouldn't do any exercise," Walsh laughs.
"But, being as I don't drink anymore , I have to. It's like an athlete. You do the reps. You get in shape.
"I mean, look at the shape Mick Jagger is in. My God!"
Henley, jokingly: "And look at the shape Keith Richards is in."
From here, The Eagles are in the perfect position to assess their lot.
They conquered, fought, split, got a life, then re-grouped.
Live, they are in career-best form, above and beyond the then-defining Hell Freezes Over tour.
They plan to record a new album in 2005.
Azoff says those efforts has, to date, been "bogged down" by a mistaken plan to write music for radio programmers.
"The important thing for The Eagles is not to play that game," Azoff says.
"We have legions and legions of fans around the world. We need to give to them."
As Tequila Sunrise starts the second half of a greatest hits set, the 95-strong Farewell 1 production team plots its next move.
The escape plan is fixed. The Eagles fly tonight. Then the show moves to Tucson, Casper, Billings, Reno and Fresno.
But, for now, Frey is centre stage, deep in formalities.
"We are The Eagles," Frey says. "And we are proud to be America's most dysfunctional band."
The crowd cheers wildly.
The Eagles, even after all this time, are still telling the truth.
IT'S been almost 10 years since the band last toured Australia with the enormous sell-out success of their Hell Freezes Over tour.
This time around it's the Farewell 1 Tour – each show three hours.
Australian fans will have the choice of Diamond, Gold, Silver and Bronze tickets. Aside from premium seating Diamond tickets include a limited edition Farewell 1 seat cushion to keep; a VIP laminate with access into a special VIP function and tour program.
Fans who join the officials Eagles Fan Club at http://www.eaglesband.com will have the chance to buy prime tickets in all price categories prior to the general public on-sale concerts.
The Eagles will play Sydney on Friday, November 19 at the Sydney Superdome. Pre-sale tickets via internet pre-sale Tuesday June 15 at 10am – until Friday, June 18 at 10am.
Public on-sale tickets start Monday June 21 at 9am. Ticketek Phonecharge 9266 4800 or http://www.ticketek.com
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 11:13AM The Eagles will be appearing in Brisbane on November 23rd . Tickets are available from Ticketek. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. If you have questions about buying tickets, please see our tour faq.
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 11:03AM The Eagles will be appearing in Sydney on November 19th . Tickets are available from Ticketek. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. If you have questions about buying tickets, please see our tour faq.
We also anticipate that the 20th and 22nd will be added after the first show sells.
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 10:57AM The Eagles will be appearing in Melbourne on November 14th . Tickets are available from Ticketek. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. If you have questions about buying tickets, please see our tour faq.
We are anticipating that they will also add the 15th and 17th once this initial show sells.
Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 10:55AM The Eagles will be appearing in Perth on November 12th . Tickets are available from Ticketek. If you will be going to the show or have questions about the show, hit the comments button below and add a message. If you have questions about buying tickets, please see our tour faq.
