Eagles announce farewell tour after 52 years on tour
The Eagles have announced their latest tour – The Long Goodbye – after more than 50 years in the music industry,
The rock band which formed in 1971 and is made up of Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, who is the son of the late Glenn Frey, one of the band’s founding members- will begin its last tour on September 7 in New York.
“Our long term has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed. But, everything has its time, and the time has come for us to come full circle. The official farewell tour is currently being planned,’ the band said in a statement.
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“The Eagles have had a miraculous 52-year odyssey, performing in front of people around the world; keep the music alive in the face of tragic losses, upheavals and setbacks of all kinds,” the statement continued.
Departure:The Eagles have announced their final tour – The Long Goodbye – after more than 50 years in the music industry (Pictured: Don Felder, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner)
They concluded the moving post by thanking their management team, road crew and backup musicians.
The Eagles began as a backing band for singer Linda Rondstadt in 1971 and became one of the most successful American rock bands of the 1970s.
Founded by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, the Eagles have racked up five number one singles, six number one albums and six Grammy Awards.
Their debut album, Eagles, was released in 1971 and had two top 20 singles: Take It Easy and Witchy Woman.
However, it is their iconic 1976 album, Hotel California, which is best known and has sold over 26 million albums in the United States.
“Every band has a peak, and that was ours,” Don Henley told Rolling Stone in 2016.
In that same interview, Henley spoke about the themes of the band’s music and defined it as “the loss of innocence, the cost of naivety, the perils of fame, of excess; exploration of the dark underside of the American dream, realized idealism and thwarted idealism, illusion versus reality, the difficulties of reconciling romantic relationships and work.
He continues: “trying to reconcile the conflicting relationship between business and art; corruption in politics, the disappearance of the dream of peace, love and understanding of the sixties.
On the road: Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, who is the son of the late Glenn Frey, one of the band’s founding members, will begin their final tour on September 7 in New York
Rock n roll: ‘Our long term has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed. But, everything has its time, and the time has come for us to come full circle. The official farewell tour is currently being planned,’ the band said in a statement.
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The band has released only the first dates for their tour, including New York on September 7, Boston on September 11, Denver on October 5, Atlanta on November 2, and St. Paul, Minnesota on November 17.
The band is ready to play as many shows in each city on the tour as their fans demand.
The members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have performed more than 1,000 concerts during their 52 years of touring.
Their most recent tour – the Hotel California Tour – grossed $250 million from 90 shows, according to Pollstar.
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