History of the Eagles – Live in Concert was a concert tour by the American rock band the

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. It was launched in conjunction with the release of the 2013 documentary '' History of the Eagles''. The tour visited North America and Europe between 2013 and 2014 as well as Oceania in early 2015. It began in Louisville, Kentucky at the

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and concluded on July 29, 2015 in Bossier City,

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. The tour included

Bernie Leadon Bernie Leadon (pronounced ''led-un''; born July 19, 1947) is an American singer, musician, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Prior to the Eagles, he was a member ...

, who was in the original line-up of the band, and would have also included

Randy Meisner Randall Herman Meisner (born March 8, 1946) is a retired American musician, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner's main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocal ...

, but he was too ill to perform at the time.

Don Felder Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 until his termination from the band in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with th ...

was, however, excluded because of ongoing lawsuits against the group, despite settling them in 2007. It was the last tour to involve Glenn Frey before his death in 2016.

Critical reception

Howard Cohen from '' Miami.com'' praised the performance in Miami, noting the "harmonies – pristine, soaring and spot-on —uncannily have remained as peerless as they were on the original recordings." Jim Harrington from ''

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'' gave a mixed review of the performance in San Jose, writing the show "was a very educational, and sometimes interesting, affair – but I'm not sure I'd want to take the course again." Francis Pelliccario from '' The Lantern'' gave a positive review of the show in Columbus, writing the band "brought the show back down to earth with the true meaning of rock 'n’ roll."

Set list

This setlist is the average setlist as calculated by setlist.fm. The vast majority of shows on this tour follow this setlist exactly, although there are some slight variations. " How Long" was played at six shows, " Dirty Laundry" was played at five shows, and "

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" was played once. " How Long" and " Dirty Laundry" were played at unrelated shows with very different setlists that took place at the same time as the tour. #"Saturday Night" #"Train Leaves Here This Morning" #" Peaceful Easy Feeling" #" Witchy Woman" #" Doolin–Dalton" #" Tequila Sunrise" #"Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (

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)" #" Already Gone" #" Best of My Love" #" Lyin' Eyes" #"

One of These Nights ''One of These Nights'' is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. In July that year, the record became the Eagles' first number one album on ''Billboard''s album chart, yielding three Top 10 singles: " One of These Nights", "Lyi ...

" #" Take It to the Limit" #"Pretty Maids All in a Row" #" I Can't Tell You Why" #" New Kid in Town" #" Love Will Keep Us Alive" #" Heartache Tonight" #"Those Shoes" #" In the City" #" Life's Been Good" #" The Long Run" #" Funk #49" #" Life in the Fast Lane" ;Encore #

Hotel California "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). Joe Walsh came ...

" ;Encore 2 #

Take It Easy "Take It Easy" is the debut single by the American rock band Eagles, written by Jackson Browne and Eagles band member Glenn Frey, who also provides lead vocals. It was released on May 1, 1972, and peaked at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 1 ...

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Rocky Mountain Way "Rocky Mountain Way" is a 1973 song by rock guitarist Joe Walsh and his band Barnstorm, with writing credits given to all four band members: Walsh, Rocke Grace, Kenny Passarelli, and Joe Vitale. The song was originally released on the album ''T ...

" # "

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Tour dates

Band members

Eagles

* Glenn Frey – vocals, guitar, keyboards *

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as " Witchy Woman", "Des ...

– vocals, drums, guitar, percussion *

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...

– vocals, guitar, keyboards * Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals, harmonica *

– guitar,

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

, vocals

Additional musicians

Scott Crago Scott Francis Crago (born July 26, 1963) is an American session drummer, songwriter, and producer. He has worked with the Eagles as their backup and touring drummer since 1994. Other artists he has played with include Venice, Sheryl Crow, Bonn ...

– drums, percussion *Will Hollis – keyboards, percussion, vocals *

Steuart Smith Steuart Smith (born 24 June 1952) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer from Arlington, Virginia, United States. He is a touring member of the American rock band Eagles, where he has performed as one of ...

– guitar, vocals,

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*Michael Thompson – keyboards, vocals *Richard F.W. Davis – keyboards, percussion, vocals

Notes

References

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