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

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. The tour included

Bernie Leadon Bernard Matthew Leadon III ( ; 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 of thr ...

, who was in the original lineup of the band, and would have also included

Randy Meisner Randall Herman Meisner (March 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and founding member of both Eagles and Poco. Throughout his professional musical career, both as group member and session musician, his main r ...

, 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 to 2001. He is known for co-writing several of the band's songs, most notably "Hotel California". Felder was in ...

was, however, excluded because of ongoing

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against the group, despite settling them in 2007. It was the last tour to involve

Glenn Frey Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American musician. He was a founding member of the rock band Eagles, for whom he was the co-lead singer and frontman, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with ...

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 " Seven Bridges Road" 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" #"

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" #"Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (

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)" #" Already Gone" #" Best of My Love" #"

Lyin' Eyes "Lyin' Eyes" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded in 1975 by the American rock band Eagles (band), Eagles, with Frey singing lead vocals. It was the second single from their album ''One of These Nights'', reaching No. 2 on ...

" #" One of These Nights" #" 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 "Life's Been Good" is a song by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh that first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1978 film '' FM''. The original eight-minute version was released on Walsh's fourth studio album '' But S ...

" #" The Long Run" #" Funk #49" #" Life in the Fast Lane" ;Encore #

Hotel California "Hotel California" is a song by American rock band the Eagles, released as the second single of their album of the same name on February 22, 1977. The song was written by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics), featuring H ...

;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 100 ...

# "

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 ...

" # " Desperado"

Tour dates

Band members

Eagles

– vocals, guitar, keyboards *

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, for whom he is the drummer and co-lead vocalist, as well as its sole continuous member. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles ...

– vocals, drums, guitar, percussion *

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born Joseph Woodward Fidler; November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Best known as a member of the rock band Eagles (band), Eagles, his five-decade career includes solo work and stints in other ...

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

– guitar,

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, vocals

Additional musicians

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

Steuart Smith Steuart Smith (born 24 June 1952) is a retired American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He was a touring member of the American rock band Eagles, where he performed as on ...

– guitar, vocals,

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

Controversy

In January 2024, Kellye Croft, who was employed as a massage therapist for the Eagles in 2013, alleged in a lawsuit that James Dolan sexually assaulted her when he toured with the Eagles during the 2013 portion of the ''History of the Eagles: Live In Concert'' tour. Dolan's band JD & the Straight Shot opened for Eagles concerts during the tour. Dolan, a prominent businessman who also has served as the lead

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executive, was believed to have financed the tour with a large sum of his money as well.

Notes

References

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