Seems like The Eagles aren't done after all

[Obscured]

http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=829771

*** Multiple sources have confirmed to Pollstar that twin festivals are being planned on both coasts this July featuring Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. But who will take the place of Glenn Frey? We don't know but we have a (pretty big) idea.

The festivals with working titles Classic East and Classic West are expected to be held at Dodgers Stadium and Citi Field in Los Angeles and New York. The passing of Frey put a holster on the future of Eagles, with Don Henley correctly saying that the spirit of the band was synonymous with its co-founder who died last January because of multiple physical ailments.
However, the surviving members, including the under-celebrated guitarist / songwriter Steuart Smith, can still put on a heck of a show, as can the Mac with or without Christine McVie. The only question is how to handle Frey’s absence. There was a recent suggestion that a reunion of sorts would be possible if Frey's son Deacon joined in. However, at least one source told Pollstar weeks ago that it will possibly not be a relative nor an old friend like Jackson Browne but, rather, an “established country artist.” Beyond that, it’s speculation although we are strongly leaning toward a person who performed in honor of the Eagles at the Kennedy Center in December. There, Vince Gill played alongside Ringo Starr, Bob Seger, Steve Vai and Kings Of Leon, with Gill performing "Peaceful, Easy Feeling." He also recorded “I Can’t Tell You Why” for an Eagles tribute album and his comparisons to the Eagles run deep as the singer for the Pure Prairie League.
Two months after the Kennedy Center performance, Gill was inducted into the Guitar Center Rock Walk by Joe Walsh. ***

Maybe they'll tour every couple of years with a different singer /guitarist each time. Something like what Queen has been doing.
Calling an Eagles / Queen tour in 2019. Maybe late 2018.

[ronmac]

[Jubal]

LOL ronmac. Well played!

I think Vince Gill would be an obvious choice. He still sings well, and he is one heckuva guitarist. I'd love to see him and Joe Walsh tearing it up. He obviously knows the material fairly well.
They could probably get his wife as a backup singer "for a song". ;^{D}

[Scott Bails]

Vince Gill is a natural for this. And yeah, he and Joe Walsh playing together would be pretty cool.


Wonder if any tickets for under $1,000 will be available for these?

[JKL2000]

Billy Ray Cyrus

[Jubal]

Billy Ray Cyrus

I'm going to assume that was a joke.

Pick your redneck Country or Rock star and insert here.
Might as well throw Kid Rock out there.

[3LockBox]

It may prove a burdensome task for Henley, what with Frey gone, to take on the role of one-headed monster (instead of two-headed). Maybe they could bring back Felder...

[Jubal]

It may prove a burdensome task for Henley, what with Frey gone, to take on the role of one-headed monster (instead of two-headed). Maybe they could bring back Felder...

Which is why some here have mentioned Vince Gill. I don't think Vince plays keyboards, though, so perhaps they could hire either a keyboard player, or another drummer, or both. They can certainly afford it with the prices they charge for tickets.

[Jerjo]

Gill makes sense to me - he's got some guitar chops and he's covered some Eagles songs before. I'm a long way from either coast and there's dozens of shows I'd see before this if I traveled that far but this sure would sell some tickets.

[Facelift]

[spellbound]

They could probably get his wife as a backup singer "for a song".

Who is Gill married to?

[Jerjo]

Amy Grant

[Rune Blackwings]

The Eagles keep coming back....much like a gas startion burrito...

[Jerjo]

The Eagles keep coming back....much like a gas startion burrito...

And like that gas station burrito, the profit margin is going to be HUGE

[Rune Blackwings]

And like that gas station burrito, the profit margin is going to be HUGE

Very true...

[progcd54]

Back in 1975, I was a freshman at UMASS in Amherst, Massachusetts. I saw the Eagles at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, MA. It was a general admission show with Dan Fogelberg as the opening act. The show was sold out and was my first concert experience. By time the Eagles played their encores, I had made my way through the crowd...to the edge of the stage. As the band played "Best of My Love" and Tequila Sunrise", I was leaning on the stage (in the center) with no security people even bothered by it one bit. This was a memory for a lifetime.

Oh...BTW...I saved the best for last. Tickets cost $6.50...yes sir...$6.50. That won't even buy a beer or a hot dog these days. So I ask...Whatever happened to Saturday night???

[chescorph]

Back in 1975, I was a freshman at UMASS in Amherst, Massachusetts. I saw the Eagles at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, MA. It was a general admission show with Dan Fogelberg as the opening act. The show was sold out and was my first concert experience. By time the Eagles played their encores, I had made my way through the crowd...to the edge of the stage. As the band played "Best of My Love" and Tequila Sunrise", I was leaning on the stage (in the center) with no security people even bothered by it one bit. This was a memory for a lifetime.

Oh...BTW...I saved the best for last. Tickets cost $6.50...yes sir...$6.50. That won't even buy a beer or a hot dog these days. So I ask...Whatever happened to Saturday night???

Thank you...just one of many stories that defined the 70s as the best decade for music.

When you see the lineups that played on the same bills at places like the Capitol Theater in Passaic it is simply mind boggling. Not to mention albums released each year in the early 70s. A classic a week, or so it seemed.

Vince Gill- talented decent guy, don't know why he'd want to deal with the douche still living in the Eagles though.

[Jubal]

Thank you...just one of many stories that defined the 70s as the best decade for music.

When you see the lineups that played on the same bills at places like the Capitol Theater in Passaic it is simply mind boggling. Not to mention albums released each year in the early 70s. A classic a week, or so it seemed.

Vince Gill- talented decent guy, don't know why he'd want to deal with the douche still living in the Eagles though.

I'm assuming you mean Henley.
The incentive for Vince would be major mullah, which would mean he would be able to replace some of the 50 or so guitars he lost in the major Nashville flood two years ago.
Vince is a major guitar addict, and he lost quite a few very valuable guitars at one of the cartage storage centers.
This would probably be a dream gig for Vince, as I'm sure he'd love to trade licks with Joe Walsh.

[yamishogun]

Oh...BTW...I saved the best for last. Tickets cost $6.50...yes sir...$6.50. That won't even buy a beer or a hot dog these days. So I ask...Whatever happened to Saturday night???

So... in today's dollars that would be $30 - a good example of a band that charges a lot more after becoming famous.

[mogrooves]

Thank you...just one of many stories that defined the 70s as the best decade for music.

The 60s were better.

[ronmac]

The 60s were better.

I was going to write the same thing.

The 20s weren't bad, either.

[Gruno]

The 60s were better.

80s was awesome!

[Trane]

Didn't one of them die recently??

The 60s were better.

Yup, 'cause there were no Eagles on the radio

I was going to write the same thing.

The 20s weren't bad, either.

How can you tell when they haven't started yet, and won't be over in another 13 years

[BravadoNJ]

anybody is replaceable.
but i guess Jackson Browne would be an obvious choice
because of his connection to Frey & Eagles.

[Rune Blackwings]

anybody is replaceable.
but i guess Jackson Browne would be an obvious choice
because of his connection to Frey & Eagles.

I think Gill's voice is a better fit for the place in the Eagles' trademark harmony.