Eagles Year in Review: 2014

I can't believe it's almost 2015 already!  Before the apple officially drops in New York City, let's take a last look at what the guys have been up to in 2014.

JANUARY
15: Eagles play the opening night of the new LA Forum in Los Angeles, CA; they play a total of 6 nights there, kicking off a new leg of the History of the Eagles tour
20: Joe Walsh participates in the Ringo Starr Tribute Concert for the David Lynch Foundation

FEBRUARY
7: Don Felder appears on The Arsenio Hall Show  
9: Joe Walsh appears on the Grammy Tribute to the Beatles

MARCH
11: Joe Walsh plays a Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
25: Don Felder re-releases an extended version of Road to Forever

APRIL
1: Looking Into You: A Jackson Brown Tribute is released, with Don Henley singing lead on "These Days"  
1: A video recording of the first "Light up the Blues" Autism Benefit featuring Don Felder among others is released on iTunes
4: Don Felder joins CSN, John Mayer, et al for the second "Light up the Blues" Autism Benefit in Los Angeles, CA
10: Glenn Frey inducts Linda Ronstadt into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame

MAY
6: Sarah McLachlan releases Shine On, including the Don Felder co-write "Turn the Lights Down Low"  
12:Joe Walsh honors Ozzy Osbourne at MusiCares ceremony
14: Don Felder kicks off the "Soundtrack of Summer" tour with Styx and Foreigner at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS
21: Eagles announce that they will tour Australia and New Zealand in February and March of 2015  
22: Eagles kick off the European leg of the History of the Eagles tour at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands

JUNE
17: Don Felder does his first of four live video chats

AUGUST
25: Eagles return to the United States for another leg of the History of the Eagles tour, starting with the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA

SEPTEMBER
16: Eagles play a benefit for Walden Woods at the Citi Wang Theatre in Boston, MA; includes a meet'n'greet by Don Henley for charity to a lucky contest winner

OCTOBER
3: Joe does a rare meet'n'greet for charity at the Anaheim, CA show  
15: Eagles play their last date of the year at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

NOVEMBER
10: Foo Fighters release Sonic Highways, featuring Joe Walsh as a guest artist 
12: Don Felder appears as a guest on Hell's Kitchen 
17: It is announced that Poco will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame on January 9, and Timothy will be playing with them

DECEMBER
1: Joe Walsh plays the first of two special shows at the Paramount in Huntington, NY

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I bet 2015 will be even better. I can't wait!

More Australian dates announced

In addition to the already announced Australian dates, the Eagles have added more dates in Melbourne and Sydney. Specifically:

 MELBOURNE - Rod Laver Arena, Feb. 26, 2015

SYDNEY - Allphones Arena, March 6, 2015

Go to ticketek.com.au to purchase tickets; pre-sales start August 12.

More dates released by the Eagles

Note: these are not called "History of the Eagles" tour dates on Ticketmaster. It is possible these will not be the same type of shows we have become accustomed to.

As usual, VIP packages are also available. See the respective ticket pages for more details.

Oct. 9: Fresno, CA at the Save Mart Center

Oct. 14: Houston, TX at the Toyota Center

Oct. 15: San Antonio, TX at the AT&T Center

Eagles announce Australian and New Zealand dates for 2015

Thanks to UnderTheWire for the heads up. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Eagles are playing Australia and New Zealand in February and March of 2015.

Find more information on the Eagles Frontier Touring page, but here's a quick summary:

AUSTRALIA
PERTH – Perth Arena, February 18 (ticketek.com.au)
MELBOURNE – Rod Laver Arena, February 22 (ticketek.com.au)
MACEDON – Hanging Rock, February 28 (ticketmaster.com.au)
SYDNEY – Entertainment Centre, March 2 (ticketek.com.au)
SYDNEY – Allphones Arena, March 4 (ticketek.com.au)
HUNTER VALLEY – Hope Estate, March 7 (ticketmaster.com.au)
BRISBANE – Entertainment Centre, March 10 (ticketek.com.au)

NEW ZEALAND 
AUCKLAND - MT Smart Stadium, March 14 (ticketmaster.co.nz)

ON SALE DATES
American Express Card members pre-sale, May 27 from 2pm facebook.com/americanexpressaustralia
Frontier members pre-sale, June 4 from 1pm from frontiertouring.com/eagles
General sales begin June 10 from 10am

New tour dates for the USA

According to the official site, there are now some more dates in the USA! They are as follows:

Aug. 25, 2014 Tacoma, WA at the Tacoma Dome
Aug. 27, 2014 Portland, OR at the Moda Center
Aug. 29, 2014 Lake Tahoe, NV at Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheatre
Aug. 30, 2014 Lake Tahoe, NV at Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheatre
Sept. 2, 2014 Salt Lake City, UT at the Energy Solutions Arena
Sept. 5, 2014 Omaha, NE at the Centurylink Cente
Sept. 6, 2014 Des Moines, IA at the Wells Fargo Arena
Sept. 8, 2014 Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena
Sept. 10, 2014 Newark, NJ at the Prudential Center
Sept. 12, 2014 Allentown, PA at the PPL Center
Sept. 13, 2014 New York, NY at the Madison Square Garden
Sept. 15, 2014 Boston, MA at the TD Garden
Sept. 18, 2014 New York, NY at Madison Square Garden
Oct. 1, 2014 Glendale, AZ at the Jobing.com Arena
Oct. 3, 2014 Anaheim, CA at the Honda Center
Oct. 4, 2014 San Diego, CA at the Viejas Arena
Oct. 11, 2014 Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand

No time to waste - some presales start as early as Friday, March 21!

New tour dates in Europe

Eagles tour dates have been added in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy for this summer, in addition to the ones already scheduled in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.  Check them out on the Eagles official tour page.

Note: The Italy date at the Lucca Summer Festival on July 2 doesn't appear to be listed on their site; you can purchase tickets for it here (thanks to Silver Moon for the heads up).

2013: Eagles Year in Review

It's 2014 now - Happy New Year, everyone! - but before we charge on, let's take a moment to look back.

This was a year largely defined by the History of the Eagles documentary and the ensuing tour, but lots of other events occurred as well. Here's EOC's rundown of the year, Eagle-style.

JANUARY
19 - The new documentary History of the Eagles premieres at the Sundance Film Festival, with the Eagles in attendance

FEBRUARY
1 - Don Henley plays Atlantic City, NJ; it is the first solo show of the year
2 - Don Henley plays the "Night to Nurture" benefit in Toronto, Canada
15 - History of the Eagles Part 1 debuts on Showtime
16 - History of the Eagles Part 2 debuts on Showtime
21 - Don Felder begins a three-night run at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls
21 - Glenn Frey begins the Australian/New Zealand leg of his After Hours tour; he plays a total of 10 shows

MARCH
23 - Eagles play the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; it is their last show with the old, shorter setlist
27 - Joe Walsh begins a spate of shows as the special guest of Bob Seger, starting with Vancouver, Canada; he plays a total of nine shows with Seger over the next five weeks

APRIL
1 - Don Henley plays Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada
3 - Don Henley plays Huntington, NY; it is his last public solo show of the year
13 - Don Felder plays the Autism Speaks benefit
15 - Joe Walsh plays Huntington, NY; it is his only solo show of the year
18 - Don Henley inducts Randy Newman into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame
20 - Don Henley plays the Christus Gala in Beaumont, TX
25 - History of the Eagles is shown at Sundance London, with the Eagles in attendance
30 - History of the Eagles is released on DVD and Blu-Ray

MAY
4 - Glenn Frey plays Maui, Hawaii; it is his last solo show of the year
6 - The Party of Two plays a private show in Maui, Hawaii; it is their only show of the year
10 - Don Felder plays Columbus, OH for his Road to Forever tour

JUNE
1 - Don Felder plays the Festival des Guitares du Monde Abitibi-Témiscamingu, Quebec
2 - Glenn Frey participates in a charity walk for the LA Arthritis Foundation
13 - Don Felder plays Windsor, Ontario with Peter Frampton; they play a total of six shows together over the next two weeks

JULY
6 - Eagles kick off the first leg of the History of the Eagles tour in Louisville, KY; they do a total of 48 shows in the USA and Canada over the next few months

AUGUST
1 - Felder continues his Road to Forever tour at the Mountain Winery in Livermore, CA; he plays a total of eight shows over the next few months

SEPTEMBER
9 - Nellie Frey, Glenn Frey's mother, passes away
17 - Eagles announce that they will be opening the refurbished LA Forum; they schedule six dates for January 2014

OCTOBER
18 - Don Henley appears on PBS' Great Performances

NOVEMBER
8 - Eagles play the first of three shows opening the newly remodeled Madison Square Garden in New York City

DECEMBER
13 - Glenn Frey receives the John C. Argue Dickens Medal of Honor from the USC School of Music
21 - Joe Walsh joins Jeff Lynne and others at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA for night two of the "Merry Minstrel Music Circus" benefit
29 - Don Henley's appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony paying tribute to Billy Joel airs on CBS

And that's all folks... for now.  The guys will be kickin' into gear again in just two weeks at the LA Forum!