2016 got off to a rough start. Exactly a week after David Bowie’s death was announced, one of the Eagles‘ co-founders Glenn Frey passed away of arthritis. After only a full band performance of Take It Easy in tribute to him on the Grammys that year, original frontman and drummer Don Henley claimed that the band would never play again. So as bassist Timothy B. Schmit went off the grid, guitarist Joe Walsh toured with Bad Company and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Henley toured alone, it looked like the Eagles were indeed history.
But earlier this year, it was announced that they would reunite to headline Classic East and Classic West, two two-day stadium concerts held in New York and California with major names performing. Following the group headlining Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers, the Eagles embarked on a four date tour across the eastern United States. Atlanta was involved, but of course, no Florida.
However, for the first time since 2015, the surviving members of the Eagles, along with Frey’s son Deacon, country legend Vince Gill, and special guests Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers, will return to the Sunshine State. On April 14 2018, the legends will rock Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Tickets go on sale December 2.
This clearly looking like an exciting year for Florida concert wise. With Billy Joel, Taylor Swift, and Alice Cooper all on the way to the Tampa area, it looks like we will, just like last year, be showered with legends.
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