The Eagles
Spring Fest, Edwardsville, IL
May 25, 1973

The Eagles appeared at Spring Fest on the campus of Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville (SIUE).
Livingston Taylor (James’ brother) opened.

The previous night, Glenn Frey had been arrested following the Eagles’ concert at Mershon Auditorium in Columbus. He was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and public intoxication.

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Glenn made no mention of the arrest in a backstage interview in Edwardsville. He talked about the difference between “superfans,” who want to get as close to the stage a possible, and music fans, who stay a few rows back because they want to hear the music.

Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey were photographed in the afternoon prior to their appearance at Spring Fest.
Photo by John Milazzo (Focus magazine, October 1974)

The Eagles onstage.

1973, Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Eagles, Edwardsville, Glenn Frey, Illinois

The Eagles
Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, IL
July 17, 1974

Future Eagle, Joe Walsh, also performed.

Edwardsville Intelligencer, July 17, 1974

A month later, Randy wore a shirt from the festival in a set of photos taken by Henry Diltz.

See more photos below:

Eagles, August 1974

1974, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Don Henley, Eagles, Edwardsville, Glenn Frey, Illinois, Mississippi River Festival

EAGLES
Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ
May 18, 1974

Jesse Colin Young opened

1974, Eagles, New Jersey

EAGLES
State University Of New York/Geneseo
May 4, 1974

The Eagles performed at the Ice Arena at SUNY Geneseo. Leo Kottke opened

Original poster:

Concert preview from Geneseo Lamron newspaper, May 3, 1974:

Photos from SUNY Geneseo’s Oh Ha Daih yearbook

1974, Eagles, New York

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Flying Across The Spectrum: The Eagles in Philly, 1975

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by Jessica

The Eagles played The Spectrum in Philadelphia, May 17, 1975. Read about the show and listen to both songs Randy performed that night.

EAGLES
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
December 31, 1974

Dan Fogelberg opened. They also invited a few guests to join them.
That’s Randy with the beard in the photos from the show.

December 31, 1974, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles — Randy (left) with J.D. Souther

“When midnight arrived, the Eagles treated everybody to a bluegrass treatment of ‘Auld Lang Syne,’ released a passelfull of balloons and let loose a gorilla who threw bananas to the audience. Then they invited a few of their friends, including Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and opening act Dan Fogelberg–on stage to join them for ‘Take It Easy.'” (San Pedro News-Pilot, January 4, 1975)
Joe Walsh was also among the guests.