On The Border Tour - Randy Meisner: A Retrospective

EAGLES
War Memorial Auditorium
Nashville, TN, June 3rd, 1973

Charlie Daniels opened.
The War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville served as the home for the Grand Ole Opry until 1943.

Randy and Glenn Frey at the Nashville concert.
Photo @Donivan Earhart

1973, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Nashville

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 the rest of the photos here.

1974, Eagles, 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

BANDS Eagles Midnight Flyer On The Border Tour Songs Too Many Hands

Flying Across The Spectrum: The Eagles in Philly, 1975

January 17, 2023November 2, 2025

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 31st, 1974

The Eagles played Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve 1974. Among their guests were Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, J.D. Souther and Joe Walsh.

For this show, Randy played a Hagstrom HII BN bass. This bass has a different headstock than the red Hagstrom he often played during the mid-70s.

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)