Eagles in Sweden, May 17-18, 1977
On May 17th and 18th, 1977, the Eagles played two concerts in Sweden. These were the final dates of their 1977 European tour. An audience recording exists of Randy’s performance of “Take It To The Limit” at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, their final tour date. Listen to it below.
The band arrived in Stockholm following their appearance in Hamburg on May 15th. At some point between Hamburg on May 15th (left) and Stockholm on May 17th (right), Randy got a haircut, which is noticeable in the photos below.
Randy’s first wife, Jennifer, and son, Dana, had joined him for the European tour. Jennifer recalled Randy singing to her at their hotel in Sweden:
Jennifer: “He always liked to sing ‘Jennifer Juniper’ to me. I remember it so well in Sweden. I’m in the hotel room, old hotel, I hear him singing as he was coming down the hall.” (via personal correspondence with Jennifer Meisner)
May 17
Gröna Lund, Stockholm
The Eagles performed their first Scandinavian show at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm. It was windy and cold, as noted by the long sleeves and Randy’s turtleneck.
Review of the Stockholm show from unknown Swedish music magazine, 1977:
The Eagles equipment stacked up on the Stora Scenen stage at Gröna Lund Amusement Park, Stockholm.
Photo ©Jonte Strömberg
The Eagles onstage in Stockholm, May 17th, 1977:
May 18th, 1977
Scandinavium, Gothenburg
This show was their final gig of the 1977 European tour. Listen to an audience recording of the concert below.
Setlist
Hotel California
Walk Away
Victim Of Love
Lyin’ Eyes
Take It To The Limit
New Kid In Town
Desperado
One Of These Nights
Turn To Stone
Already Gone
Life In The Fast Lane
Rocky Mountain Way
Witchy Woman
James Dean
Randy performing “Take It To The Limit” in Gothenburg, May 18th, 1977. The audio is a bit sluggish, but Randy’s stunning performance of the song is the perfect coda for their European tour.
It’s great that you’ve been able to document the tour and even with an audio recording!
Thanks, Steve!
This brought back so many memories. I was at the concert in Stockholm at Grona Lund in 1977. I was a high school exchange student in Sweden that year, from Washington State, and my friend Lars drove us down from Falun Sweden to see the concert. So cool that you have pictures of the stage. As you face the stage we were probably 10-12 people back, a bit to the right of the stage. I didn’t realize the next night was Randy’s last day with the Eagles. I did hear an interview on the Swedish radio the day before the Stockholm concert, and I was a bit surprised at how cocky Glenn Frey was. He did most of the talking. He was great though. I saw them several more times over the years, once at the Gorge in Washington, and once in Seattle shortly before Glenn Frey died. Bernie Leadon played with them the last time I saw them. Not sure the year though. I don’t know how I came across this, but thanks for having it up here!
Sorry, I made an error. I was reading some other article before I got here. I believe it stated the next night was the last night of the European tour, but it was definitely not Randy’s last night with the band. Anyway, The Stockholm outdoor concert is one of my most fond memories of Sweden, and going to concerts, and I’ve been to a lot over the years.