In May 1975, the Eagles landed in Chicago where they played two nights at the Arie Crown Theater, appeared on the radio to debut their next single, were raffled off in a high school contest, and gave a lengthy interview to a music magazine.
The Eagles played three concerts over two nights at the Arie Crown. Opening for the band was Dan Fogelberg.
Neal Preston shot these photos of the band backstage at the Arie Crown
Review from the Chicago Sun-Times, May 11, 1975:
The Eagles onstage. Photos by Neal Preston.
Shortly after their arrival in Chicago, the Eagles and Dan Fogelberg appeared on Larry Lujack’s radio show on WCFL. During the show, the Eagles debuted their latest single, “One Of These Nights,” the title track from their upcoming album.
Journalist Cameron Crowe toured with the Eagles in 1975, gathering information for his Rolling Stone cover story, entitled “Chips Off The Old Buffalo,” published in September of that year. He opened the article with a description of the Eagles’ appearance on Larry Lujack’s radio show:
Read the full Rolling Stone article here.
One day after the Arie Crown Theater shows, the Eagles played a free concert for contest winners, McHenry High School, located just outside of Chicago. Read more below:
The Eagles played Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on April 26th, 1974. The Marshall Tucker Band was the opener.
Photo ©Kirk West
Review: Chicago Tribune, April 29, 1974
Photos ©Kirk West
Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon band played two weeks Mister Kelly’s from February 22nd to March 7th, 1971.
Partial setlist:
Hello Mary Lou
Easy To Be Free
California
She Belongs To Me
Life
Look At Mary
Honky Tonk Woman
The Eagles played Chicago Stadium on November 11th, 1976. J.D. Souther opened.
Randy wore a shirt with the logo for Randy’s Rodeo in San Antonio, TX. He was also playing his newly acquired Music Man Stingray bass, which were just introduced that year.
Photos by David Slania.
“Best of all for me was ‘Take It To The Limit,’ played and sung with the kind of organic power that seemed rooted in the earth rather than pumped through amplifiers.” –Dick Saunders, Chicago Sun-Times.
The Eagles played a concert at Washington Park in Chicago on August 9th, 1975. The band also took a series of photos on Lake Michigan, one of which appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
