The Eagles opened for Yes.
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Bernie Leadon wearing a t-shirt from The Warehouse in New Orleans, where the Eagles played on July 14th, 1972.
Charlie Daniels and Potliquor also performed. This was the Eagles’ second appearance at the legendary New Orleans venue. The first was on July 14th, 1972.
The Warehouse handed out special red & white t-shirts to bands and musicians that were not available to the public. Below, Randy wearing his Warehouse shirt at a concert later in 1973.
The Eagles opened for Procol Harum.
Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner were the only band members mentioned by name in the following review from the New Orleans paper, Figaro.
Eagles backstage after the concert. Photo by David Fiske.
The Warehouse handed out special red & white t-shirts to performing musicians. These shirts were not available to the general public. Below, Randy and Bernie sporting their Warehouse shirts onstage (not at the Warehouse).
The Eagles and Commander Cody opened for the Allman Brothers Band.
Three years later, almost to the day, Randy played his final concert with the Eagles at Jeppesen Stadium on July 9th, 1977.
The Eagles played Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC on June 21st, 1977. Andrew Gold opened.
“Immobile, shy-looking hassist Randy Meisner steps to the mike for his one lead vocal of the evening, on ‘Take It To The Limit.’ Perhaps it’s his lack of postering, or just some quality in his voice, or just that he feels what he’s singing, but he reaches an evocative plane that no one else has touched this evming.” (Barbara Ballinger, USC Osceola, July 1, 1977)
“A personal favorite they sang was “Take It To The Limit” with Randy Meisner singing the lead with lines such as ‘When there’s nothing to believe in…still you’re coming back for more’ and ‘take it to the limit one more time.” (Linda C. Owens, The State, June 22, 1977)
Randy Meisner “a seemingly shy, introverted type with plain, straight hair who seems out of place among the more flashy, mustachioed members of the band.” Edward Fennell, Charleston News & Courier, June 25, 1977)
The Eagles opened for Procol Harum.
The Eagles played New Haven, CT on March 26th, 1977. Listen to an audience recording, see rare photos, and more.
A behind-the-scenes and song-by-song look at the Eagles’ fourth studio album, ONE OF THESE NIGHTS, released in 1975.
On June 4th, 1976, Billboard magazine held an Awards Dinner as part of their 4-day Talent Forum at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Bill Graham was the emcee. The Eagles picked up an award for Talent Attraction of 1975.
Below: Randy and Don Henley accept the award at the ceremony.
Randy’s ex-wife Jennifer Meisner accompanied him to the awards dinner. Instead of taking a limo, Randy drove them to the ceremony in his vintage red 1940 Ford pickup:
Jennifer:
“Randy and one of the others accepted the award. I remember the menu, Beef Wellington and Baked Alaska for dessert. Randy and I didn’t take a limo. We decided to take his restored old red pickup. My niece Bobbi was out there and had to babysit the kids, she wanted to see Peter Frampton.”
Below: Randy and his vintage red pickup truck. The pickup was restored by a friend of his cousin, Tony Meininger. Randy still had the pickup when he passed away in 2023.
The shirt Randy wore to the ceremony was made by his mother. He later gave the shirt to his nephew, Doug Datel, Bobbi’s brother. Doug is wearing the shirt in the photo below.
A few entertaining vignettes from Randy’s life on the road.
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 the McKale Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson on October 16th, 1976. J.D. Souther was the opening act.
Photo ©Jim Davis/Arizona Daily Star
The Tucson Daily Citizen reported that the Eagles performed three tracks from their upcoming album Hotel California. Although, not listed, those songs were most likely the title track, “Wasted Time” and “New Kid In Town.”
Below: Photos from the 1977 University of Arizona yearbook.
