06/13/06 NIA, Birmingham, England Wed never intended to stay and see Elton, not being fans, and left soon after the Beach Boys. I really like Captain Fantastic, but it wasnt well known enough then. (1971-1975) are some of the best-selling albums in the US, with both ranking in the top five. A great day with some marvellous performances which we will all treasure for ever. 11/19/04 Superdome, Sydney, AUS Material Details Unisex Shirt: [+] 100% preshrunk cotton [+] Double-needle sleeve and bottom hem [+] Loose Fit The hairs on the back of my neck stood up when Elton played funeral for a friend which whistled around the stadium. But I agree the Someone saved my life tonight was the highlight of the day. 1998: Tibetan Freedom Concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC. Four additional US dates were then added, culminating in a final performance on 8 August at Rich Stadium near Buffalo, New York. I am watching the BB at Knebworth as I type. 10/08/03 Unknown, Ottawa, Canada However, noticed a girl with two male friends a couple of rows in front of us. That was the best concert we left before Elton started playing in hindsight I wish I hadnt!!! Elton John made a surprise visit to both the Eagles and Doobie Brothers on stage. 06/07/03 The Pyramid, Memphis, TN Cheers Peter. What a day, what memories. I was down the front lapping it all up. Elton John, Beach Boys, Eagles Wembley Stadium June 1975, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KldSglCoYaU, http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eagles/1975/wembley-stadium-london-england-2bc0c48a.html, The Who Charlton Athletic Football Club 31st May 1976, The Who Charlton Athletic Football Club 18th May 1974, The Reading Festival 22nd - 24th August 1975, Queen Leeds Elland Road Stadium 29th May 1982, Whitesnake Monsters of Rock festival Donington 20th August 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees Newcastle City Hall 18th August 1981, Monsters of Rock Donington Status Quo 21st August 1982, Frank Zappa & the Tubes Knebworth 9th September 1978, Ray Stubbs and his Amazing One Man Blues Band. I remember it was a lovely sunny day and they made you think you were in California. Free shipping for many products! This concert was just a week after the Eagles returned from the Wembley Mid-Summer . This was one day when Elton made the wrong call. Wed heard the album before the gig and it remains perhaps the masterpiece within his vast catalogue. 06/16/03 The Compaq Center, Houston, TX Elton later became unfashionable for many years but although perhaps hell never hit those heights again, hes made some fine music in the intervening 40 years! . "[4] Jim Harrington from San Jose Mercury News gave a mixed review of the performance in San Jose, writing the show "was a very educational, and sometimes interesting, affair but I'm not sure I'd want to take the course again. There's also posts about his other bands (both before and after the Eagles) like: The Drivin' Dynamics; Soul Survivors; The Poor; Poco; Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band; Roberts Meisner Band; Meisner, Swan and Rich; The Silverados; World Classic Rockers; and his solo career. 11/21/05 Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA The press was still listening to Corey ramble on when they finally noticed that the Stones were playing "Brown Sugar" on a flatbed truck driving down Fifth Avenue. 11/23/08 Giant Center, Hershey, PA Some respect from my kids at last. The Wembley concert had an amazing line-up with Stackridge opening the day, Mutter Slater on his usual top form. 20. They went down a storm and Elton had a lot to live up to. being funny in a foreign language 14th October 2022. This was a big gig for Elton John. Fogelbergs are pleasant, melodic tunes reminiscent of Stills and Young. Nigel Olsson was on drums, and Ray Cooper on percussion, Davey Johnstone had produced it but had hurt his back so wasnt on. Duncan Frey! Still cant believe the price of the ticket.! I was 18 had just finished my A levels and had just started a summer job as a conductor on Bournemouth buses but made it clear when I started that I had to have that day off! 11/27/04 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AUS 11/03/04 Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan Cant remember what we paid for our seats we werent on the field we had seats in the stands the stage was to our left we had a really fantastic view. 08/14/05 Soccer Field, Sonoma State U., Rohnert Park, CA 11/29/04 Adelaide, AUS Most vivid musical memory is the sound of the Eagles on the huge speakers. Happy memories of a great day cheers Peter. 01/26/09 Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, FL Add setlist, 9 activities (last edit by pomes27, 31 Jan 2021, 05:43 Etc/UTC). What a great concert Rufus and Chaka Khan brilliant! I was 14, and by the time that glorious hot midsummer day came round, Id already practically worn the record out through listening to it so much. Instead, the compilation album Made in the Shade was released to capitalise on the tour's publicity. Both were amazing days. Fantastic includes a second C of this very gig essential! I was 17 when I went with my girlfriend. Otherwise, it was a great occasion and a real Cheers Peter. Elton John put on such a show on what was a long hot summers day that I will never forget, I still have my program . Went to both shows at the Acrisure Arena. Id go again-. Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Don Henley (on drums), and Bernie Leadon. The Eagles Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit - will perform classics spanning their career, including some that have never been performed live, as well as songs featured in History of the Eagles, the bands acclaimed, top-selling documentary. I (and many others) left when Elton started to play his new lp. But the Stones never went into the hotel. Agree that The Eagles and BBs stole the show. 19. Was my first year at university in London and this was exam time! Best concert I have ever been too! . He decided to devote the majority of the set to playing the new Captain Fantastic album in its entirety. The tour visited North America and Europe between 2013 and 2014 as well as Oceania in early 2015. 1 in the US. Cons: Happy days Many thanks Gillian Best wishes Peter, thanks for memorializing the concerti drove from italy for the show and i can emphatically say you missed out by leaving early,,,, elton was fantastic !i left completely fulfilled by his perforrmance, Yeah most got that gig nailed. Sloop John B I think Elton finished a great set with the ultimate Saturday nights all rightThank you Wembley for a wonderfull day and if my days are coming to a end it will always be one of my greatest memories. 01/29/09 St. Petersberg Times Forum, Tampa, FL 07/02/09 RDS Arena, Dublin, IRE 10/20/03 Kohl Center, Madison, WI From Barbie Lines in Wet and Windy Worthing, West Sussex. "How Long" and "Dirty Laundry" were played at unrelated shows with very different setlists that took place at the same time as the tour. What a line up what a day! 15. Who cares? I lived between Leeds and Wakefield in 1975 and was still at school in the sixth form. I remembr the crowd leaving and saying the BB had blown poor Elton of the stage. The original members were Don Henley (b. July 22, 1947, Gilmer, Texas, U.S.), Glenn Frey (b. November 6, 1948, Detroit, Michigand. 12/04/04 Superdome, Sydney, AUS, 03/05/05 Coliseum, North Charleston, SC Really difficult for Elton to follow, I left early but it was a long day. Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, and Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon, and Don Felder, (There is a long pause after Midnight Flyer before the next song starts. I was them at Wembley I say, with the Beach Boys. I guess the earlier acts such as the Beach Boys were so stunning that Eltons new album became a bit of a letdown. So glad I got opportunity to see The Eagles and The Beach Boys I saw Elton John several times after. 07/16/03 Fleet Center, Boston, MA It actually had a lasting impression on me and did in fact change my life. Im certainly glad I stayed for EJ! I went down to London with a couple of mates and we stayed at a friends flat in Acton. 06/14/03 Civic Center, Tallahasee, FL Had forgotten about Beach Boysthe rain was the dominant feature! Travelled down from Glasgow stayed at my aunts inAbbeywood. 1999-2023 Ticketmaster. 07/12/03 MCI Center, Washington DC Courtesy of my then girlfriend (who also got me hooked on Springsteen with Born to Run) this was my first and only Wembley concert, so not difficult to remember and agree with comments that The Beach Boys stole the show the 23 number set list, kindly provided by John Cooper, says it all. I totally agree with you,Mark. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Also walked out of Eltons performance after the storming Beach Boys performance. We were on the balcony and I remember the floor bouncing during Saturday Night happy days! 03/29/05 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada I stayed til the end, and I was glad I did. Many thanks Robert I really should have listened to the album before I went to the concert Best wishes Peter. Seventeen 5. Their "Greatest Hits" is the best selling album of the 20th century. The Trader 04, 2023, all at Bandsintown. This had worked with Yellow Brick Road. Both fantastic. What can you expect for 2 (we were actually grateful as it made the trip feasible). The previous couple years, the likes of Eagles, Kiss and B.B. Don Henley: drums, vocals. Hi thanks Siobhain I dont think Edwin Starr was on the bill that day; think your memory may be playing tricks. Bernie Leadon: guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals. 04/06/05 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (Glenn Frey: guitar, piano, vocals. 05/24/08 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 10/31/04 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan The posts displayed on this website I had originally included on a different site. Otherwise, as with their 1972 American Tour, the band's pre-1968 catalogue was almost completely ignored except "Get Off of My Cloud", and their signature song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" absent. 08/05/03 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ Thank you I was there (see above) but didnt know about the Delux CD thats a Christmas pressy sorted for the missus! 11/17/05 The Pond, Anaheim, CA The whole gig was fantastic lots of memories (probably warped by time) remain with me. 06/17/09 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GER Why didn't anyone ever introduce Timothy B. Schmit or Don Henley? After all, the thrill really is never gone when you're on the long road out of Palm Springs. History. Still am to this day. I was on the stadium floor with friends and about 100 yards away from the stage. On Sunday Im off for my 2nd Wembley concert, and looking forward to Springsteens River set. Randy Meisner: bass, vocals), June 12, 1971 Disneyland, Anaheim, CA (Backing Linda Ronstadt), December 11-15, 1971 Tulagi's, Boulder, CO, ? 17. 05/30/09 Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus, DEN The Eagles were brilliant, as was Joe Walsh, and the Beach Boys were epic.- Im still trying to forget Chaka Khan and Rufus! England lost, but the Stones did a fantastic concert, and as I dont really follow football it was all good in the end . Probably a bit of both! Below is an audience audio from the concert. A few years ago, Johnnie Walker read out a shorter version of my story on his Sunday afternoon show. Hes a legend. Les cinq premires minutes charges d'motion du concert des Eagles of Death Metal l'Olympia. My comments were meant to be tongue-in-cheek, David. Happy days Peter. 05/21/04 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM Arena, Manchester, England . 05/25/08 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ Happy days cheers Peter. Im also an Elton John fan from way back and knew every word of the songs off Captain Fantastic album so loved singing along with him! And he sings too! Glenn Frey: guitar, piano, vocals. Sister being avid EJ fan had queued for the Capt Fantastic album day of release and we listened to it over 20 times before the gig so knew all the songs (and yes it was expensive!). Eagles North Hall Auditorium, Memphis, TN - Jun 5, 1975 Jun 05 1975 Eagles Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO - Jun 6, 1975 Jun 06 1975 Jun 8, 1975 Eagles Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI - Jun 8, 1975 Jun 08 1975 Following concerts Eagles Ahoy, Rotterdam - Jun 18, 1975 Jun 18 1975 The tour officially began on 3 June 1975 at the Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas; however first the group played two warmup shows on 1 June at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I could not get into it as much because Brian Wilson was absent that day, and he was the songwriter and voice of the band. What a fantastic day! 10/12/03 MCI Center, Washington DC 18. I went there for a great day of music having grown up listening to the Beach Boys via my older brothers records, already had records by Rufus and the Eagles (& the James Gang) as well as by Elton, so with him being top of the bill doing his hits after the Capt. I was at Wembley 4th July 1990 to see the Stones, the night that England played Germany in the world cup. 03/13/09 MTS Centre, Winnipeg, NB Many thanks for your memories Megane Happy days Peter, Yes, that about sums it up but what a day! 10/30/04 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan 03/08/09 Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon, SK We left when Elton started with Funeral for a Friend like lots of other people. 03/11/05 RBC Center, Raleigh, NC Search Clear search text. Or am I victim of some cruel time endused mixup, Many thanks Steve.fraid I dont recall Santana being there.Peter, My memory is similar. We later teased him about a set that dragged at times after the triumphant Beach Boys singalong where we all liked the old and new stuff equally. Do It Again Despite being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, fans had to wait until 2007 for Long Road Out of Eden the bands first new studio material in over 28 years. After the Stones finished the song, the flatbed truck rolled down Fifth Avenue another block and the band jumped into limousines. 05/25/06 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 12/02/05 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI