The Eagles have started their European tour with the first show in London on March 20th.
The tour is giving fans their first real taste of 'The Long Road Out of Eden' album live.The setlist for the first show featured nine tracks from 'Eden' including an amazing version of the epic 10 minute title track which live features Joe Walsh's guitar sparing with Don Henley's voice like they are competing at an Olympic event.
The setlist has been cleverly placed right from the start to highlight not only the 'Eden' album but the individual members of the band. Glenn Frey is most prominent on the opening song 'How Long'. Henley's 'Busy Being Fabulous' follows, then Timothy B. Schmit's 'I Don't Want To Hear Anymore' and Joe Walsh's 'Guilty of the Crime'.
Timothy gave a shout-out to Paul Carrack when he sang 'Love Will Keep Us Alive'. Carrack, who wrote the song, was in the audience.
'Witchy Women', which was absent from 'Farewell 1' is back in the setlist. The remainder of the show was all about giving the fans what they wanted ... the hits.
The visuals are all new for this tour. The funniest one is the backdrop for Henley's 'Dirty Laundry'. It features real tabloid headlines for the first part but ends with the headlines 'Monkey Sues Joe Walsh', Timothy B. Schmit to star in Harry Potter 8', Glenn Frey wins Masters' and 'Don Henley Solves Global Warming'.
Here is the setlist for the Eagles at Wembley, London, March 20, 2008:
How Long?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Busy Being Fabulous?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
I Don't Want to Hear Anymore?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Guilty of the Crime?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Hotel California?(from Hotel California, 1976)
Peaceful Easy Feeling?(from Eagles, 1972)
I Can't Tell You Why?(from The Long Run, 1979)
One of These Nights?(from One of These Nights, 1975)
Lyin' Eyes?(from One of These Nights, 1975)
Boys of Summer (from Henley's Building The Perfect Beast, 1984)
In The City??(from The Long Run, 1979)
The Long Run ?(from The Long Run, 1979)
Intermission
No More Walks In the Wood?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Waiting in the Weeds?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
No More Cloudy Days?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Love Will Keep Us Alive (from Hell Freezes Over, 1994)
Take it To The Limit (from One of These Nights, 1975)
Long Road Out of Eden (from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Somebody?(from The Long Road Out of Eden, 2007)
Walk Away?
Witchy Woman?(from Eagles, 1972)
Life's Been Good?(from Walsh's But Seriously Folks, 1978)
Dirty Laundry?(from I Can't Stand Still, 1982)
Funk #49?(from Walsh's James Gang's Rides Again, 1970)
Heartache Tonight???(from The Long Run, 1979)
Life in the Fastlane (from Hotel California, 1976)
Encore 1?
Rocky Mountain Way?(from Walsh's The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get, 1973)
All She Wants to Do is Dance (from Henley's Building The Perfect Beast, 1984)
Encore 2?
Take it Easy?(from Eagles, 1972)
Desperado (from Desperado, 1973)
