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:shock: Where did this come from? And this from the Billboard article:
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The classic-rock driven festival follows the success of Goldenvoice and AEG Live’s Desert Trip festival featuring the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and The Who, which did gangbusters business in October 2016 -- to the tune of $160 million in gross receipts. AEG officials have not announced whether Desert Trip will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. in 2017.
Billboard has reached out to reps for Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles for confirmation.
(my emphasis)
http://www.billboard.com/articles/bu...rk-los-angeles
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I'm just stunned. :o I'm seeing it reported now by Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, LA Times, and other credible news sources. Never thought I'd see this headline again.
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I came here for the same reason, thinking it can't be true. But it seems to be reputable sources.
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Wow, I'm having a hard time believing this is going to happen...especially since I live near Citi Field... I don't want to get my hopes up. When I see it...I'll believe it
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According to Rolling Stone the festivals are confirmed as happening. However, it remains to be seen who the headliners are. It would be terrible publicity to report Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles as performing and then it not be true.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...stival-w470067
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I am simply stunned and hesitant to celebrate. Don't get me wrong, I have been hoping and praying they would reunite even if just for a memorial tribute tour to Glenn and allow his fans to pay their respect. However, I never expected this kind of announcement so soon after they have emphatically stressed otherwise. I will wait to hear something official from the guys or their website. If it is true, I will definitely be there!
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Interesting quote from Irving Azoff regarding the festivals:
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Both acts are managed by Azoff MSG Entertainment, but a spokesman for veteran superstar manager Irving Azoff said Thursday that “we are not prepared to release anything officially — this caught us by surprise,” in reference to Billboard’s initial report of the shows.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...302-story.html
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Eagles and Fleetwood Mac to Headline Two 2017 Classic Rock Festivals
"Eagles and Fleetwood Mac will headline a pair of new music festivals to take place on the east and west coasts this summer.
According to Billboard, the two veteran bands will top the New York- and Los Angeles-based Classic East and Classic West concerts. While no official word has been announced on these shows, Billboard reports that they will take place at Citi Field in New York and at Dodgers Stadium in California.
Reportedly, each festival will last two days, and the organizers hope this will be an annual event. According to Billboard, “A number of big-time music companies are involved in the blockbuster concert concept including Azoff MSG Entertainment, Live Nation, the Oak View Group and CAA.”
More acts for these concerts will be announced later.
This will be the Eagles’ first live performance since the death of co-founder Glenn Frey in January 2015. Don Henley, the only original member left in the band these days, previously said the Eagles were*breaking up following Frey’s death. But the Eagles have broken up before,*and that didn’t stick either."
Wonder if this is actually true ?? :grin:
Frey died in January 2016.
Very hard to know. I guess if it's rumoured, it's happening. Not sure how I feel. Terribly mixed emotions. In some ways it's brilliant news but in other ways to see the guys perform without Glenn :heart: ? It just doesn't feel right 😢
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I believe that it's far more likely that this won't be happening than that it will happen.
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Frey died in January 2016.
Very hard to know. I guess if it's rumoured, it's happening. Not sure how I feel. Terribly mixed emotions. In some ways it's brilliant news but in other ways to see the guys perform without Glenn :heart: ? It just doesn't feel right 😢
I see it as Don, Joe and Timothy each playing their solo shows and the others guesting alongside them. Don said they can never sing Glenn's songs again as no one but Glenn can do them justice and that's the way it should be.
But to get everyone's attention about the festival, they used the Eagles name in the headline - and it certainly got people's attention going by social media at the moment!
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Still too stunned to even hazard a guess. So completely unexpected. :dizzy:
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I see it as Don, Joe and Timothy each playing their solo shows and the others guesting alongside them. Don said they can never sing Glenn's songs again as no one but Glenn can do them justice and that's the way it should be.
But to get everyone's attention about the festival, they used the Eagles name in the headline - and it certainly got people's attention going by social media at the moment!
The more I think about it I totally agree with you L101. I too think it'll be Don, Joe, and Timothy but still not sure if they'll use the Eagles name. It still feels too weird even thinking of that and I would prefer if they didn't. Plus, there will be other artists announced for these dates soon too.
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I would wait to see if anything is happening at all before spending too much time thinking about what will be happening and how.
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I hope this is not 'Fake News' but interesting that Irving didn't deny the reports.