Eagles in New Orleans, Louisiana at Jazz Fest May 2012

[Topkat]

Here's another article announcing Eagles & Tom Petty to play New Orleans Fest:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...628c7a51300d72

[sodascouts]

The exact date is confirmed: May 5!

[HiredHand]

I would love to be there to see the Eagles perform live. Consequently, the Beach Boys are also reuniting and will be performing there.

[all eagles]

Any of you ever been to the jazz fest or any similiar event? Wondering how many songs to expect the group to play?????

[sodascouts]

Welcome, all eagles!

I've been to a few of these festivals. The shows are usually about 2 hours. I'm not sure what the setlist will be since this is a new tour, but here's the setlist from the Austin City Limits Festival in 2010:

Seven Bridges Road
How Long
Take It to the Limit
Hotel California
Peaceful Easy Feeling
I Can’t Tell You Why
Witchy Woman
In the City
Lyin' Eyes
Long Road Out of Eden
Walk Away
Boys of Summer
Long Run
Life’s Been Good
Dirty Laundry
Funk 49
Heartache Tonight
Life in the Fast Lane

[Encore]
Take It Easy
Desperado

[Henley Honey]

I'm starting to get the itch. I may have to blow off the family wedding and communion that are scheduled for that weekend and head on down to the Big Easy. Hmm. That's got a nice sound. From the Big Apple to the Big Easy. I'm giving it some serious thought!

[sodascouts]

Camping out all day would be a lot more fun with you there, HenleyHoney!

I guess it depends on how upset your relatives would be if you missed the events. Even the Eagles aren't worth family feuds!

My little sister is coming, although I'm unsure if she'll be camping out with us. She hasn't committed to that part yet, lol. I figured she could use some fun times. I told her to prepare to see her sister in full-out fangirl mode!

My friend who goes to a lot of Fleetwood Mac/Stevie/Lindsey Buckingham shows with me is coming, too, as she wants to see Bonnie Raitt on Sunday. I agreed to camp out with her Sunday if she agreed to camp out with me Saturday, lol. Whitcap is coming, too.

whitcap - are you thinking of camping out with us? The more the merrier!

Are you coming for sure, all eagles? What about you, HiredHand? Feel free to join the gang! See above.

Anyone else?

[Henley Honey]

I guess it depends on how upset your relatives would be if you missed the events. Even the Eagles aren't worth family feuds!

Ah . . . . Yeah. They are absolutely worth it. My family will still be feuding long after the Eagles retire. I'll have to see what I can do. By "camping" you mean at the Four Seasons Hotel, right?

[sodascouts]

Oh, I almost forgot. My Fleetwood Mac fan friend, Kristin, discovered that there is a VIP area so that even if you camp out all day, you won't get in the very front. I'm not sure how big the VIP area is, but imagine it's probably the equivalent of about five rows or so (it's GA SRO so "rows" doesn't really apply, but you get my drift). This week I will call and inquire. Anyway, anyone thinking about going should be aware of that.

HH, if you're staying with us - try the airport Hilton overnight, and the fairgrounds all day! I'll understand if you make other arrangements though. If you come down on Thursday night we can do fun stuff unrelated to camping out - not only Thursday night but all day Friday. It's just Saturday that we must dedicate to our guys if we want a decent view.

[sodascouts]

As a follow-up to my previous post.... some dismaying news.

As I suspected, the VIP area is indeed large and extends the length of the stage. In fact, it's larger than I anticipated. Even getting there as soon as the gates open and camping out all day, we'll probably be in about the equivalent of the 10th row.

You can see the size of it here, standing largely empty due to the rain in a previous year:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...8/P4270105.jpg

The view from the stage (the VIP area extends to the metal barricade):

http://www.claytoncallphoto.com/keyw...stJ97&lb=1&s=A

I'm committed to going; however, I'm unsure if it'll be worth it to camp out all day as I did for Aspen and Austin City Limits. I might have to watch this one from afar.