Legendary ’70s soft rock band The Eagles are currently in the middle of their “Long Goodbye” residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, where demand was reportedly so high that the band added several additional performances at the iconic landmark.
While The Eagles are mid-residency after kicking their tour off in September 2024, the “Hotel California” hitmakers ventured to the 2026 New Orleans Jazz Fest on Saturday, May 2, for one of their only non-Sphere tour performances. However, the band was forced to end their show 20 minutes early when a member of their group suffered a medical emergency.
“In the latter half of the show, the band’s piano player reportedly suffered some sort of medical episode and couldn’t continue to perform,” NOLA.com. “Without him, the band had to skip the piano-heavy ‘Desperado.’”
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The six-time Grammy Award–winning group performed a 19-song setlist before making their unexpected exit from the festival stage, Parade reported. The Eagles opened their set with “Seven Bridges Road,” followed by hit songs including “Boys of Summer” and “Life’s Been Good.”
Although The Eagles performed at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, they are still in the middle of their residency at the Sphere. In an announcement shared on the group’s Instagram, it was revealed that newly added concert dates include Friday, February 20, Saturday, February 21, Friday, February 27, and Saturday, February 28.
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With the added showtimes, The Eagles’ residency has reached a total of 64 shows — making it the longest-running Sphere residency in history. The additional shows were encouraged in part by the 50th anniversary of The Eagles’ 40x-platinum best-selling album, “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975.”
Fans who have attended The Eagles’ show at the Sphere have chalked the experience up to being one of the most life-changing concerts they have ever witnessed. With many standout moments from over the last two years shared on their Instagram, fans have commented on just how incredible the band sounds after beginning their monumental music career in 1971.
According to Marc Elliot, author of To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles, The Eagles embody a distinct “American Sound” that no other band has ever been able to replicate. “It makes perfect sense that they would be the barometer against which all other bands and solo acts would be measured,” the author wrote, according to History.com.
One of the group’s founding members, Don Henley, told CBS in 2016 that their hit song “Hotel California” was inspired by the band’s overall take on the seductive glamour of Los Angeles, one of the main hubs of competitive music. “It’s about the dark underbelly of the American dream,” Henley shared. “It’s about excess, it’s about narcissism. It’s about the music business … It can have a million interpretations.”
The Eagles’ founding members include Don Henley (drums, vocals), Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals). Now, though, the band consists of original member Henley, as well as Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill, and Deacon Frey, who is the son of founding member Glenn Frey.
Their “Long Goodbye” tour is teetering on the edge of the band’s last and final tour as The Eagles as we know it. However, the iconic soft rock band has not yet confirmed if this will be their last leg after a remarkable 50+ years in the music industry.
