It was hotter than a whorehouse on nickel day in Rupp for the concert. I didn't know that was intentional. F-you, Glenn Frey for that. As for the music, they were very good and put on a just over three hour show. Pretty good for a bunch of guys in their late 60's.
The first half of the show featured their older more acoustic material and even some lesser known songs. Original guitarist, Bernie Leadon played in for this set and the encores. The band had ordered security to clamp down on anyone using their phones (texting was even discouraged) or even dancing. I saw them tell several people to sit down and stop dancing or leave. The audience which was mostly aged 35 and up generally complied. At the end of this set they took about a 15 minute break.
When they came back, Frey (who was the M.C. for most of the show) said it was time to rock a little (as their later 70's music had less country roots and more rock). The star of the second act was clearly Joe Walsh. The band even played three of his solo hits which were from the same general period as The Long Run. All the other band members solo efforts were ignored as well as the two most recent Eagles albums (except one song that let bassist Timothy B Schmitt lead on vocals for the only time in the show). When they played "Take it to the Limit", they acknowledged ailing Randy Meisner whose vocal tract on that song was his signature with the band. The only current or former member who was not mentioned was Don Felder (lead guitarist). Apparently, the money feud between Felder and Henly/Frey is alive and well.
The band still sounds great but they do look much older. For someone like me, who had never seen The Eagles it was well worth the money. Here is the H-L's review and the set list from the show:
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/07/26/3960411/eagles-deliver-ageless-set-of.html
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eagles/2015/rupp-arena-lexington-ky-33f6185d.html
