This website highlights Randy Meisner's musical career and legacy. There are many posts related to Randy's history as the original bass player with the Eagles. There's also posts about his other bands (both before and after the Eagles) like: The Drivin' Dynamics; Soul Survivors; The Poor; Poco; Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band; Roberts Meisner Band; Meisner, Swan and Rich; The Silverados; World Classic Rockers; and his solo career.
The Eagles were at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ in the Activity Center on Oct. 15, 1976 for this concert. The crowd was at capacity at ASU with 14,000 people attending, and JD Souther opened for the Eagles. This concert was the night before their show at University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center on... Continue Reading →
The University of Arizona McKale Memorial Center in Tucson was the site for the Eagles concert of October 16, 1976. Tucson is where Linda Ronstadt is from. This show was just one night after their appearance at Arizona State University in the Activity Center on Oct. 15 and three days before their four-night string of... Continue Reading →
The Inglewood Forum concerts started out to be a two-night concert appearance for the Eagles, but due to sold-out shows the ticket demand increased it to FOUR nights. The Forum's capacity is 18,000. Photos below are from three of those nights.* JD Souther opened for the Eagles, and these shows were part of the Hotel... Continue Reading →
Louisiana State University in the LSU Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA was the site for the Eagles concert of November 5, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles, and the next night (Nov. 6) was the concert at The Summit in Houston. The Eagles were playing somewhere almost every night in November 1976. It... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at the Summit in Houston, Texas was part of a long 24-city and 27-concert tour of the western United States in support of their Hotel California album, which was released December 8, 1976. JD Souther opened for this Summit show and later joined the Eagles on stage for "Best of My Love".... Continue Reading →
The Eagles University of Oklahoma concert was held in the Lloyd Noble Center on campus in Norman, Oklahoma on November 8, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles. Two days later on November 10 the Eagles performed at Iowa State University in the Hilton Coliseum. The Eagles had a concert somewhere almost every night in... Continue Reading →
The Iowa State University Eagles concert was the Homecoming entertainment on November 10, 1976. JD Souther opened for the Eagles in Ames, IA on campus in the Hilton Coliseum. This concert was less than a week after their well-known show at The Summit in Houston. November of 1976 had them playing somewhere almost every night.... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert in Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, took place on Nov. 12, 1976 and was attended by Glenn Frey's family members and Bob Seger. Ann Arbor is less than hour away from Glenn's hometown of Royal Oak, MI. An important University of Michigan basketball practice session was originally scheduled for the concert... Continue Reading →
The Purdue University Eagles concert on November 20, 1976 was in the Elliott Hall of Music on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, IN. The Eagles Hotel California album was released just a few days later on December 8, 1976. This Hotel California tour would be Randy Meisner's last tour with the Eagles. JD... Continue Reading →
The Market Square Arena Eagles concert was November 22, 1976 in Indianapolis, IN. JD Souther opened the show for the Eagles. This concert was part of the Hotel California tour. Their Hotel California album was due to be released in just a few days on December 8, 1976. The Eagles were at Purdue University in... Continue Reading →
The Hotel California album is the Eagles' 5th studio album, and it was recorded by Bill Szymczyk at both Criteria Studios and the Record Plant during March-October 1976. The album was released Dec. 8, 1976. The song Hotel California was released as a single in February 1977. The song Hotel California was first performed live... Continue Reading →
The Eagles concert at University of New Mexico was in the University Arena (nicknamed "The Pit"). This Albuquerque concert occurred on December 10, 1976. It was originally scheduled for October 29, which was the university's homecoming weekend. The Eagles were required to finish the Hotel California album, so they had to reschedule the concert appearance... Continue Reading →
This Madison Square Garden Eagles concert was the Eagles' first MSG appearance in New York City, and it was just three days before the Capital Centre concert in Largo, MD. Jimmy Buffett was their opening act. "The event of the evening came with bassist Randy Meisner's stunning vocalization of 'Take It To The Limit'. In... Continue Reading →
The Eagles were at the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester, NY on March 19, 1977. This was the fourth stop of the Eagles' eastern U.S. tour during March. Two stops in Canada were also included in the tour schedule. March 15-16 they were at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, and the Eagles were at... Continue Reading →
This Maple Leaf Gardens concert in Toronto, Ontario was the day after the Forum concert in Montreal. It was one of the last concerts before the Eagles' overseas tour of England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden in April and May. These shows were all part of the Hotel California tour. The Eagles were presented with... Continue Reading →
The Wembley Stadium Eagles concerts in London in 1977 were four days of shows and the beginning of a tour of England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden during April and May 1977. The Wembley concert dates began just a month following the Capital Centre concerts which were March 21-22, 1977. "When the announcement about their... Continue Reading →
This Day on the Green at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA was a two-day event. The Eagles headlined the all-star show and had their first appearance on Saturday, May 28, 1977. Then, the next day they played softball against Bill Graham (Day on the Green promoter) and several radio personnel. Unfortunately, the Eagles lost the... Continue Reading →
Eagles at the Omni in Atlanta spanned two nights. There was a concert on both June 19 and June 20, 1977. Andrew Gold opened for the Eagles, and Steve Miller joined them on stage for their final encore on the first night. The Omni was the largest venue in Atlanta, and the attendance was 15,800... Continue Reading →
An Eagles softball game and concert in Nashville took place in June 1977. The softball game was at Edwin Warner Park in Nashville, TN on June 22, 1977. The Eagles concert at Nashville Municipal Auditorium was on June 23, 1977. The Eagles (Party Plane team) played softball against Elektra-Asylum Records and Nashville radio personalities. With... Continue Reading →
The Greensboro Coliseum Eagles concert was June 27, 1977 in Greensboro, NC. This show was just four days after their concert and softball game in Nashville, and the night before the Knoxville concert where it's been said that Randy and Glenn got into a fight backstage. Greensboro was one of the last Eagles concerts Randy... Continue Reading →
The Savannah Civic Center Eagles concert in Savannah, GA was Friday evening, July 1, 1977. It was the start of the Independence Day weekend in Savannah. This was one of the last shows on their Hotel California tour and one of the last shows Randy Meisner would perform with the Eagles. Andrew Gold opened the... Continue Reading →
The Miami Baseball Stadium Eagles concert took place on July 2, 1977. It was the evening after the Savannah Civic Center show of July 1, 1977 and one of Randy Meisner's last appearances with the Eagles. This was near the end of the Hotel California tour. There were two opening acts...first Andrew Gold and then... Continue Reading →
The Fort Worth Eagles concert with Jimmy Buffett opening for the Eagles was at the Tarrant County Convention Center. This two-day concert July 7-8 in Fort Worth was the night before the infamous Houston concert where it's rumored that Randy and Glenn got into another fight backstage, and it was a few nights after the... Continue Reading →