The Day on the Green Eagles concert was June 29, 1975. Also there that day in Oakland, CA were the Doobie Brothers, Commander Cody, and Kingfish. Elton John made a surprise visit to both the Eagles and Doobie Brothers on stage. This concert was just a week after the Eagles returned from the Wembley Mid-Summer Music concert in London.
In addition to 1975, the Eagles were at the Day on the Green concerts in 1976 and 1977. Bill Graham was the organizer and promoter for Day on the Green.
Neal Preston, photographer
Day on the Green Eagles concert
Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Don Felder, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner
Elton John (at piano), Randy Meisner (with different shirt), Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey, and Don Felder
Irving Azoff, Glenn Frey, Elton John, and Don Henley
Connie Pappas Hillman (worked for Elton), Elton John, and Glenn Frey
Elton John, Connie Pappas Hillman (worked for Elton), and Glenn Frey
Newspaper ad and concert poster
Day on the Green Eagles concert 1975
Newspaper ad in the San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA) – June 15, 1975
1975 “Day on the Green” schedule, per Wikipedia
Napa Valley Register (Napa, CA) – June 14, 1975
San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA) – June 30, 1975
“After morning performances by Kingfish and Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, the Eagles took over for 90 minutes of smooth vocal harmonies, hot country rock guitars and disco soul rhythm sounds.”
“The Eagles returned for a first encore, introduced piano player Elton John, and launched a version of Chuck Berry’s ‘Oh Carol’.”
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA) – July 1, 1975
The Argus (Freemont, CA) – July 4, 1975
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