The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt concert in Freeborn Hall at the University of California in Davis, CA was held on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1972. The capacity for Freeborn Hall was 2,600, which in 1972 was probably adequate for an Eagles/Linda Ronstadt concert since they were not as well known yet.
Since there were no chairs in the hall, everyone brought their own pillow in order to sit on the floor to watch the concert. It was typical to have “pillow concerts” at Freeborn Hall.
Randy Meisner on stage in Freeborn Hall
“Miss Ronstadt will appear with her band in the ‘pillow concert’ (no chairs, seating on the floor).“
“Eagles have been together only a year, but came out last summer with a hit, ‘Take It Easy’.”
Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA) – Nov. 11, 1972
Press-Tribune (Roseville, CA) – Nov. 14, 1972
There are several typos in the following two-page California Aggie article.
“The band also features a super pedal-steel player named Sneaky Pete Kleinow who was later called out by Eagles to do some numbers.”
California Aggie – student newspaper of Univ. of California Davis (Davis, CA) – pg. 13 – Nov. 17, 1972
“They did two bluegrass numbers, a Jackson Browne and a stunning ‘How Long’, best of the night.”
“The unannounced, mostly unnoticed presence of Neil Young, who is considering touring with Eagles, combined with all other elements to round out a thoroughly unlikely evening.”
California Aggie – student newspaper of Univ. of California Davis (Davis, CA) – pg. 14 – Nov. 17, 1972
California Aggie – student newspaper of Univ. of California Davis (Davis, CA) – Nov. 7, 1972
California Aggie – student newspaper of Univ. of California Davis (Davis, CA) – Nov. 13, 1972
California Aggie – student newspaper of Univ. of California Davis (Davis, CA) – Nov. 13, 1972
Freeborn Hall – Capacity 2,600
Thank You Diana! This is so Great! It’s Appreciated Very Much!
Oh, how I wish, I would have been older back in 75-76. I would have loved attending the concert and seeing Linda and the Eagles together! Can’t beat those ticket prices either! Now, I pay 400.00 + per ticket. Insane.
I think it would have been great to see the Eagles when they were just starting out in 1972. This would have been shortly before their Desperado album, too.
The student newspapers back in the ’70s did a great job with music reviews. It really was the best of times! Thanks for finding them and including them in your posts, Diana.
Those student newspapers are where you can find some of the best thoughts and reviews.