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 each of the two nights. It was Atlanta’s primary concert venue from 1972 to 1997. These Atlanta concerts were a few days before the Eagles’ Knoxville concert of June 28.
The Eagles had recently returned from their April and May tour of England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. They performed at Wembley Empire Pool in London four days from April 25-28, 1977.
Beginning in 1972 the Eagles have been in Atlanta a few times. They were also at the Omni in 1976 with Fleetwood Mac, and at other venues in Atlanta in earlier years. The Omni was considered the premier venue for concerts in Atlanta.
Eagles at the Omni in Atlanta – Sunday, June 19, 1977
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – Oct. 6, 1977
Eagles at the Omni in Atlanta – Monday, June 20, 1977
Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, and Don Henley
Randy Meisner on stage at the Omni
Concert posters
Concert advertisements
Atlanta Constitution ad – May 15, 1977
Radio and Records magazine full-page ad – June 17, 1977
Omni tickets
“In recent weeks, the Eagles have been touring in Europe. The spokesman said 80,000 mail-order requests were received for 26,000 available seats in London, where the band gave four shows.”
Atlanta Journal (Atlanta, GA) – May 11, 1977
“An announcement that tickets were going on sale this Sunday for two Eagles’ concerts apparently prompted a decision to place tickets on sale even earlier for an Emerson, Lake and Palmer show.”
Atlanta Journal (Atlanta, GA) – May 12, 1977
“There was another line for people who wanted tickets to concerts being given on June 19-20 by the Eagles. This line was especially long, because Eagles tickets were being sold exclusively at the Omni.”
“But the Omni has become the Mecca for people who are prepared to wait all night for a shot at getting good seats to shows. Armed with sleeping bags, they form a constant parade throughout the night, so that the Omni grounds sometimes have as much pedestrian traffic at 3 a.m. as they do at high noon on a normal day.”
Atlanta Journal (Atlanta, GA) – May 16, 1977
“‘Victim of Love,’ ‘Pretty Maids All in a Row’ and ‘Try and Love Again’ follow. The latter is the lp’s most hopeful, upbeat song with Randy Meisner vowing to forget a lost love for a new one.”
Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – Jan. 8, 1977
Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – June 5, 1977
“The LP was released in December and was shipped ‘platinum,’ meaning that more than one million orders were already in hand. Since then, ‘Hotel California’ has been at or near the top of the popularity charts.”
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – June 12, 1977
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – June 19, 1977
“It isn’t easy to find out about the Eagles. They don’t do interviews, explains press agent Katie Valk. She says in the last couple of weeks the Eagles have turned down cover stories in Time, Newsweek, People and Rolling Stone. It isn’t they’re trying to be rude, says Valk. They just don’t have any opinions on world affairs. They’d rather keep their privacy and express themselves musically.”
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – June 19, 1977
“The Eagles were rewarded with one of the most stupendous ovations they could ever have gotten, and they repaid the audience with three encores. A spokesman later confirmed that this was uncommon.”
“The band returned, this time with guitarist Steve Miller as a surprise guest, to perform ‘Carol,’ the Chuck Berry tune from 1958.“
Atlanta Journal (Atlanta, GA) – June 20, 1977
“…and bassist Randy Meisner gave an outstanding singing performance on ‘Take It To the Limit’.”
Concert review in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – June 21, 1977
“Not many people knew that Steve Miller was coming to town last weekend.”
“But 17,000 people learned simultaneously about Miller’s presence in Atlanta when he made a surprise appearance on stage with the Eagles.”
Concert review in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA) – June 26, 1977
Cashbox – July 2, 1977
The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia
