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.
Photos from the 1977 Iowa State University Bomb Yearbook





Iowa State 1977 Bomb Yearbook pg. 134
“The crowd seemed to enjoy all of the Eagles top 40 hits, but especially Randy Meisner’s lead vocals on Take It To the Limit, and the mellow strains of Best of My Love.”

Text from Iowa State 1977 Bomb Yearbook pg. 134 with text and black box inverted for better readability

Iowa State 1977 Bomb Yearbook pg. 135

Ames Daily Tribune (Ames, IA) – Oct. 29, 1976

Iowa State University Eagles concert

Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA) – Nov. 7, 1976

Ames Daily Tribune (Ames, IA) – Nov. 11, 1976
“And bassist Randy Meisner’s high vocal lead on Take It To the Limit was stunning. Meisner should sing lead more often.”

Des Moines Register (Des Moines, IA) – Nov. 12, 1976

Hilton Coliseum on the campus of Iowa State University – capacity 14,384

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