The Lock Haven State College Eagles concert in Lock Haven, PA, was held in the college’s Thomas Fieldhouse on May 7, 1974. Also on the bill was the Pousette-Dart Band, and John Hartford. This show was a part of the Eagles’ On the Border tour. The concert was not a sold-out show.
This concert was less than a week after two of their New York shows. One was in Cortland, NY on May 2, and the other was in Geneseo, NY on May 4.
That Time I Tried To Interview the Eagles At A Salad Bar
Bill Mahon, – Aug. 18, 2023
A very nice article and tribute to Randy is below. A student who was a reporter for Lock Haven’s school newspaper at the time of the Eagles concert ‘almost’ got to interview the Eagles before the show.
Lock Haven State College Eagles concert
Yearbook page photos
Lock Haven State College – Praeco 1975 Yearbook – pg. 29
“Appearing along with the Eagles will be John Hartford and Pousette Dart String Band.”
Eagle Eye (Lock Haven State College student newspaper) – Apr. 22, 1974
Eagle Eye (Lock Haven State College student newspaper) – Apr. 26, 1974
Eagle Eye (Lock Haven State College student newspaper) – May 3, 1974
“The future of next semester’s Homecoming concert will depend on the May concert. If the Eagle’s concert does not pay off financially, it will be the last big concert for some time at Lock Haven State College.”
Eagle Eye (Lock Haven State College student newspaper) – Apr. 30, 1974
“The Eagles, John Hartford and Pousette Dart Band are much better choices. People (college students) know who the Eagles are, what type of music they play and recent hits (name one recent hit of Earl’s).”
Eagle Eye (Lock Haven State College student newspaper) – May 3, 1974
“The evening, which started later than planned, began with The Pousette Dart String Band.”
“Second in the line up for Tuesday night was the well-known John Hartford, banjo, guitar, and fiddle musician.”
“Finishing up the rather exciting evening was The Eagles, a group that has seemed to grow in popularity in the past two years, and is still climbing upward now.”
“As the top-billed group, The Eagles, finished the concert on a very satisfying note, they were brought back for two encores and left the audience in an uproar.”
Eagle Eye (Lock Haven State College student newspaper) – May 10, 1974
“With no car, I walked the two miles from my dorm, High Hall, to the hotel and headed directly for the restaurant. My enterprising young reporter skills paid off, briefly, because standing there at the salad bar was Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey and Don Henley. Wow, the actual Eagles.”
“A little more than a year later The Eagles were the cover photo of Rolling Stone Magazine.”
Thomas Fieldhouse
The writer for the college newspaper described “Already Gone” as a ballad, but it is funny that the Eagles dedicated the song to Richard Nixon. Bill Mahon was a very enterprising student and his story is great. Great find!
I loved his story. It’s too bad he didn’t at least get a pic with them!
I never thought of that. A picture would have been nice.