Richfield Coliseum Eagles concert – Mar. 31 & Apr. 1, 1977

The Richfield Coliseum Eagles concert was a two-night event spanning March 31 and April 1, 1977 (Thursday and Friday). Jimmy Buffett was the opening act both nights, and total attendance for both nights was almost 38,000. The Coliseum was located in Richfield Township, Ohio (between Cleveland and Akron). The Eagles were also at the Coliseum on July 22, 1975.

These two nights were stops on the “Hotel California” tour, and the two Coliseum shows followed their show of March 30 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. These concerts were also just a few days after the Eagles’ famous two nights at the Capital Centre In March.

Then, beginning April 25 they were off to England, Scotland, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. While in England the Eagles were interviewed by John Tobler on April 19 at the InterContinental Hotel in London.

Richfield Coliseum Eagles concert – on stage March 31, 1977

Cleveland Press (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 1, 1977
Don Felder, Joe Walsh, and Don Henley

Cleveland Press (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 1, 1977
Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Felder, and Don Henley

Richfield Coliseum Eagles concert – on stage April 1, 1977

Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, and Don Henley

Glenn Frey and Don Felder

“Highlights of the tour will be the Eagles’ debut in Madison Square Garden March 18. They will appear at Nassau Coliseum March 15 and 16.”

The Record (Hackensack, NJ) – Jan. 24, 1977

Daily Reporter (Dover, OH) – Feb. 11, 1977

“All available 37,000 tickets were sold in three hours as fast as they could be moved across the counters.”

Billboard magazine – Mar. 12, 1977

“Almost 40,000 Greater Clevelanders are waiting for the soldout Thursday and Friday concerts at the Coliseum. It will be Walsh’s first gig here since he joined the high-flying Eagles.”

“But one of the strongest songs on its tour has been the group’s ‘Take It to the Limit,’ reports Larry Solters, traveling with the group.”

Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) – Mar. 25, 1977

Cleveland Press (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 1, 1977

“Bassist Randy Meisner shot a sharp look in the direction of the noise and walk-staggered two steps backwards.”

“Oriented to reproducing its studio sound as exactly as possible, the band is not strong on individual effort. Still, Meisner got a standing ovation for taking it to the limit on the soprano conclusion of ‘Take It To the Limit’.”

Akron Beacon Journal (Akro, OH) – Apr. 1, 1977

It was most likely Glenn Frey who introduced the Eagles and Joe Walsh, and not Don Felder as the article says.

“But perhaps the high point was bass player Randy Meisner’s strong tenor and falsetto on the compelling ‘Take It to the Limit’.”

Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 2, 1977

Don Henley and Glenn Frey helped Randy Meisner finish writing “Take It To the Limit”, and not Jackson Browne as stated in the article. Also, It’s Glenn Frey who sings lead on “James Dean” rather than Don Henley.

“Randy Meisner got the crowd up off the seats with his superb falsetto closing of the poignant ‘Take It To The Limit’.”

Daily Kent Stater (Kent State student newspaper)- Apr. 8, 1977

The photo in this article is from the Thursday night performance of March 31.

The Observer – Case Western Reserve University student newspaper (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 8, 1977

Don Henley and Glenn Frey helped Randy Meisner finish writing “Take It To the Limit”, rather than Jackson Browne as mentioned above.

Cleveland Scene (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 7-13, 1977

Eagles concert ticket for Friday, April 1, 1977

Full-page ad in Cleveland Scene (Cleveland, OH) – Apr. 7-13, 1977

Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) – Sept. 3, 1977

Was Randy Meisner one of the guys skinny-dipping? We will probably never know.

Richfield Coliseum – capacity 20,000+