Two-DVD Set Features New Songs, Classic Hits, and Bonus Footage

Released 12 June through Warner Vision

Shot in Hi Definition, the DVD captures the Eagles' sold out November 2004 Melbourne, Australian concerts from their historic Farewell I tour and features the Eagles performing almost three hours of classic hits and the debut of two new tracks.

Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, perform 28 songs from the band's six studio albums including hits "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Already Gone," "Tequila Sunrise," "Life In The Fastlane," "Hotel California" and "Desperado," and two new tracks-"One Day At A Time" by Walsh and "No More Cloudy Days" by Frey. The DVD also includes rare, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and sound check performances.

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the Eagles have scored four Grammy Awards. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has sold more than 28 million units and remains the best selling album of all time, while Hotel California and Their Greatest Hits Volume 2 have sold 16 million and 12 million copies, respectively. Additionally, Hell Freezes Over is the best selling music video release of all time. Visit the band's Web site at www.eaglesband.com for more information.

Track Listing for FAREWELL I TOUR - LIVE FROM MELBOURNE:

Disc One

1. "The Long Run"
2. "New Kid In Town"
3. "Wasted Time"
4. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
5. "I Can't Tell You Why"
6. "One of These Nights"
7. "One Day At A Time" *
8. "Lyin' Eyes"
9. "The Boys of Summer"
10. "In The City"
11. "Already Gone"
12. "Silent Spring (Instrumental Intro)"
13. "Tequila Sunrise"
14. "Love Will Keep Us Alive"
15. "No More Cloudy Days" *
16. "Hole In The World"
17. "Take It To The Limit"
18. "You Belong To The City"
19. "Walk Away"
20. "Sunset Grill"

Disc Two

1. "Life's Been Good"
2. "Dirty Laundry"
3. "Funk #49"
4. "Heartache Tonight"
5. "Life In The Fast Lane"
6. "Hotel California"
7. "Rocky Mountain Way"
8. "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"
9. "Take It Easy"
10. "Desperado"

Bonus Features including:

New Interviews New songs

EAGLES
'The Complete Greatest Hits'
Warner Music, released June 12
33-track double CD with deluxe booklet featuring dozens of photos,
plus track by track commentary by Don Henley and Glenn Frey

Albums re-released as card sleeve, vinyl replica CDs on April 24
Albums re-released on vinyl May 15
Eagles Farewell I Tour - Live From Melbourne DVD re-released June 12

 

Warner Music celebrate the Eagles 'Farewell 1' tour this summer with the release of 'The Complete Greatest Hits', a 33-track double CD featuring all their greatest hits on June 12. The Eagles albums are also released in card sleeve, vinyl replica CDs on April 24 and on vinyl on May 15. A double DVD, 'Eagles Farewell 1 Tour - Live From Melbourne' is released on June 12.

 

 

 

 

UK dates as part of European tour in June

Tues June 13 Birmingham NIA
Wed June 14 Birmingham NIA
Sat June 17 London Twickenham Rugby Ground
Sun June 18 London Wembley Arena
Tues June 20 Manchester Evening News Arena
Wed June 21 Manchester Evening News Arena
Fri June 23 Glasgow Hampden Park
Sun June 25 Cardiff Millennium Stadium

EAGLE FACTS

The Eagles have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, won four Grammy Awards, had five No.1 albums and five No.1 singles in the US and countless SRO world tours.

The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975 album, with US sales in excess of 29 million units, remains the best selling album of all time.

In 2005 the Eagles had the 2nd highest grossing US tour of the year

The "California Tour" comprised of 27 concerts solely in the Golden State, kicked of in August 2005 and included record-breaking12 sold-out concerts in the Los Angeles area. In June 2005, the band released their Eagles Farewell I Tour - Live From Melbourne DVD and by August is certified 10x Platinum in the US.

The Eagles "Farewell I" special aired on NBC-TV on June 1, 2005, scoring NBC's highest rating among 18-49 year olds and overall viewers total in the time period.

The 2005 Eagles' "Farewell I" spring tour included six sold-out concerts in New York, and is ranked as the top-grossing tour of the year in July of 2005.

The 2004 "Farewell I" tour kicked off May with concerts in the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and Australia, including five sold-out concerts in Melbourne Australia.

Eagles - The Very Best Of is released in October 2003 and is certified double-
Platinum by December 2003.

The 2003 "Farewell I" tour kicked off in May, performed in 48 U.S. cities, and was the third highest grossing tour of the year.

In 2003 the Eagles release "Hole In The World," on their ERC record imprint. "Hole in the World" receives a Grammy nomination and becomes one of 2003's best selling American singles.

The Eagles are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, their first year of eligibility.

In the 18 months between December 1976 and June 1978, the Eagles sold more than 18 million units of Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975 and Hotel California.

The Eagles are the only recording artists in musical history to have three albums that have sold more than ten million units. Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975 is the first Platinum album ever awarded by the RIAA and the best selling album of all time in the United States. Hotel California and Greatest Hits 2 have sold more than 16 million and 11 million copies respectively in the United States. Each of the band's other albums also surpassed the one million mark. The Eagles' catalogue consistently sells more than 1.5 million records annually.

1975: The Eagles release their fourth album, One of These Nights (Asylum), which becomes the band's first Billboard No. 1. The set features the singles "Lyin' Eyes" and the title track, which reach No. 2 and No. 1, respectively, on Billboard's Hot 100.

One of These Nights is the first of five No. 1 albums from the quintessential 1970s California-based rock band. The year 1976 brought two -- Hotel California and Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 -- and in 1979 The Long Run reached the summit. It would be another 15 years before the band hit the top of the Billboard album tally again with the reunion album 1994 Hell Freezes Over (Geffen).

"Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" (Asylum) is considered the best-selling album of all time, certified by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. shipments of 28 million copies.

Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles, a compilation of Eagles songs performed by Nashville artists released in October 1993, has sold more than five million units and was awarded the Country Music Association's Album of The Year Award in 1994. A portion of its royalties benefits the Walden Woods Project, which was founded by Don Henley in 1990 to help protect the woodland area surrounding Henry David Thoreau's Walden Pond.

 

EAGLES GRAMMY AWARDS
1975 Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo/Group/Chorus for "Lyin' Eyes"
1977 Record of the Year for "Hotel California"
1977 Best Vocal Arrangement for "New Kid in Town"
1979 Best Rock Vocal Performance by Duo or Group for "Heartache Tonight"

Eagles I (1970-74) Glenn Frey Don Henley Randy Meisner Bernie Leadon
Eagles II (1974-76)
Glenn Frey
Don Henley
Randy Meisner
Bernie Leadon
Don Felder
Eagles III (1976-78)
Glenn Frey
Don Henley
Randy Meisner
Joe Walsh
Don Felder

Eagles IV (1978-80, 94-99)
Glenn Frey Don Henley Don Felder
Eagles V (2001) Glenn Frey
Don Henley
Joe Walsh
Timothy B. Schmit

 

Joe Walsh
Timothy B. Schmit

DISCOGRAPHY

Eagles 1972
Desperado 1973
On The Border 1974
One Of These Nights 1975
Their Greatest Hits (1971 - 1975) 1976
Hotel California 1976
The Long Run 1979
Eagles Live 1980
Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 1982
Hell Freezes Over 1994
Selected Works 2000
Eagles - The Very Best Of 2003

EAGLES SINGLES YEAR Top Chart Position

Take It Easy 1972 # 12
Witchy Woman 1972 # 9
Peaceful Easy Feeling 1972 # 22
Best Of My Love 1974 # 1
One Of These Nights 1975 # 1
Lyin' Eyes 1975 # 2
Take It To The Limit 1975 # 4
New Kid In Town 1976 # 1
Hotel California 1977 # 1
Life In The Fast Lane 1977 # 11
Heartache Tonight 1979 # 1
The Long Run 1979 # 8
I Can't Tell You Why 1980 # 8
Hole In The World 2003 # 3

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