February 12, 2010
Old Rockers
Filed under: Fun Stuff, music — Digital Diva @ 10:28 pm
The Mother of All Classic Rock Concert Tours
The Eagles will begin their Long Road out of Eden Tour at the Hollywood Bowl in, in a three-night run, April 16, 17 and 20.
It has been rumored that they would be touring with Fleetwood Mac. If the two bands did tour together it would be one heck of a concert.
According to Associated Content, rock and roll concerts have changed. There are really only a handful of acts, mostly older, at this point that can sell out large stadiums on their own. U2, Bruce Springsteen and maybe the Rolling Stones are the only bands that can still draw huge crowds.
During their heyday, both the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac could sell out stadiums on their own. Even today, both acts are among the most popular rock bands on the concert circuit. As they combine forces, however, they will be easily the most most in demand ticket of the summer.
Of course, the 300 pound gorilla in the room is the age of these bands and their fan bases. While both have fans across the age spectrum, the average age of each is well into the baby boomer range. It will be interesting, to say the least, to see sixty to seventy thousand greying (or greyed) baby boomers packing football stadiums rocking along one last time to the bands of their youth.
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