Here's an article I found from about a month ago from the Eagles bassist..
Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles May Not Tour After All According to Timothy B. Schmit
Published January 25, 2010 by:
Ron Hart
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If Timothy B. Schmit knows what's going on, perhaps the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac will not be touring together after all. In recent interview, the Eagles bassist was asked about the rumored plan for the
Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles May Not Tour After All According to Timothy B. Schmit two 1970's mega groups to jointly tour football and baseball stadiums throughout the summer of 2010.
Schmit said he wasn't sure how much he really should say, but offered that he "didn't think that's happening".
While a joint tour featuring the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac might make sense from a marketing perspective, and could help spread overhead costs across the two groups, there would seemingly be a potential for a large number of logistical and personality challenges. Not the least of which is the relationship between the two most recognizable members of both bands, Don Henley and Stevie Nicks. Former lovers, they have had a turbulent relationship through the years. While most recently it seems they have gotten along well, there have been rumors of problems between the two on their joint tour in 2005.
Schmit mentioned that the Eagles might tour jointly with another band, though he did agree with interviewer David White that they wouldn't necessarily need to for the purposes of ticket sales.
Schmit is hardly the voice of the band; he was only with them for one album, The Long Run, in the group's first incarnation and, along with Joe Walsh, are really hired hands as co-founders Don Henley and Glenn Frey share actual ownership in the band. A third Eagle with full ownership, Don Felder, was fired from the band in early 2001. A lawsuit and semi-tell all book followed, both of which portrayed Henley and Frey as making all of he decisions. Schmit also contributed to the Eagles 2007 album, Long Road out of Eden, which was met with mixed reviews.
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