Eagles / Fleetwood Mac Dream Pairing Eyed For Stadiums

[HejiraNYC]

Not sure if this is necessarily a stadium-sized billing. But at least ticket prices are comparable to a regular Eagles show- $50-$225 for the June 10 show at Meadowlands Stadium. So this might not be such a bad billing... BUT... this is a Thursday show. Exactly how long is this hootenanny gonna last on a weekday/weeknight?

For $50-$225, I think an FM/Eagles double bill would have been a sure sellout. Not sure about this one though...

[michelej1]

I've never seen Keith Urban, but the Dixie Chicks put on a mighty fine show and are musicians, which is something I think gets lost in the shuffle. I don't care for them personality wise, because they would employ the same tactics against those who disagree with them that they themselves were victims of -- that hypocrisy really gets to me. But I think they are great performers and I would have loved to see Lindsey on a Crossroads type show with them.

Michele

[Musicman408]

Thank God it isn't FM!!!!!

[WelshWitchPMD]

I wouldn't mind going to see The Eagles but I wouldn't go to Gillette Stadium if you paid me. I don't really care for The Dixie Chicks or Keith Urban either.
Seems kind of odd that the FM stadium double bill wasn't a go because of baby boomers not wanting to go to stadium concerts. Smells like a load of BS to me.

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by WelshWitchPMD

Seems kind of odd that the FM stadium double bill wasn't a go because of baby boomers not wanting to go to stadium concerts. Smells like a load of BS to me.

I agree, but I don't recall/remember where that was offered as the reason why it wasn't a go......?

These dates will do great, by the way. Probably better than if it was Fleetwood Mac (tickets would have been more expensive)

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by LukeA

I agree, but I don't recall/remember where that was offered as the reason why it wasn't a go......?

These dates will do great, by the way. Probably better than if it was Fleetwood Mac (tickets would have been more expensive)

I'll see if I can find the article. If I pull up one of the first 5 rows I might go but I would never sit in an upper level seat. That venue scares me just looking at it.

[HomerMcvie]

I like the Chicks SO MUCH, I might actually buy a ticket. They are the ONLY female country artists I listen to.

[Nikolaj]

So, The Eagles got both The Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban for less money than they would have had to pay Fleetwood Mac. And it's so much safer for The Eagles.
The Eagles don't have that decades-long competition thing with the Chicks and KU, like with Fleetwood Mac. There's no chance of The Eagles being upstaged, simply because The Dixie Chicks and KU don't have their 'status' of being a mega band for 35 years, so even if the Chicks and KU put on better sets, The Eagles are still the star headliners.
I think LB and Miss Nicks would have naturally out-performed Henley and Frey, and with LB's competitive edge along with SN's crowd-pleasing stage presence, The Eagles would've looked dull in comparison, because they just play note-for-note what the albums sounded like, they were never performers, in my opinion. So, Natalie seems to be 'a performer', maybe KU seems to be, too. But still, they aren't on the level of The Eagles, as Fleetwood Mac is. I think Henley et all can stand being outperformed by lesser stars, but they would've hated for Stevie and Lindsey to wind up stealing their same thunder. It's ok for the 'new kids' like KU and The Chicks.
So glad Fleetwood Mac is not doing the tour. Notice how The Eagles didn't have the balls to maybe do a co-headlining tour with Aerosmith, newly regrouped and actually their own peers?
It's lame. The Eagles headlining a yee-haw country music tour. Pus*ies