On Friday, Sept. 20, Eagles began their anticipated residency at Sphere Vegas, the state-of-the-art facility in Las Vegas that made headlines around the world for the dazzling, unforgettable residencies put on there by U2 and Dead & Company over the past year-plus.
As expected, Eagles’ show is very much along the same vein of complete immersion, an enveloping spectacle that has to be seen live to fully appreciate.
Such a lovely place pic.twitter.com/VpAHZ6PhVv
— Sphere (@SphereVegas) September 21, 2024
In lieu of actually being there, though, here are some videos from those who took in the first few gigs.
Here’s Eagles performing “Hotel California,” the song’s iconic storytelling coming to life behind (and above, and to the left, and right, and all around) the musicians:
Joe Walsh led a spirited performance of his classic “Life’s Bee Good,” of course:
Here’s “One of These Nights”:
Opening night ended with a tribute to the late J.D Souther, the longtime Eagles …