110-594: Wembley Arena ( / ˈ w ɛ m b l i / ) (originally the Empire Pool , now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley , London , England. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after the O 2 Arena , and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom. The Empire Pool (also known as Empire Pool and Sports Arena)
220-496: A July concert at Disneyland , but all four appeared on her self-titled album . It was later proposed that JD Souther should join the band, but Meisner objected. The four were signed in September 1971 to Asylum Records , the new label started by David Geffen , who was introduced to Frey by Jackson Browne . Geffen bought out Frey's and Henley's contracts with Amos Records, and sent the four to Aspen, Colorado , to develop as
330-600: A Ride) " (with Henley and Schmit providing backing vocals) and "All of You". He also had a minor hit, "Bad Girls", off his solo album Airborne . Schmit had a prolific solo career after the band's initial breakup. He had a hit song on the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack with " So Much in Love ". He contributed vocals to the Crosby, Stills & Nash album Daylight Again on the songs "Southern Cross" and " Wasted on
440-687: A band. Having not settled on a band name yet, they performed their first show in October 1971 under the name of Teen King and the Emergencies at a club called The Gallery in Aspen. The idea of naming the band "Eagles" came during a peyote and tequila -influenced group outing in the Mojave Desert . However, accounts of the origin of the name vary; Don Felder, who had yet to join the Eagles and
550-435: A bonus audio CD with three new songs that were to appear on their upcoming studio album: "No More Cloudy Days", "Fast Company", and "Do Something". The initial U.S. release of Felder's book was canceled after publisher Hyperion Books backed out in September 2007, when an entire print run of the book had to be recalled for cuts and changes. The book was published in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2007. The American edition
660-731: A cast of their hands, which can also be seen in the Square of Fame. Alice Cooper added his handprints in 2012 as the only solo artist to have headlined at the venue in the past five consecutive decades. Wembley Arena is served by Wembley Park station on the London Underground via Olympic Way , and Wembley Central station via the White Horse Bridge . Train services are operated by Chiltern Railways from Wembley Stadium station to London Marylebone and Birmingham . London Buses routes 92 and 440 stop directly outside
770-538: A duet with Stevie Nicks ( Fleetwood Mac ), " Leather and Lace ". In 1982, he released I Can't Stand Still , featuring the hit " Dirty Laundry ". The next album, Building the Perfect Beast (1984), featured " The Boys of Summer " (a Billboard number 5 hit), " All She Wants to Do Is Dance " (number 9), "Not Enough Love in the World" (number 34) and " Sunset Grill " (number 22). Henley's next album, The End of
880-475: A greater influence on the band. For their next album, On the Border , Henley and Frey wanted the band to break away from the country rock style and move more towards hard rock . The Eagles initially started with Glyn Johns as the producer for this album, but he tended to emphasize the lush side of their double-edged music. After completing only two usable songs, the band turned to Bill Szymczyk to produce
990-539: A higher percentage of the band's profits ...," whereas the money had previously been split in five equal portions. Felder accused them of coercing him into signing an agreement under which Henley and Frey would receive three times as much of the Selected Works: 1972–1999 proceeds. On behalf of Henley and Frey, attorney Daniel M. Petrocelli responded by saying "[Henley and Frey] felt—creatively, chemistry-wise and performance-wise—that he should no longer be part of
1100-483: A live concert staple for the band. It was written by Steve Young in an arrangement created by Iain Matthews for his Valley Hi album in 1973. The song reached number 21 on the charts in 1980, becoming the Eagles' last Top 40 single until 1994. After the Eagles broke up, the former members pursued solo careers. Elektra, the band's long-time record label, initially owned the rights to solo albums created by members of
1210-450: A live performance than as a studio track. George Dalaras performed a sold-out concert at Wembley Arena on 27 June 1992. It is the biggest Greek concert ever held in United Kingdom. It was a personal initiative of George Dalaras in order to support Cyprus and to promote the Cyprus problem . Among others, Vanessa Redgrave and Georges Moustaki had taken part in the concert. Tina Turner
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#17327795323571320-617: A live show, titled The Mighty Nein Reunion: Echoes of the Solstice , where they played Dungeons & Dragons . It sold out "in less than 6 minutes" with 12,000 tickets. On 19 November 2023, Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue returned as part of his Extraterrestrial World Tour. On 21 June 2024, singer-songwriter IU became the first South Korean female soloist to headlined the arena as part of her HEREH World Tour . On 11 October 2024, Japanese band One Ok Rock performed at
1430-478: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". The Eagles The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards , the Eagles were one of
1540-549: A new single, the September 11 attacks -themed " Hole in the World ". Also in 2003, Warren Zevon , a longtime Eagles friend, began work on his final album, The Wind , with the assistance of Henley, Walsh, and Schmit. On June 14, 2005, the Eagles released a new 2-DVD set, Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne , featuring two new songs: Frey's "No More Cloudy Days" and Walsh's "One Day at a Time." A special edition 2006 release, exclusive to Walmart and affiliated stores, includes
1650-590: A plaque was Madonna , on 1 August 2006. On 9 November 2006, Cliff Richard added his handprints to the Square. Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi , of Status Quo , unveiled a plaque, with one of each of their handprints, on 16 December 2006. On 9 January 2007, Kylie Minogue included her handprints, on the final day of the London leg of her Showgirl Homecoming Tour. Seven time World Snooker Champion Stephen Hendry added his handprints on 21 January 2007. International country superstar Dolly Parton unveiled her plaque, on
1760-505: A roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as
1870-870: A season in the 1970s. Wembley also hosted the British Hockey League play-off finals weekend at the end of each season up until the league's disbandment in 1996. The arena played host to two pairs of NHL preseason games: the Chicago Blackhawks versus the Montreal Canadiens in 1992 and the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the New York Rangers in 1993 . The boxing World Championship bout between then champion Alan Minter and challenger Marvin Hagler , which
1980-566: A solo artist; he was also managed by Azoff and used Szymczyk as his record producer. There was some initial concern as to Walsh's ability to fit in with the band, as he was considered too "wild" for the Eagles, especially by Henley. After the departure of Leadon, the Eagles' early country sound almost completely disappeared, with the band employing a harder sound with the addition of Felder and Walsh; however, Felder also had to play banjo , pedal steel , and mandolin on future tours, something that had previously been Leadon's domain. In early 1976,
2090-616: A special two night "Electric Magic" concert during their 1971 Winter Tour ; the poster for the event, designed by Steve Hardcastle, sold on the night for 30p, has become a collectors item, fetching over £500 at auction), T. Rex (whose Ringo Starr -directed documentary film Born to Boogie is centred on a 1972 concert at the Empire Pool), Genesis , David Bowie , the Rolling Stones , Bon Jovi , INXS , Pink Floyd (who played there on their 1974 British Winter tour and 1977 "In
2200-430: A synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of
2310-504: A trial date for September 2006, and the single case was dismissed on May 8, 2007, after being settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. In 2003, the Eagles released a greatest hits album, The Very Best Of . The two-disc compilation was the first that encompassed their entire career from Eagles to Hell Freezes Over . It debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts and eventually gained triple platinum status. The album included
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#17327795323572420-415: A unique structure, with cantilevers meeting in the middle, thus avoiding the need for internal pillars. He also used high quality concrete, meaning that it has aged far better than many more recent concrete buildings. The building had a reinforced concrete frame of three hinged arches spanning 240 feet (73 m), which was the largest concrete span of any similar structure in the world at that time. Work on
2530-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such
2640-486: Is the female artist with the most shows, with 25 and with 5 at Wembley Stadium (three in 1996 and two in 2000) Cliff Richard is the male artist with the most number of shows with 61, whereas Status Quo hold the record for a rock band with 45 performances. Irish band Westlife are the pop band with most shows with 28. Christina Aguilera performed there on 2, 3 and 5 November 2003 as part of her Stripped Tour . The shows were filmed and later released as Stripped Live in
2750-602: The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on December 28 and 29, 1999, followed by a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on December 31. These concerts marked the last time Felder played with the band and the shows (including a planned video release) would later form a part of a lawsuit filed by Felder against his former bandmates. The concert recordings were released on CD as part of
2860-642: The Masters snooker tournament from 2007 until 2011. The European League Of Legends Championship Series, which is a competitive esports league in the computer game League of Legends , played its round of matches at the arena in 2014. The 2015 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals took place in the Arena. In September 2018, the playoffs for the FACEIT Major: London 2018 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship took place in
2970-573: The RIAA . Henley told CNN that "This is probably the last Eagles album that we'll ever make." The Eagles made their awards show debut on November 7, 2007, when they performed "How Long" live at the Country Music Association Awards . On January 28, 2008, the second single of Long Road Out of Eden was released. " Busy Being Fabulous " peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and at number 12 on
3080-497: The "Long Night at Wrong Beach". The animosity between Felder and Frey boiled over before the show began, when Felder said, "You're welcome – I guess" to California Senator Alan Cranston 's wife as the politician was thanking the band backstage for performing a benefit for his re-election. Frey and Felder spent the entire show telling each other about the beating each planned to administer backstage. "Only three more songs until I kick your ass, pal," Frey recalled Felder telling him near
3190-429: The Arena on 23 October 2018, in recognition of how Freddie Mercury and Queen gave the iconic Live Aid performance in 1985 at nearby Wembley Stadium . On 17 November 2018, London based DJ Andy C performed a DJ set lasting five hours, the first all night event to take place in the venue's history. The event had sold out in three days six months prior. On 10 March 2019, Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue headlined
3300-627: The Eagles , was released in 1993, 13 years after the breakup. Travis Tritt insisted on having the Long Run -era Eagles in his video for "Take It Easy" and they agreed. Following years of public speculation, the band formally reunited the following year. The lineup comprised the five Long Run -era members—Frey, Henley, Walsh, Felder, and Schmit—supplemented by Scott Crago (drums), John Corey (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals), Timothy Drury (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals), and former Loggins and Messina sideman Al Garth (sax, violin) on stage. "For
3410-482: The Eagles on David Geffen 's new Asylum Records label. Their debut studio album, Eagles (1972), spawned two top-20 singles in the US and Canada: " Take It Easy " and " Witchy Woman ". The next year's follow-up album, Desperado , peaked at only number 41 in the US, although the title song became a popular track. In 1974, guitarist Don Felder joined, and On the Border produced the top-40 hit " Already Gone " and
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3520-493: The Eagles' first number-one song in the US and Canada, " Best of My Love ", which made the top 15 in Australia, their first hit overseas. In 1975, the album One of These Nights became their first number-one album in the US and a top ten album in many countries. It included the US number-one hit " One of These Nights ", which was their first top ten hit outside of North America, and US top-5 songs " Lyin' Eyes " and " Take It to
3630-473: The Eagles' third number-one single. The second single was the title track , which topped the charts in May 1977 and became the Eagles' signature song. It features Henley on lead vocals, with a guitar duet performed by Felder and Walsh. The song was co-written by Felder, Henley, and Frey. The mysterious lyrics have been interpreted in many ways, some of them controversial. Rumors even started in certain quarters that
3740-401: The Eagles, making them international superstars, it was the first in a string of four consecutive number 1 albums. The dominant songwriting partnership of Henley and Frey continued on this album. The first single was the title track, which became their second consecutive chart-topper. Frey called it his all-time favorite Eagles tune. The second single was " Lyin' Eyes ", which reached number 2 on
3850-622: The Eagles. Walsh had established himself as a solo artist in the 1970s, but it was uncharted waters for the others. Walsh released a successful album in 1981, There Goes the Neighborhood , but subsequent albums throughout the 1980s were less well received. During this period, Walsh performed as a session musician for Dan Fogelberg , Steve Winwood , John Entwistle , Richard Marx and Emerson, Lake & Palmer , among others, and produced and co-wrote Ringo Starr 's Old Wave album. Henley achieved commercial solo success. In 1981, he sang
3960-460: The Edge Tour . Their second album, Desperado , took Old West outlaws for its theme, drawing comparisons between their lifestyles and modern rock stars. During these recording sessions, Henley and Frey began collaborating. They co-wrote eight of the album's eleven songs, including " Tequila Sunrise " and " Desperado ", two of the group's most popular songs. The album was less successful than
4070-613: The Empire Pool / Wembley Arena was the venue for the Wembley Professional Tennis Championships which was a part of the professional Grand Slam from 1927 until 1967. From the late 1960s to the late 1970s, the Skol 6-Day cycle race was held there. An indoor velodrome of 166 metres was assembled from sections each September. This was Britain's first indoor velodrome. Top professional riders from
4180-528: The Empire Pool began in November 1933, and it was opened on 25 July 1934 by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester . The swimming pool itself was 200 feet (61 m) long and 60 feet (18 m) wide with a removable deck for ice skating. As with the adjacent stadium, construction was supervised by R.J. Fowler, Wembley 's chief building inspector. The end of the building opened up and led to sunbathing terraces and lawns. The sides had 15 massive concrete buttresses and
4290-499: The Empire Pool was awarded Grade II Listed status, protecting it and recognising it as a building of special architectural interest, technological innovation and virtuosity. On 1 February 1978, the Empire Pool was renamed Wembley Arena. When the venue was known as the Empire Pool, it hosted the annual NME Poll Winners Concerts during the mid-1960s. Audiences of 10,000 viewed acts like the Beatles , Cliff Richard & The Shadows ,
4400-520: The European 6-Day circuit came to London, including Eddy Merckx , Peter Post , Patrick Sercu and many others. British riders such as World pursuit champion Hugh Porter and British Champion Tony Gowland also competed. The Wembley Lions and Wembley Monarchs were two ice hockey teams that used the venue regularly during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, while the London Lions used the venue for
4510-584: The Flesh" tour), Roxy Music (played two nights there - 17 & 18 October 1975 - on their Siren tour), The Eagles (on their Hotel California 1978 tour), the Grateful Dead , Dire Straits (who played there on their "Brothers In Arms" tour in 1985 (13 consecutive nights) and "On Every Street" tour in 1991), Status Quo , Queen and the Who , The venue was renovated, along with Wembley Stadium , as part of
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4620-520: The Innocence (1989), was also a major success. It included " The End of the Innocence ", " The Last Worthless Evening " and " The Heart of the Matter ". His solo career was cut short due to a contract dispute with his record company, which was finally resolved when the Eagles reunited in 1994. Frey achieved solo success in the 1980s. In 1982, he released his first album, No Fun Aloud , which spawned
4730-610: The Limit ". Also in 1975, Leadon left the band and was replaced by guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh . Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) (1976) is the best-selling album in the United States , with 38 million copies sold, and primed the public for the late 1976 release of Hotel California , which would sell more than 26 million copies in the US (ranking third all-time for US sales), and more than 32 million copies worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles in
4840-766: The Monkees , the Hollies , Dusty Springfield , Joe Brown & the Bruvvers , and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich . The individual performances were then finished by a famous personality joining the respective performer on stage and presenting them with their award. The Beatles were presented with one of their awards by actor Roger Moore , and Joe Brown was joined on stage by Roy Orbison who presented him with his own award. These ceremonies were filmed, recorded and later broadcast on television. Musical acts who subsequently performed there include Led Zeppelin (who played
4950-496: The North American number-one song " Heartache Tonight ", which became their biggest hit in Australia (number 13), and the North American top-10 hits " The Long Run " and " I Can't Tell You Why ". The Eagles broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over , a mix of live and new studio tracks, and toured consistently. In 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden , their sixth number-one album in
5060-496: The U.K. Beyoncé performed there on 10 and 11 November 2003 as part of her Dangerously in Love Tour . Live at Wembley was filmed during these two concerts. Pearl Jam hold the attendance record for one show, with 12,470 fans at their 2007 gig. Madonna performed at the arena eight times during her Confessions Tour . The Confessions Tour album was filmed during these concerts. On 3 August 2013, Nepathya became
5170-654: The U.S. The band subsequently embarked on a tour in 1994, which was interrupted in September because of Frey's serious recurrence of diverticulitis , but it resumed in 1995 and continued into 1996. In 1998, the Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . For the induction ceremony, all seven Eagles members (Frey, Henley, Felder, Walsh, Schmit, Leadon, and Meisner) played together for two songs, "Take It Easy" and "Hotel California". Several subsequent reunion tours followed (without Leadon or Meisner), notable for their record-setting ticket prices. The Eagles performed at
5280-458: The U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The Eagles won their fifth Grammy in 2008 , in the category Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "How Long". On March 20, 2008, the Eagles launched their world tour in support of Long Road Out of Eden at The O2 Arena in London. The Long Road Out of Eden Tour concluded the American portion of
5390-506: The U.S. alone and more than 32 million copies worldwide. The album won Grammys for "Record of the Year" ("Hotel California") and "Best Arrangement for Voices" ("New Kid in Town"). Hotel California topped the charts and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1978 Grammy Awards , but lost to Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours . The huge worldwide tour in support of the album further drained
5500-516: The US and Canada, " New Kid in Town " and " Hotel California ", the latter of which became their only top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, while also reaching the top ten in New Zealand and many European countries, including number two in France. Meisner was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit in 1977. The Eagles released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run , spawning
5610-613: The US, and in 2008 launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour . In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the documentary release, History of the Eagles . Following Frey's death in January 2016, the Eagles re-formed in 2017, with Glenn's son Deacon Frey and country singer Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey's songs. Deacon left the band in 2022, but returned in 2023 to participate in
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#17327795323575720-724: The Way " when that band needed an extra vocalist due to David Crosby 's drug overindulgence. Schmit sang backup vocals on Toto 's Toto IV album, including the song " I Won't Hold You Back " and appeared with the group on their 1982 European tour. He spent three years (1983–1985) as a member of Jimmy Buffett 's Coral Reefer band. He had a Top 40 solo hit in 1987 with "Boys' Night Out" and a top-30 Adult Contemporary hit with "Don't Give Up", both from his album Timothy B. Schmit appeared with Meisner and Walsh on Richard Marx 's debut single " Don't Mean Nothing ". In 1992, Schmit and Walsh toured as members of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band and appeared on
5830-578: The World Tour . They would return on 8 to 10 December 1980 on The Game Tour , and in September 1984 on The Works Tour . ABBA played six sold-out concerts, from 5 to 10 November 1979. The shows were filmed by Swedish television for a documentary which was released in 2004 on DVD as ABBA in Concert . In September 2014 Universal Music released Live at Wembley Arena , featuring most of the concert of 10 November on CD, vinyl LP and digital format. After
5940-613: The Year Show was held there from 1959 to 2002. From 1979 to 1983, indoor speedway was held during the winter, with the riders racing on concrete on a 181-yard track Two NBA basketball exhibition matches were played at the arena in1 October 1993, featuring the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic . It hosted the final of the Premier League Darts in 2009 and 2011 as well as the 2010 playoff finals. It also hosted
6050-611: The Year. The group was featured on the cover of the September 25, 1975 issue of Rolling Stone magazine and on September 28, the band joined Linda Ronstadt , Jackson Browne , and Toots and the Maytals for a show in front of 55,000 people at Anaheim Stadium . One of These Nights was their last album to feature founding member Bernie Leadon. Leadon wrote or co-wrote three songs for the album, including "I Wish You Peace", written with his girlfriend Patti Davis (daughter of California governor Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan ); and
6160-616: The album topped the charts and sold seven million copies. In addition, it included three Top 10 singles. " Heartache Tonight " became their last single to top the Hot 100, on November 10, 1979. The title track and " I Can't Tell You Why " both reached number 8. The band won their fourth Grammy for "Heartache Tonight". " In the City " by Walsh and "The Sad Cafe" became live staples. The band also recorded two Christmas songs during these sessions, "Funky New Year" and " Please Come Home for Christmas ", which
6270-455: The arena as part of his Skyscraper World Tour. The 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi took place in January 2020, the largest of its kind in the UK. The second series of BBC One 's The Wall was filmed at the venue in 2020. On 17 March 2023, All Time Low filmed their live show Alive at Wembley, which was live streamed and released on vinyl. On 25 October 2023, Critical Role filmed
6380-472: The arena for their Premonition World Tour , giving their largest show in the UK since their debut, with a special appearance from Ed Sheeran . During the 1948 Summer Olympics , the venue hosted the Olympic boxing , Olympic diving , Olympic swimming , and Olympic water polo events. The venue hosted Olympic badminton and Olympic rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics . From 1934 until 1990,
6490-586: The arena. The venue has hosted many professional wrestling events from Joint Promotions , WWE , NXT ( TakeOver: London ), World Championship Wrestling , World Wrestling All-Stars , Impact Wrestling , and Progress Wrestling , With the reopening of Wembley Arena in 2006, a "Square of Fame" area has been created in front of the arena. Similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame , notable Wembley Arena performers are invited to have bronze plaques imprinted with their names and handprints. The first star to have
6600-482: The arena. Wembley Central station is located nearby on High Road and is served by London Overground , London Underground, Southern and London Northwestern Railway services. Indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by
6710-413: The artist's death in 2009. The album cemented the group's status as the most successful American band of the decade. The following album, Hotel California , released on December 8, 1976, was the band's fifth studio album and the first to feature Walsh. The album took a year and a half to complete, a process that, along with touring, drained the band. The album's first single, " New Kid in Town ", became
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#17327795323576820-499: The band ... They removed him, and they had every legal right to do so. This has been happening with rock 'n' roll bands since day one." Henley and Frey then countersued Felder for breach of contract , alleging that Felder had written a "tell-all" book, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974–2001) . On January 23, 2002, the Los Angeles County Superior Court consolidated the two complaints, set
6930-403: The band for this concert. A notable attendance record was set in the early 1970s by David Cassidy in his first tour of Great Britain in 1973, when he sold out six performances in one weekend. The experience and the associated mass hysteria was documented in a TV special called "David Cassidy: Weekend At Wembley". Queen first performed at Wembley Arena from 11 to 13 May 1978 on their News of
7040-403: The band into "the country-rock band with those high-flyin' harmonies". Released on June 1, 1972, Eagles was a breakthrough success, yielding three Top 40 singles. The first single and lead track, " Take It Easy ", was a song written by Frey with his neighbor and fellow country-folk rocker Jackson Browne. Browne had written the first verse of the song, but got stalled on the second verse after
7150-555: The band members and strained their personal and creative relationships. Hotel California is the last album to feature founding member Randy Meisner, who abruptly left the band after the 1977 tour. The Eagles had been touring continuously for eleven months; the band was suffering from the strain of the tour, and Meisner's stomach ulcers had flared up by the time they arrived in Knoxville in June 1977. Meisner had been struggling to hit
7260-412: The band released their first compilation album, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) . The album became the highest-selling album of the 20th century in the United States, and has since sold 38 million copies in the U.S. (excluding streams and tracks) and 42 million copies worldwide. It stayed the biggest seller of all time until it was taken over by Michael Jackson 's Thriller following
7370-400: The band's ongoing final tour. Meisner died in 2023. The Eagles had their origin in early 1971, when Linda Ronstadt and her manager John Boylan recruited musicians Glenn Frey and Don Henley for her band. Henley had moved to Los Angeles from Texas with his band Shiloh to record an album produced by Kenny Rogers , and Frey had come from Michigan and formed Longbranch Pennywhistle ;
7480-680: The band, and he decided to leave the group at the end of the tour and return to Nebraska to be with his family. His last performance was in East Troy, Wisconsin , on September 3, 1977. The band replaced Meisner with the same musician who had succeeded him in Poco , Timothy B. Schmit , after agreeing that Schmit was the only candidate. In 1977, the group, minus Don Felder, performed instrumental work and backing vocals for Randy Newman 's album Little Criminals , including " Short People ", which has backup vocals by Frey and Schmit. The Eagles went into
7590-455: The band. The third and final single from Hotel California , it reached number 11 on the charts. The ballad "Wasted Time" closes the first side of the album, while an instrumental reprise of it opens the second side. The album concludes with " The Last Resort ", a song that Frey once referred to as "Henley's opus", but which Henley described as "fairly pedestrian" and "never fully realized, musically speaking". The run-out groove on side two has
7700-423: The charts and won the band their first Grammy for "Best Pop Performance by a duo or group with vocal". The final single, " Take It to the Limit ", was written by Meisner, Henley, and Frey, and it is the only Eagles single to feature Meisner on lead vocals. The song reached number 4 on the charts. The band launched a huge worldwide tour in support of the album, and the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of
7810-471: The crucial high notes in his signature song, "Take It to the Limit", and decided to not sing the song as an encore at the Knoxville concert because he had been up late and caught the flu . Frey and Meisner then became engaged in arguments about Meisner's reluctance to perform, which turned into an angry physical confrontation backstage. Meisner left the venue. After the incident, Meisner was frozen out from
7920-609: The early-21st-century regeneration of the Wembley Park area. The arena was closed for fourteen months, starting in February 2005, for a refurbishment costing £35 million; events were moved to a neighbouring temporary 10,000-seat venue, the Wembley Arena Pavilion. The new arena opened to the public on 2 April 2006, with a concert by Depeche Mode . The temporary pavilion was moved to Attard , Malta , opening as
8030-423: The end of the band's set. Felder recalls Frey telling him during "Best of My Love", "I'm gonna kick your ass when we get off the stage." It appeared to be the end of the Eagles, but the band still had a commitment with Elektra Records to make a live record from the tour. Eagles Live (released in November 1980) was mixed on opposite coasts. Frey had already left the band and would remain in Los Angeles, while
8140-550: The festival featured Black Sabbath , Emerson, Lake & Palmer , Deep Purple , Earth, Wind & Fire , Seals & Crofts , Black Oak Arkansas , and Rare Earth . Portions of the show were telecast on ABC television in the United States, exposing the Eagles to a wider audience. Felder missed the show when he was called away to attend the birth of his son; Jackson Browne filled in for him on piano and acoustic guitar. The Eagles released their fourth studio album, One of These Nights , on June 10, 1975. A breakthrough album for
8250-552: The final night of her UK tour, on 25 March 2007. Canadian musician Bryan Adams unveiled his plaque, on 10 May 2007, just before his 25th appearance at the venue. Just three days later, singer Lionel Richie was presented with his plaque on 13 May 2007, after another sold-out performance at the arena. Irish boyband Westlife unveiled their plaque on 28 March 2008, after 27 sell-out shows, in the space of 10 years. They have sold 250,000 tickets. All four members, Shane Filan , Nicky Byrne , Kian Egan and Mark Feehily were presented with
8360-561: The first Nepalese band to perform at the Arena. On 19 December 2015, Nightwish became the first Finnish act to headline the Arena. On 2 April 2016, Babymetal became the first Japanese act to headline the Arena and set the record for the Arena's highest ever merchandise sales. On 12 November 2017, the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony was held at the arena. The event was hosted by Rita Ora and featured performances from Eminem , Demi Lovato , U2 , The Killers , Kesha and more. The Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody premiered at
8470-514: The first year after the album's release, it was available in the U.S. only via the band's website, at Walmart, and at Sam's Club stores. It was commercially available through traditional retail outlets in other countries. The album debuted at number 1 in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Norway. It became their third studio album and seventh release overall to be certified at least seven times platinum by
8580-577: The first, reaching only number 41 on the US Billboard 200 and yielding two singles, "Tequila Sunrise", which reached number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Outlaw Man", which peaked at number 59. With Henley and Frey co-writing the bulk of the album, the album marked a significant change for the band. The pair also began to dominate in terms of leadership; the early assumption had been that Leadon and Meisner as veteran musicians would have
8690-864: The four-disc Selected Works: 1972–1999 box set in November 2000. Along with the concert, this set included the band's hit singles, album tracks and outtakes from The Long Run sessions. Selected Works received platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2002. The group resumed touring in 2001, with a line-up consisting of Frey, Henley, Walsh, and Schmit, along with Steuart Smith (guitars, mandolin, keyboards, backing vocals; essentially taking over Felder's role), Michael Thompson (keyboards, trombone), Will Hollis (keyboards, backing vocals), Scott Crago (drums, percussion), Bill Armstrong (Horns), Al Garth (sax, violin), Christian Mostert (sax), and Greg Smith (sax, percussion). On February 6, 2001, Don Felder
8800-454: The group's name is simply "Eagles". Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts initially managed the band; they were later replaced by Irving Azoff while the Eagles were recording their third album. The group's self-titled debut album was recorded in England in February 1972 with producer Glyn Johns . Johns was impressed by the harmony singing of the band, and he has been credited with shaping
8910-591: The instrumental " Journey of the Sorcerer ", which would later be used as the theme music for the BBC 's radio and television versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Leadon was disillusioned with the direction the band's music was taking and his loss of creative control as their sound was moving from his preferred country to rock and roll. His dissatisfaction, principally with Frey, boiled over one night when Frey
9020-588: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There
9130-458: The latter won, was held at Wembley Arena in 1980. The arena hosted the MF & DAZN : X Series 004 and 007 events for KSI vs FaZe Temperrr and KSI vs Joe Fournier in 2023. The arena played host to BAMMA mixed martial arts events on in May 2011 ( BAMMA 6 ), September 2012 ( BAMMA 10 ) and September 2017 (BAMMA 31) as well as UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald , in February 2013. The Horse of
9240-480: The lead vocal on "Victim of Love", for which he had written most of the music. After many unproductive attempts to record Felder's vocal, band manager Irving Azoff was delegated to take Felder out for a meal, removing him from the mix while Don Henley overdubbed his lead vocal. Hotel California appeared at number 37 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the best albums of all time, and is the band's best-selling studio album, with more than 26 million copies sold in
9350-464: The line "I'm standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona ." Frey completed the verse, and Browne carried on to finish the song. The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was followed by the bluesy " Witchy Woman " and the soft country rock ballad " Peaceful Easy Feeling ", charting at number 9 and number 22 respectively. The group were one of the support acts for Yes on their Close to
9460-610: The live video from the Montreux Jazz Festival . Schmit released two solo albums, Playin' It Cool in 1984 and Tell Me the Truth in 1990. He was the only Eagle to appear on the 1993 Eagles tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles , singing backing vocals on Vince Gill 's cover of "I Can't Tell You Why". Meisner hit the top 40 three times, including the number 19 "Hearts on Fire" in 1981. An Eagles country tribute album, titled Common Thread: The Songs of
9570-753: The most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America and are one of the world's best-selling music artists , having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone ' s 2004 list of the " 100 Greatest Artists of All Time ". Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) had all been recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her self-titled third solo studio album (1972), before venturing out on their own as
9680-543: The number 15 hit " The One You Love ". The Allnighter (1984) featured the number 20 hit "Sexy Girl". He reached number 2 on the charts with " The Heat Is On " from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. He had another number 2 single in 1985 with " You Belong to the City " from the Miami Vice soundtrack, which featured another Frey song, " Smuggler's Blues ". He appeared as "Jimmy" in the episode titled after
9790-472: The other band members each worked on their parts in Miami . "We were fixing three-part harmonies courtesy of Federal Express," said producer Bill Szymczyk . Frey refused to speak to the other Eagles, and he fired Irving Azoff as his manager. With credits that listed five attorneys, the album's liner notes simply said, "Thank you and goodnight." A single released from the album – " Seven Bridges Road " – had been
9900-721: The permanent Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in December 2006. In September 2013, it was announced that AEG Facilities had signed a 15-year contract to operate the arena. The building was renamed The SSE Arena on 1 June 2014 after energy company SSE plc bought the naming rights to the venue for 10 years. Since early 2022 it has been known as OVO Arena Wembley. The Grateful Dead have released recordings of complete shows from 7–8 April 1972 as part of Europe '72: The Complete Recordings . The Grateful Dead also performed at Wembley Arena on 31 October 1990 as part of their fall 1990 European concert tour. Bruce Hornsby accompanied
10010-682: The record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation," said Frey at their first live performance in April 1994, one of two shows performed to record a live album and companion MTV special, both titled Hell Freezes Over (named for Henley's recurring statement that the group would get back together "when hell freezes over"); the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard album chart. It included four new studio songs, with " Get Over It " and " Love Will Keep Us Alive " both becoming Top 40 hits. The album proved successful, selling six million copies in
10120-418: The recording studio in 1978 to begin work on their next album, The Long Run . The album took a year-and-a-half to complete. It was originally intended to be a double album, but the band members were unable to write enough songs. The Long Run was released on September 24, 1979. Considered a disappointment by some critics for failing to live up to Hotel California , it proved a huge commercial hit nonetheless;
10230-539: The rest of the album. Szymczyk wanted a harder-edged guitarist for the song "Good Day in Hell" and the band remembered Bernie Leadon 's childhood friend Don Felder , a guitarist who had jammed backstage with the band in 1972 when they opened for Yes in Boston. Felder had been nicknamed "Fingers" at the jam by Frey, a name that stuck due to his guitar proficiency. In January 1974, Frey called Felder to add slide guitar to
10340-458: The song "Good Day in Hell" and the band was so impressed that they invited him to join the group as the fifth Eagle the next day. He appeared on one other song on the album, the up-tempo breakup song " Already Gone ", on which he performed a guitar duet with Frey. "Already Gone" was released as the first single from the album and it reached number 32 on the charts. On the Border yielded a number 1 Billboard single (" Best of My Love "), which hit
10450-508: The song and contributed riffs to the episode's soundtrack. He also contributed the songs "Flip City" to the Ghostbusters II soundtrack and "Part of Me, Part of You" to the soundtrack for Thelma & Louise . Former music writer Cameron Crowe had written articles about Poco and the Eagles during his journalism career. In 1982, his first screenplay was produced as the feature-length movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High . The film
10560-467: The song as part of their live sets in the early to mid-1970s, but did not record it at the time because Souther wanted to reserve it for use on his first solo album. Souther had previously worked with the Eagles, co-writing some of their biggest hits, including "Best of My Love", "Victim of Love", "Heartache Tonight", and "New Kid in Town". On October 30, 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden , their first album of all-new material since 1979. For
10670-604: The song was about Satanism. The rumor was dismissed by the band and later by Henley in the documentary film History of the Eagles . Henley told 60 Minutes in 2007 that "it's basically a song about the dark underbelly of the American Dream and about excess in America, which was something we knew about." With its hard rock sound, " Life in the Fast Lane " was also a major success that established Walsh's position in
10780-702: The top of the charts on March 1, 1975. The song was the Eagles' first of five chart-toppers. The album included a cover version of the Tom Waits song " Ol' '55 " and the single " James Dean ", which reached number 77 on the charts. The band played at the California Jam festival in Ontario, California , on April 6, 1974. Attracting more than 300,000 fans and billed as "the Woodstock of the West Coast",
10890-469: The tops of the ends were glazed with 20 narrow window lights of increasing height from the edges to the centre. Ice hockey was introduced to the Empire Pool in October 1934. In 1940 the Empire Pool was used to billet several hundred Gibraltarian evacuees who were removed from Gibraltar as the Fortress was extensively reinforced in expectation of heavy Axis attack and possible Invasion. In October 1976,
11000-416: The tour with Ronstadt, Frey and Henley decided to form a band together and informed Ronstadt of their intention. Frey later credited Ronstadt with suggesting Leadon for the band, and arranging for Leadon to play for her so Frey and Henley could approach him about forming a band together. They also pitched the idea to Meisner and brought him on board. These four played live together behind Ronstadt only once for
11110-459: The tour, the members of the band talked about the warmth of the Wembley audience. "It was like coming home after a couple of nights," said guitarist Björn Ulvaeus . A finale from these concerts, "The Way Old Friends Do", is the closing track on ABBA's seventh studio album, Super Trouper . Vocalist Agnetha Fältskog said it was the vibe from the audience that made the track work so much better as
11220-615: The two then met in 1970 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and became acquainted through their mutual record label, Amos Records . Randy Meisner , who had been working with Ricky Nelson 's backing band, the Stone Canyon Band, and Bernie Leadon , a veteran of the Flying Burrito Brothers , also later joined Ronstadt's group of performers for her summer tour promoting the Silk Purse album. While on
11330-403: The words "V.O.L. Is Five-Piece Live" etched into the vinyl, which means that the instrumental track for the song "Victim of Love" was recorded live in the studio, with no overdubs. Henley confirms this in the liner notes of The Very Best Of . However, the song was a point of contention between Don Felder and the rest of the band. In the 2013 documentary, Felder claimed that he had been promised
11440-423: Was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin . As its original name suggested, it was where the games' swimming events were held. The pool was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. The modern arena is now used as a venue for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. The building was designed by the engineer Sir Owen Williams , without the employment of an architect. Williams built
11550-427: Was co-produced by Eagles manager Azoff, who also co-produced the soundtrack album, released by Elektra. Henley, Walsh, Schmit, and Felder all contributed solo songs to the film's soundtrack. The band playing at the dance toward the end of the movie covers the Eagles song " Life in the Fast Lane ". Felder released a solo album, and contributed two songs to the soundtrack of the movie Heavy Metal : " Heavy Metal (Takin'
11660-464: Was fired from the Eagles. He responded by filing two lawsuits against "Eagles, Ltd.", a California corporation; Don Henley, an individual; Glenn Frey, an individual; and " Does 1–50", alleging wrongful termination, breach of implied-in-fact contract and breach of fiduciary duty, reportedly seeking $ 50 million in damages. Felder alleged that from the 1994 Hell Freezes Over tour onward, Henley and Frey had "... insisted that they each receive
11770-494: Was not at the desert, credited Leadon with originating the name when he recalled reading about the Hopis ' reverence for the eagle, while Souther suggested that the idea came when Frey shouted out, "Eagles!" when they saw eagles flying above. Steve Martin , a friend of the band from their early days at The Troubadour, recounts in his autobiography that he suggested that they should be referred to as "the Eagles", but Frey insists that
11880-447: Was published by John Wiley & Sons on April 28, 2008, with Felder embarking on a full publicity campaign surrounding its release. In 2007, the Eagles consisted of Frey, Henley, Walsh, and Schmit. On August 20, 2007, " How Long ", written by JD Souther , was released as a single to radio with an accompanying online video at Yahoo! Music . It debuted on television on Country Music Television on August 23, 2007. The band had performed
11990-552: Was released as a single in 1978 and reached number 18 on the charts. Frey, Henley, and Schmit contributed backup vocals for the single release of " Look What You've Done to Me " by Boz Scaggs . A different version with female backing vocals appears on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack, along with the Eagles' 1975 hit "Lyin' Eyes". On July 31, 1980, in Long Beach, California , tempers boiled over into what has been described as
12100-420: Was talking animatedly about the direction they should take next, and Leadon poured a beer over Frey's head, and said, "You need to chill out, man!" In December 1975, after months of denials, it was announced that Leadon had left the band. Leadon's replacement was guitarist and singer Joe Walsh , who had been a friend of the band for some years. He had previously performed with James Gang , Barnstorm , and as
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