Last night, The Eagles headlined a glorious Americana music night at BST Hyde Park, performing a wide swathe from their catalogue of hits to some of their most ardent British fans.
Classic California rock legends The Eagles made their hotly-anticipated return to London with a mesmerising performance last night at BST Hyde Park. The band performed a rich and diverse swathe of hits from their enormous back catalogue and the whole set had more gravitas with the hint that this may be their last British tour.
The Eagles set followed fantastic performances from bluegrass heavyweights Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, a flawless set from Cam and a harmony-heavy if somewhat underwhelming performance by country superstars Little Big Town. Legendary country singer-songwriter Vince Gill joined the Californian band on stage to round out the line-up and Deacon Frey (late founder Glenn Frey’s son) rounded out the line-up for two songs from the set. From the off, the band promised to provide a holiday from normal life, and across their two hour set, they delivered just that as the sun set on a glorious London evening. There was much to delight in their set, for their newest and oldest fans alike, from the honky-tonky infused ‘Heartache Tonight’ to their perennial classics ‘Desperado,’ ‘Take It Easy’ and ‘Hotel California’ to the heavier rock tracks such as ‘Victim of Love’ and experimental ‘Funk #49.’ The band have a timeless and genre less quality, with their hits drenched in the kind of nostalgia that is compelling to generations, both in the melancholic tracks (‘Best of My Love’) to their upbeat material (‘Take It to The Limit’). More than anything, the band more proved their inherent musicality, with insane guitar solos, coupled with stunningly experimental instrumentation and crowd-pleasing intricate harmonies. They’re a band who understand their audience and this was proven with abundance on Sunday night.
