The Eagles have landed.
The legendary rock band has agreed to a residency at James Dolan’s Las Vegas music venue The Sphere after completing what they billed as their final tour this spring, The Post reports.
The band’s frontman Don Henley was recently indicted for spending a night snorting cocaine with a 16-year-old prostitute while serving as a defense attorney in a criminal case involving the theft of the lyrics to their hit song “Hotel California.” He expressed “regret.” Sources familiar with the situation told The Post that he will join Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmidt on stage at the $2.3 billion state-of-the-art arena for 10 weekends from September to December. .
The total number of performances and contract terms have not yet been disclosed.
“We do not comment on artists performing at Sphere, other than those who have been announced,” a Sphere spokesperson told the Post on Monday.
The newspaper has contacted the Eagles for comment.
The band will conclude their “Long Goodbye” tour in the Netherlands on June 15th.
The Post previously reported that Dolan, who owns the Knicks and Rangers, has been courting the Eagles, who have been coached by Dolan’s longtime friend Irving Azoff since last year.
Azoff co-founded Oak View Group, which handles marketing partnerships for The Sphere, and also works with John Mayer of the Dead and Company, the Eagles and U2, who are all booked to perform at the glamorous venue. We also do management.
Mayer and the Grateful Dead spin-off band 24 performances were scheduled from May to July. However, officials said they have extended their stay by another 10 days, until the end of August.
But Dolan’s efforts to bring Beyoncé to the LED-filled arena appear to have stalled, at least this year.
As The Post previously reported, the two have been in talks since November, with Queen Bey, husband Jay-Z and her manager and mother Tina Knowles also touring the venue.
Talk of a possible deal spiked last month when the “Single Ladies” singer was featured. super bowl Verizon ad — Beyoncé on a horse atop a globe.
Sources say Dolan’s reluctance to spend the millions of dollars needed to create a high-tech show worthy of Beyoncé and fit for The Sphere may be a sticking point in the deal. I once suspected that there was.
The media mogul paid U2 about $10 million in lavish production costs to open the arena last September. Bono and the band completed the last of 40 shows earlier this month.
Shares in Dolan’s parent company, which owns The Sphere, have risen more than 40% since the beginning of the year. It fell slightly on Monday, trading at around $47.
Meanwhile, Henry took a break from the Eagles’ tour earlier this month to testify in a Manhattan courtroom in the trial of three men accused of a conspiracy involving allegedly stolen lyrics to the song “Hotel California.”
The case collapsed midway through trial after Henry disclosed new evidence that cast doubt on the prosecution.
In a surprising turn of events, Judge Curtis Farber dropped the charges against rare book seller Glenn Horowitz, former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator Craig Inciardi, and memorabilia seller Edward Kosinki, allowing Henry to return to Manhattan. It found District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s claims to have been “manipulated.” He was unable to hold public office because he failed to produce more than 6,000 pages of key evidence until midway through the trial.
At a March 6 hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, Farber said Henry and his lawyers tried to weaponize attorney-client privilege to “conceal information they believe would be damaging.” said.
Eagles co-founder Don Henley spoke candidly Monday about the night he was high on cocaine and arrested with a 16-year-old prostitute at his Los Angeles home. More than 40 years later, he still calls it “regret.” He took the stand in a Manhattan courtroom.
Henry, 76, was asked on stage about his arrest in 1980, shortly after the band broke up.
Henry admitted that he was depressed over the breakup and called “Madame” to provide “someone.”
Among them, he admitted, was an underage prostitute who had a seizure after a night fueled by coke.
“I wanted to forget everything that was going on with the band,” Henry said. “I made the wrong decision and I still regret it. I had to live with this disease for 44 years. I still live with this problem today in this courtroom. ”
