Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute at Bally's Quad Cities -- November 18.
Friday, November 18, 7 p.m.
Bally's Quad Cities, 777 Bally Boulevard, Rock Island IL
On November 18, a revered group of chart-topping, Grammy-winning rockers will be celebrated when Rock Island's Bally's Quad Cities presents the four piece ensemble Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute, an evening of beloved, iconic hits sure to include such chart-toppers as "Hotel California," "Peaceful Easy Feeling," "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights," and, of course, "Heartache Tonight."
A rock outfit formed in Los Angeles in 1971, the Eagles are one of the world's best-selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records, including 100 million sold in the United States 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," and with five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the group stands as one of the most astoundingly successful musical acts of all time.
Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo album before venturing out on their own on David Geffen's new Asylum Records label. Their self-titled debut album in 1972 spawned two top-20 singles in the U.S. and Canada, "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman," and the next year's follow-up Desperado, while only peaking at number 41 in the U.S., inspired hits in "Tequila Sunrise," "Outlaw Man," and the title track. In 1974, guitarist Don Felder joined the band, and On the Border produced the top-40 hit "Already Gone" and the Eagles' first number-one song in the U.S. and Canada: "Best of My Love," which also became the musicians' first hit overseas. In 1975, One of These Nights became the Eagles' first chart-topping album in the U.S. and a top-10 album in many other countries, boasting the number-one hit "One of These Nights" and the top-five songs "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit."
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), 45 years after its debut, is currently still the best-selling album in the United States with 38 million copies sold, and its original released primed the public for the late-1976 debut of Hotel California, which would sell more than 26 million copies in the U.S. (making it the country's third-biggest seller of all time behind Michael Jackson's Thriller), and more than 32 million worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles in the U.S. and Canada ("New Kid in Town" and the album's title track) and in 1979, the Eagles released their last studio album for nearly 28 years with The Long Run, which premiered the eventual 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. Thirteen years later, the group released Long Road Out of Eden, the Eagles' sixth number-one album in the U.S.
In 1986, Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute began a pioneering journey through their inspirations' history-making music that has taken them around the globe and thrilled hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans. With the group currently composed of vocalists Andy Lapointe on bass, Mike Diumoulas on guitar and keyboards, Al Langlade on guitar, and Kevin O'Donnell on drums, Hotel California toured relentlessly from the 1980s straight through today, setting the standard for world-class tribute productions as they went, and sharing stages with the likes of The Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gretchen Wilson, REO Speedwagon, and other music icons. From Japan to Dubai, Toronto to Texas, Hotel California has taken the tribute band where none had gone before them, and changed an industry’s collective mind about how good a “tribute” band could really be.
Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute headlines their Rock Island concert on November 18, admission to the 7 p.m. concert is $20 and up, and more information and tickets are available byu calling 309-756-4600 and visiting Casino.Ballys.com.
