Eagles Say Goodbye to the Road & Fallen Friends With 4 LA Forum Shows on Long Goodbye Final Tour

The Eagles say a lot of goodbyes on their final Long Goodbye tour — not just to life on the road, but to the countless friends they've lost along the way.

So when they appeared at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, for four nights over the past two weekends (starting on January 5th and 6th and ending this past Friday and Saturday), they may have been feeling particularly nostalgic, considering their band formed here in Los Angeles and first played the venue 49 years ago in 1975. They also reopened the Forum as a concert venue in 2014, playing the first six shows in the newly renovated arena.

“It's good to be back here at the Forum,” said Don Henley. “We consider the Forum to be our home. … They have greatly improved the place since then. Remember all those ugly yellow and orange seats?' he said with a laugh, recalling the slightly different color scheme when the Lakers played at the Forum before moving to Staples Center in 1999.

Throughout their 21-song set, the Eagles paid tribute to lost peers, including bandmates Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner. Of course, Frey passed away in 2016, and his son Deacon Frey, now 31, has filled in for his late dad (along with Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill) in the band since their Classic West appearance at Dodger Stadium in 2017 .Founding member Meisner — who left the band after 1976 Hotel California album — died last summer, so this is the band's first tour since then.

“We're going to dedicate this to the memory of Mr. Randy Meisner,” Henley said to introduce “Take It to the Limit,” which was the band's only single to feature the bassist on lead vocals and reached No. 4 in Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 and spent 23 weeks on the chart – their longest chart success on the count. “Sing it with him,” Henley pleaded, as Gill took over Meisner's heavenly vocals.

Frey's tributes were sprinkled throughout the night — basically every time Deacon and Gill took the lead on his songs — and after the sweet “Peaceful Easy Feeling” finished, Glenn's photo appeared on the big screen .

An unexpected tribute came when Henley told the crowd: “I think we're going to take a little trip into the mid-80s right now. And we're going to dedicate this next song to the memory of our dear friend, Mr. Jimmy Buffett.” The intro led to Henley's 1984 solo smash “The Boys of Summer” — a perfect way to remember the late “Margaritaville” singer, who died in September and was the eternal boy of summer.

Steely Dan served as the opener, performing a strong 12-song set and reminiscing about some of their own friends, with singer Donald Fagen making sure to give a shout-out to band co-founder Walter Becker, who died in 2017.

The Long Goodbye Final tour resumes Tuesday at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA and concludes March 16 at Charlotte, NC's Spectrum Center.

Long Goodbye Eagles Final tour Setlist for Friday January 12th:

Seven Bridges Road
Calm down
One of those Nights
Lying' Eyes
Best of My Love
New kid in town
Witch woman
Easy peaceful feeling
Tequila Sunrise
In town
I can't tell you why
Take it to the limit
Life was good
He's already gone
The boys of summer
Funk #49
Life in the Fast Lane
Hotel California

I call again:
Rocky Mountain Way
Criminal
Pain tonight