Eagles concert, Dublin

We went to the Eagles concert in Lansdowne Road last night. I can't say I knew much about them before this. Actually, the only song I could name before the concert was "Hotel California". Now I can name a few more ("Take It to the Limit", "Desperado", "Take It Easy", "Tequila Sunrise", "One of these Nights", "Heartache Tonight"). Amazing to think that there were all these songs I knew but I didn't know they were by the Eagles...

We had a great time - we managed to get good seats, so we were fairly close to the stage. The sound was great, the music was good, they all have good voices and they put on a good show. They really looked like they were enjoying themselves on stage. Apart from being cold, that is. Don Henley was wearing a long-sleeved tee-shirt and a shirt, and after a few songs, he actually put on a wind-proof jacket. He looked like he was going camping! They're obviously not used to the Irish weather. (We were lucky - the rain only started after we got back to our car - and it was only a few drops). All of them put on extra layers at the break.

Yes, they took a 15-minute break about a third of the way through the concert, which was really strange. (Neil Diamond, who is at least 5 years older than them, manages to do a two-hour concert without a break!).

Also, they started a lot later than scheduled. The tickets said it would start at 7. The email we got from Ticketmaster said it would start at 7:30. They finally got on stage at 8:20!

Apparently, a lot of people were unhappy about this, as it meant that the concert ended a lot later than planned. We got home just before midnight. People travelled from all around the country, and I hate to think what time it was when they got home! A lady beside me cancelled her restaurant reservation at 8 pm. She must have booked for 10 and she knew by then that there was no way they'd make it on time!
Anyway, we didn't mind it was a late night. We just had a little lie-in this morning.

By the way, the pictures of Lansdown Road in the Wikipedia article are pictures of how it will look when the reconstruction will be done.