The Eagles

Bringing some California sunshine to Murrayfield, the Eagles delivered a show that was low on set dressing but packed with classics, writes David Pollock.

There were also lead vocal turns for long-serving bassist Timothy B Schmit, whose I Can’t Tell You Why is a less familiar part of the band’s canon, and the brilliant but ever-nebulous Joe Walsh. Some classics are more classic than others, however, with Lyin’ Eyes earning an enormous, swooning singalong, and encore opener Hotel California signalling the point after which many thousands made a dash for the tram, having heard their fill. The Eagles’ stadium show, we were told, would feature “no wind machines, no fireworks, no dancers…