LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) — The Eagles bring California wherever they go, and Las Vegas is no exception as the band’s Sphere residency opens Friday night.
As with most things Vegas, it’s on another level.
The old Troubadour from Santa Monica Boulevard has been transplanted to The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
Cindy Frey, who was married to the band’s late founding member, Glenn Frey, spoke Friday morning about how the project happened.
“We knew we wanted to do something special. Our fans, you know, we’re going to be here for a little bit. Our fans are the greatest in the world, and they come here to walk back in time and get something of themselves back,” she said.
“And we thought, what better way to do it than to walk into the bar where, you know, it all started,” she said.
The Troubadour is where Glenn Frey and Don Henley met in 1970. The band produced four albums from 1972 to 1975, and a compilation titled “Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)” became the best-selling album of the 20th century, selling more than 38 million copies in America alone.