Back to the future ....

WHEN seventies giants The Eagles broke up amidst mutual threats of “ass-kicking” in 1980, Don Henley announced through gritted teeth the band would only ever play together again “when hell freezes over”.

Back to the future ....

Fourteen years later they were back on stage for the first gig in a lucrative reunion outing which they called – what else? — ‘The Hell Freezes Over Tour’.

The spectacle of rock ancients reuniting after years in the wilderness – otherwise known as unsuccessful solo careers – is a well established industry phenomenon, so much so that the first question which should really be asked of any act announcing a farewell tour is: “How sad, and when do the tickets go on sale for the comeback?”

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