Farewell 1 Tour: Live from Melbourne


Farewell 1 Tour: Live from Melbourne is a double DVD by Eagles, released in 2005. It was filmed in Melbourne, Australia at the Rod Laver Arena on November 14, 15 and 17, 2004, featuring two new songs.
It is the first Eagles live video as a quartet without Don Felder, who was terminated from the band in 2001. This would also mark the last Eagles live video with founding member Glenn Frey before his death in 2016.
The name 'Farewell Tour' has nothing to do with the band's plan to quit touring and this is confirmed by Glenn Frey's quote in the interview contained in the DVD: "The longer this goes on, the better these songs sound. There is a 'sort of' honesty in calling the tour Farewell 1, with its implication that Farewell 2 will follow soon."
The concert marks the band's first use of pre-recorded rhythm tracks, namely a track consisting of muted guitar strums on "Hotel California" and a backing rhythm track for Don Henley's rendition of his fast-paced solo hit "The Boys of Summer". The two new songs included in the DVD are "One Day At A Time" and "No More Cloudy Days".
In November 2006, the DVD was re-issued at Wal-Mart stores with a bonus 3-track CD which are teasers of the band's upcoming studio album. The tracks are a studio version of Frey's "No More Cloudy Days", the Henley/Frey penned rocker "Fast Company" and the Henley/Schmit/Smith penned ballad "Do Something".
The performance was first released in a high-definition 1080p/DTS 5.1 format as an HD DVD in 2005. In 2013, it was released as a single Blu-ray disc.

Track listing

Disc One

  1. "Opening Sequence"
  2. "The Long Run"
  3. "New Kid in Town"
  4. "Wasted Time / Wasted Time "
  5. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
  6. "I Can't Tell You Why"
  7. "One of These Nights"
  8. "One Day at a Time"
  9. "Lyin' Eyes"
  10. "The Boys of Summer"
  11. "In the City"
  12. "Already Gone" / Silent Spring
  13. "Tequila Sunrise"
  14. "Love Will Keep Us Alive"
  15. "No More Cloudy Days"
  16. "Hole in the World"
  17. "Take It to the Limit"
  18. "You Belong to the City"
  19. "Walk Away"
  20. "Sunset Grill"

Disc Two

  1. "Life's Been Good"
  2. "Dirty Laundry"
  3. "Funk #49"
  4. "Heartache Tonight"
  5. "Life in the Fast Lane"
  6. "Hotel California"
  7. "Rocky Mountain Way"
  8. "All She Wants to Do Is Dance"
  9. "Take It Easy"
  10. "Desperado"

Personnel

Eagles

Background musicians

Bonus DVD

  • Behind the Scenes footage
  • New Interviews
  • A Glimpse Backstage
  • Soundcheck

Bonus CD included at Wal-Mart stores

  1. "No More Cloudy Days"
  2. "Fast Company"
  3. "Do Something"

Charts and certifications

Chart Peak
position
Australian Top 40 Music DVDs1
Austrian Top 10 Music DVDs4
Belgium Top 10 Music DVDs5
Belgium Top 10 Music DVDs1
Danish Top 10 Music DVDs5
Hungarian Top 20 DVDs12
Italian Top 20 Music DVDs1
Netherlands Top 30 Music DVDs1
New Zealand Top 10 Music DVDs1
Norwegian Top 10 DVDs5
Portuguese Top 30 Music DVDs6
Swedish Top 20 DVDs1