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Eagles to earn an easy fortune in Hong Kong
American country rockers The Eagles have landed a lucrative deal to play the most expensive rock concert in Hong Kong history, organisers and media reports said.
They will top the 1,900 charged for The Rolling Stones last year -- a price that caused outrage among local music fans.
Gig organisers Limelite wouldn't be drawn on the band's earnings, but said the 2,750 dollars price-tag "sounded about right".
"But this will be a historic show," said Limelite's Dora Chang. "This is the first time and probably the last time they will play here. They are getting old and I don't think we will have a chance to see them again."
Rock fans in Hong Kong are deprived of top-line Western acts through a combination of high touring costs and low demand.
The Eagles will play Hong Kong as part of a short Asian tour that will also take in Singapore and Bangkok, Chang said.
The Eagles, fronted by drummer-vocalist Don Henley and guitarist Glenn Frey, pioneered the west coast sound of laid-back country-tinged rock that dominated early 1970s American pop.
They split in the early 1980s only to reform in 1994. |
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