Eagles Add Four More Sphere Dates, Bringing 2026 Run to 68 Shows

General public tickets for the new December shows go on sale Friday, July 17.

Eagles have announced four additional performances at the Las Vegas Sphere, expanding their already historic residency to a total of 68 shows. The new dates fall in December and join previously announced concerts in September and November. General public tickets go on sale Friday, July 17, with an artist presale beginning Wednesday, July 15. Full details are available at the band's official website.

Eagles Sphere 2026: Complete Current Schedule

The newly added December dates round out what has become one of the most extensive residencies any act has staged at the Sphere since the venue opened. The full current schedule spans September, November, and December.

• Friday, Sept. 18
• Saturday, Sept. 19
• Friday, Nov. 13
• Saturday, Nov. 14
• Friday, Nov. 27
• Saturday, Nov. 28
• Friday, Dec. 04
• Saturday, Dec. 05
• Friday, Dec. 11
• Saturday, Dec. 12

A Busy 2026 for the Band

The Sphere expansion comes amid one of the Eagles' most active years in recent memory. The band released an expanded box set for 1975's One of These Nights, marking that album's 50th anniversary. The package included a previously unreleased live concert recorded at Anaheim Stadium on the closing night of that record's tour.

Eagles also stepped outside Las Vegas for their first non-Sphere concerts since 2024, performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in early May before additional shows in Atlanta, Nashville, Hollywood (Florida), and Arlington, Texas that same month. Those dates were billed as The Long Goodbye Act III, with Tedeschi Trucks Band opening three of them.

Derek Trucks acknowledged that the invitation caught him off guard. “When they reached out about this, we were not expecting it,” he said. “It was quite an honor to be asked to be a part of it.”

Henley Signals the End May Be Near

The urgency around these additional dates is hard to separate from comments Don Henley made earlier this year. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Henley suggested 2026 could be the band's final year performing live. “I feel like we're getting toward the end, and that will be fine, too,” he said.

That framing gives the expanded Sphere run a particular weight. For fans who have been watching the Long Goodbye branding evolve across multiple touring cycles, these December shows may represent some of the last opportunities to see the Eagles on any stage.

What we know

• Eagles have announced four new Sphere performances in December 2026, bringing their total 2026 Sphere run to 68 shows.
• General public tickets for the new dates go on sale Friday, July 17; an artist presale begins Wednesday, July 15.
• Eagles released an expanded box set for One of These Nights in 2026, celebrating the album's 50th anniversary and including a previously unreleased live concert from Anaheim Stadium.
• Eagles performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in early May 2026 and played additional shows in Atlanta, Nashville, Hollywood (Florida), and Arlington, Texas that month, billed as The Long Goodbye Act III.
• Tedeschi Trucks Band opened three of the Long Goodbye Act III concerts; Derek Trucks said the invitation was unexpected and called it “quite an honor.”
• Don Henley told CBS Sunday Morning that 2026 might be the final year Eagles perform live, saying “I feel like we're getting toward the end, and that will be fine, too.”

The take

At 68 total shows, the Eagles' Sphere residency is shaping up to be one of the most substantial commitments any legacy rock act has made to a single venue. The Sphere opened in 2023 and quickly became a proving ground for catalog-driven spectacle, with U2's extended run there setting an early benchmark for what a residency at the venue could look like commercially and artistically. For a band of the Eagles' stature, the format makes considerable sense: the immersive visual environment allows them to frame their catalog as an event rather than a standard arena tour, and the controlled Las Vegas setting suits a group that has been selective about live appearances for years.

The Long Goodbye branding has been in circulation long enough that some observers have treated it skeptically, but Henley's CBS Sunday Morning comments carry a different tone than typical farewell-tour hedging. The band has lost Glenn Frey, and the current lineup has navigated real questions about its future for years. Pairing a 50th-anniversary box set for One of These Nights with what may be a final touring cycle is a coherent artistic and commercial strategy, one that lets the Eagles close on their own terms while giving archivists and casual fans alike a reason to engage. The addition of Tedeschi Trucks Band as openers also signals a degree of intentionality about legacy; Derek Trucks has deep roots in Southern rock and blues, and his presence connects the Eagles' run to a broader continuum of American guitar music.

Why it matters

For classic rock fans, the combination of Henley's retirement comments and a 68-show Sphere run creates genuine urgency. These December additions may be among the last chances to see the Eagles perform live anywhere. The Sphere residency model also continues to demonstrate that legacy acts can sustain long-form engagements in Las Vegas without the wear of a traditional tour, a template that other catalog-era bands are watching closely. How the Eagles close out this run will likely influence how the next generation of legacy acts approaches their own final chapters.

What's next

Artist presales for the four new December Sphere dates begin Wednesday, July 15, with general public on-sale following Friday, July 17. The band's existing September and November Sphere dates remain on the current schedule. No additional tour announcements beyond the current Sphere run have been confirmed.

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