2026 will "probably" be the final year for The Eagles

2026 will "probably" be the final year for The Eagles

As The Eagles glide through the final stretch of their blockbuster Las Vegas Sphere residency, the end is starting to feel very real.

The residency – part of the band’s aptly titled The Long Goodbye tour – is currently set to wrap at the end of March, and if Don Henley has his way, that might be the last stop on a journey that’s lasted more than five decades.

Speaking with CBS Sunday Morning, the Eagles co-founder was asked point-blank whether the band’s future extends beyond 2026. His answer was characteristically calm and quietly definitive.

“You know, I think this year will probably be it,” Henley said. “And I’ve said things like that before, but I feel like we’re getting toward the end. And that will be fine too.”

At 78, Henley sounds less conflicted than content. After a lifetime spent bouncing between airports, hotels, and sold-out arenas, his priorities are shifting away from touring and toward something slower and more grounded. He spoke about wanting to be home more, to spend time with family, grow vegetables, and actually see the places he travels to, rather than just passing through them on a rigid tour schedule.

“I’ve been all over the world, but I haven’t seen much of it,” he said. “Because we see the airports and the hotel room and the venue and we don’t get out much, you know?”

The Eagles’ Sphere residency was initially announced as an eight-show run, but demand quickly blew that plan apart. Multiple extensions followed, with the final dates now locked in, the last show officially landing on March 28.

The band has sold over 200 million records worldwide, earned six Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Just last month, their 1976 Greatest Hits album made history again, becoming the first record ever certified quadruple diamond in the U.S., marking 40 million copies sold.

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