Don Henley says the Eagles’ “Long Goodbye” farewell tour is now longer, with the band in Las Vegas at The Sphere

The Eagles’ “Long Goodbye” farewell tour has been extended, Don Henley said in an interview with CBS News published August 16, 2026, describing the band’s current run of shows as part of a longer version of the farewell. Henley’s comments were delivered while the Eagles are in residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas, where the band has continued performing beyond what had been framed as a concluding chapter for the group.

Henley spoke with CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith about the Eagles’ long connection to their audience and how that relationship has persisted for roughly half a century. In the conversation, he returned to the idea that the band’s public bond with fans has remained durable through multiple phases of its career, rather than ending abruptly at the start of the farewell period.

The interview also addressed the continued presence of Glenn Frey’s legacy within the band’s culture and public identity. Henley referenced the lasting impact of Frey, who was a founding member of the Eagles and a central figure in the group’s rise and enduring popularity, tying the present-day farewell extended run back to that shared history.

Henley further discussed how the band frames the meaning of the farewell itself, including the practical experience of returning to the stage even as the band maintains that the tour is still operating under a concluding label. While the Eagles have long emphasized their place in classic rock history, the interview highlighted that the farewell has functioned less as a final closure and more as an extended, ongoing interaction with fans in a major live venue setting.

CBS News’ feature described the Eagles as one of the most enduring old-school bands, and noted that the group’s “Greatest Hits” compilation is characterized in the segment as the bestselling album in history. That context was used to underscore why the band’s touring momentum, and its continued ability to draw public attention during a farewell run, remains a major cultural event.

The CBS News interview also previewed how Henley approaches performances in the period when the band has described itself as winding down. In the segment, he addressed the mindset around stepping on stage as a continuing part of the “Long Goodbye,” emphasizing that the band’s routine and preparation remain central even as it operates under the extended farewell framing.

As the Eagles remain in residency at The Sphere, the extension means fans who expected the group’s end-of-the-road schedule to conclude within a shorter window are instead facing additional dates under the tour branding. For the venue and the local entertainment economy in Las Vegas, the longer run also indicates sustained demand for legacy rock performances at a high-profile, large-scale production setting.

The CBS News piece did not lay out new legal or organizational details beyond the extension itself, but it placed the announcement in the broader narrative the Eagles have used for years: a farewell that evolves as the band continues to perform for longtime supporters. The interview serves as the latest public explanation from Henley for why “Long Goodbye” has not reached its terminus as previously understood by some viewers.