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Eagles Launch Online Charity Auctions; Proceeds Benefit Band's Favorite Charities; Front Row Concert Tickets, Autographed Guitars and More Available

Business Wire, July 14, 2003

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2003

The Eagles have opened a series of charity auctions in conjunction with the band's current summer nationwide tour, "Farewell I." Effective immediately, Eagles fans nationwide can bid on auction packages of front row concert tickets, autographed guitars and copies of the Eagles Box Set, "Selected Works 1972-1999" at www.eagles.yahoo.com. Proceeds from the auctions, powered by StubHub.com, will benefit charities and organizations the Eagles support, including Mountain Restoration, Caddo Lake, Aspen Grassroots and The Joe Walsh Foundation.

"We are thrilled to have a legendary band like the Eagles entrust their charity auctions to StubHub.com," said Eric Baker, President of StubHub. "Eagles fans all over America are going to have the concert experience of a lifetime, while raising a significant amount of money for some great causes."

The Eagles "Farewell I" tour features the debut performance of their new single, "Hole In The World." The band also performs songs from their 30-year career including the top-selling album of all time, "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975." The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning four #1 U.S. singles and four Grammy Awards. "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975," "Hotel California," and "Their Greatest Hits Volume 2" have sold 28, 16, and 11 million albums, respectively. The Eagles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Eagles tour dates include:

Tue July 15         Boston -- FleetCenter
Wed July 16         Boston -- FleetCenter
Fri July 18         Boston -- FleetCenter
Sat July 19         Uncasville, CT -- Mohegan Sun
Mon July 21         Manchester, NH -- Verizon Wireless Arena
Tue July 22         Buffalo -- HSBC Arena
Thurs July 24       Albany -- Pepsi Arena
Fri July 25         Atlantic City, NJ -- Boardwalk Hall
Tue Aug 5           Phoenix -- America West
Wed Aug 6           Bakersfield -- Centennial Arena
Fri Aug 8           San Diego -- Coors Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 9           Las Vegas -- MGM Grand
Tue Aug 19          Sacramento -- Arco Arena
Wed Aug 20          Concord -- Chronicle Pavilion
Fri Aug 22          San Jose -- HP Pavilion
Sun Aug 24          Seattle -- White River Amphitheatre

About StubHub.com

StubHub.com is a website where users can bid on premium live event tickets and packages that cannot be purchased elsewhere. The website is also a safe, secure, convenient and fun online destination where anyone can buy or sell tickets to any event. StubHub.com has powered ticket auctions for artists and events including Christina Aguilera, Ellen DeGeneres, Alanis Morissette, Justin Timberlake, Creed, and the American Music Awards. For more information, log on to www.StubHub.com.

A Grassroots Aspen Experience is dedicated to empowering "at risk" youth from America's inner-cities and the Roaring Fork Valley, to discover, define and reach their potential. Their week-long programs act as a catalyst for goal setting, and our extensive follow-up programs provide continuous support to help our youth achieve their goals. Trust, integrity, diversity, and community are the values Grassroots Aspen Experience strives to instill in youth, so they become productive citizens in their communities.

Caddo Lake Institute, Inc. (CLI), is a non-profit, academic entity which supports interdisciplinary environmental study based on the preservation of the ecological and cultural integrity of the Caddo Lake ecosystem. The Institute's Caddo Lake Scholars Program and Junior Scholars Program promote the idea that wise use of an ecosystem includes preserving it as a living laboratory for teaching and learning ecology. Caddo Lake is a 40,000 acre wetland ecosystem located in Northeast Texas and Northwest Louisiana. It is the only naturally formed lake in Texas and is home to many endangered and threatened species of wildlife. The lake's name comes from the Native American Tribe that once made its home in the area. For more information: Caddolakeinstitute.org.

The Joseph Fidler Walsh Foundation is a non-profit public benefit corporation established in 1996 for the sole purpose of providing charity through contributions to organizations within a few areas of emphasis. In order to focus on a number of important objectives, the Foundation concentrates its support on Ecological Organizations, and education scholarships for higher levels of education.

The Mountains Restorations Trust is committed to preserving, protecting and enhancing the natural resources of the Santa Monica Mountains in the County of Los Angeles, California. MRT accomplishes this by working in several areas: land acquisition, cooperative planning, restoration, and offering education, and recreation programs. For more information: Mountaintrust.org.

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