Eagles postpone ceremony due to Frey's health

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Band’s Kennedy Center Honours appearance pushed back to next year as Glenn battles “intestinal issues”

The Eagles planned appearance at the Kennedy Center Honours event in Washington on December 6 has been postponed while Glenn Frey battles health issues.

The ceremony which recognises “individuals whose impact and genius have left an indelible mark on civilisation” will go ahead, but without the Los Angeles band.

Billboard reports that Frey “has had a recurrence of previous intestinal issues, which will require major surgery and a lengthy recovery period.”

Frey, Don Henley, Timothy Schmit and Joe Walsh will attend the event next year to receive the honour.

Musician Carole King, producer/director George Lucas, Boston Pops conductor Seiji Ozawa and actresses Rita Moreno and Cicely Tyson will be honoured this year.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.