How Eagles Ended Up On Espn: Вђthey Went Crazy, ... May 2026
: The network "went crazy" for the idea as they were searching for high-quality content while most live sports were canceled or delayed.
: How airing a concert on a sports network actually outperformed traditional music marketing strategies at the time. How Eagles Ended Up on ESPN: вЂThey Went Crazy, ...
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In the summer of 2020, with touring suspended, Eagles manager Irving Azoff and the band members were home watching sports documentaries like The Last Dance (the Chicago Bulls series) and 30 for 30 on ESPN . : Azoff thought it would be "cool" to
: Azoff thought it would be "cool" to give fans stuck at home a "Sunday night of touring" by broadcasting their concert film on a sports network.
: Longtime ESPN anchor Chris Berman , a close friend of Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh, helped facilitate the deal.
: Emphasizing that the deal started with a casual, almost impulsive phone call.