"It's time to come home." Joe Walsh on bringing his VetsAid concert to Wichita

Joe Walsh said the previous eight VetsAid concerts – benefit performances for military veterans and their families – were just a warmup for the ninth edition, in his hometown of Wichita.

“I don’t know. We probably should have done it sooner,” the guitar great said in a phone interview with The Eagle from his Los Angeles home. “We were visiting venues we thought were important vet-wise and making the rounds. Wichita was always on the bucket list to play, but this is our ninth one and it’s time to come home.

“We probably should have done it before, but it’s kinda sweet that we know what we’re doing now,” he added. “The first dates, we didn’t have a clue, but we pulled it off.”

VetsAid 2025 takes the stage at Intrust Bank Arena on Saturday night, Nov. 15, five days before Walsh’s 78th birthday.