You might also encounter this error if downgrading Falcon from HDP 2.5 to an earlier release.
If you encounter this error, delete the ActiveMQ history and then restart Falcon. If you want to retain the history, be sure to back up the ActiveMQ history prior to deleting it.
cd <ACTIVEMQ_DATA_DIR>
rm -rf ./localhost
cd /usr/hdp/current/falcon-server
su -l <FALCON_USER>