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I know I'm very drunk tonight but does it get better than this.


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Eric was probably drunk, too!

Even with a hangover it doesn't get better than that, all this "arguably the best guitarist" stuff, even if there's a better guitarist that ever lived, could they also sing better than Eric, could they write better music, i don't think so, ( Dave Gilmore close second ) Eric does it all and he does it brilliantly even at age 80.



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For keefriffhards:

[www.youtube.com]

That whole special is a hell of a good one, by the way:

[www.youtube.com]

Not talked about nearly as much as Roy Orbison Black And White Night, but just as good.

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For keefriffhards:

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Thanks for that man. I've never seen it, Eric's on fire there.
I actually think Eric played better through the drinking years, just as our Keith played better in the coked up years.

Just watched The Last Waltz last night, Robbie Robinson was trying to give Eric a run for his money, then a clearly drunk Clapton just blew him away with a solo and Eric puts his finger up gesturing I'm the number one mate haha so funny to see Eric with the giant ego back then.

Surprise appearance for 3 songs on Jimmie Vaughan gig in London last night. Looked very good and played even better. What a band!

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Surprise appearance for 3 songs on Jimmie Vaughan gig in London last night. Looked very good and played even better. What a band!

Yes, I was there for that. WHAT a surprise ! Always been a fan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and hence Jimmy Vaughan. But Clapton's appearance yesterday was a complete shock, albeit a very welcome and pleasant one !

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For keefriffhards:

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Thanks for that man. I've never seen it, Eric's on fire there.
I actually think Eric played better through the drinking years, just as our Keith played better in the coked up years.

Just watched The Last Waltz last night, Robbie Robinson was trying to give Eric a run for his money, then a clearly drunk Clapton just blew him away with a solo and Eric puts his finger up gesturing I'm the number one mate haha so funny to see Eric with the giant ego back then.

I once read Keith's playing during the heroin years described as "slovenly elegant." I thought that description was so apt. His playing during those years, especially live, was so fluid and smooth.

Duck

What did Eric play? Looks very cool.

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What did Eric play? Looks very cool.

One of the three songs was Honey Bee, the others I don't know, not that familiar with his catalogue.

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Surprise appearance for 3 songs on Jimmie Vaughan gig in London last night. Looked very good and played even better. What a band!

here's a video => [www.facebook.com]

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On that video I noticed Dave Edmunds on acoustic rhythm guitar; I hope he gets better.

Mershon Auditorium, Columbus OH, September 5

Layla (acoustic) returns.
Bell Bottom Blues (acoustic) was played first time in a long while — the only time the song’s acoustic version was performed is during Japan tour 1999 except Royal Albert Hall first night 2017.
The rest of the setlist is the same as RAH first night in May this year.
On the whole, song selection-wise hardly a promising start of the tour. Too many warhorses still there.

[www.setlist.fm]

[edit: As ds 1984 points out below, the acoustic Bell Bottom Blues was also played on the 2001 Reptile World Tour.]



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Bell Bottom Blues (acoustic) was performed that way in 2001.

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Bell Bottom Blues (acoustic) was performed that way in 2001.

You are correct. Thank you for pointing that out. I added the info accordingly.

I saw Eric Clapton last night in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. I’ve never seen him before, but I’m a big fan of his 60s and 70s work. He seemed a little slow to start but about a song and a 1/2 in he started warming up. The other guitar player took some of the solos. Clapton didn’t do all of the heavy lifting, but he still has it. The boy can still solo. I liked the set list and the simple stage set up. No frills just great music. Very satisfying show.

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I saw Eric Clapton last night in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. I’ve never seen him before, but I’m a big fan of his 60s and 70s work. He seemed a little slow to start but about a song and a 1/2 in he started warming up. The other guitar player took some of the solos. Clapton didn’t do all of the heavy lifting, but he still has it. The boy can still solo. I liked the set list and the simple stage set up. No frills just great music. Very satisfying show.

Thank you for your firsthand account of the show. I’m glad you liked it.
Like you said, the man still can play at his senior age.
As regards the setlist, there should be no problem if you saw him for the first time.
I attended his show more than one hundred times over the fifty years. I know, it’s a First World problem…

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I saw Eric Clapton last night in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. I’ve never seen him before, but I’m a big fan of his 60s and 70s work. He seemed a little slow to start but about a song and a 1/2 in he started warming up. The other guitar player took some of the solos. Clapton didn’t do all of the heavy lifting, but he still has it. The boy can still solo. I liked the set list and the simple stage set up. No frills just great music. Very satisfying show.

Thank you for your firsthand account of the show. I’m glad you liked it.
Like you said, the man still can play at his senior age.
As regards the setlist, there should be no problem if you saw him for the first time.
I attended his show more than one hundred times over the fifty years. I know, it’s a First World problem…

You’re welcome. Over 100x? Wow! That’s impressive! Where did you see him most often?

Might see if I can get a ticket for Saturday in Philly

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Over 100x? Wow! That’s impressive! Where did you see him most often?

Here is my CV of Eric Clapton concert attendance:

Japan
Osaka: 42 [1974-2014] *including 5 George Harrison concerts 1991 and also 2 shows with Steve Winwood 2011
Tokyo: 24 [1977-2025] *including 1 show with Steve Winwood 2011
Nagoya: 10 [1987-2014] *including 1 show with Steve Winwood 2011
Kyoto: 4 [1975-1981]
Yokohama: 2 [2001]
Hiroshima: 1 [2003]
Saitama: 1 [2009] *with Jeff Beck
Kanazawa: 1 [2011] *with Steve Winwood
Total: 83

G.B.
London: 20 [2004-2025] *including 2 Cream Reunion shows 2005, Ginger Baker tribute 2020 and 2 Jeff Beck tribute concerts 2023
Birmingham: 1 [2013]
Manchester: 1 [2013]
High Wycombe: 1 [2015]
Newcastle: 1 [2024]
Total: 24

U.S.A.
New Orleans: 1 [1988]

Canada
Toronto: 2 [1994]

South Korea
Seoul: 2 [2007 & 2011]

Turkey
Istanbul: 1 [2010] *with Steve Winwood

Germany
Dresden:1 [2019] *with cellist Jan Vogler

Grand Total: 114

…plus guest appearance at The Rolling Stones concert, 11-29-2012, and co-headlining slot with Van Morrison for the Music For The Marsden benefit concert, 03-03-2020, both at The O2, London

[edit/correction: on the initial post I put 20 for the number of London show attendance. Actually it has turned out to be 19 hence grand total 113, not 114. I amended the figures accordingly. I also tweaked minor details.]

[later edit/correction: I recounted the number of London show attendance with due care. It turned out that my original post was right, after all, it is 20 in all. Shaking my head]



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"Turkey
Istanbul: 1 [2010]"

- that was with Winwood, right? Saw them couple of days before your gig - in Belgrade, Serbia. Great tour...



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"Turkey
Istanbul: 1 [2010]"

- that was with Winwood, right? Saw them couple of days before your gig - in Belgrade, Serbia. Great tour...

Indeed it was! The venue, Turkcell Kuruçe?me Arena, was situated on the European side of Turkey and right by the Bosphorus, an open-air site directly overlooking the strait to the right. Such a nice setting — together with the unexpected fireworks over the sky (which were unrelated to the show), it remains one of the most atmospheric and memorable Clapton concerts I have been at to this day.

[whereseric.com]

BTW I recall that, in Where’s ERIC! physical fanzine reporting Clapton/Winwood’s European tour, an American diehard who followed them through all the dates picked Munich as the best of the lot. He also praised Belgrade as another great show where Winwood’s play shone through IIRC.

[whereseric.com]



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Over 100x? Wow! That’s impressive! Where did you see him most often?

Here is my CV of Eric Clapton concert attendance:

Japan
Osaka: 42 [1974-2014] *including 5 George Harrison concerts 1991 and also 2 shows with Steve Winwood 2011
Tokyo: 24 [1977-2025] *including 1 show with Steve Winwood 2011
Nagoya: 10 [1987-2014] *including 1 show with Steve Winwood 2011
Kyoto: 4 [1975-1981]
Yokohama: 2 [2001]
Hiroshima: 1 [2003]
Saitama: 1 [2009] *with Jeff Beck
Kanazawa: 1 [2011] *with Steve Winwood
Total: 83

G.B.
London: 20 [2004-2025] *including Ginger Baker tribute 2020 and Jeff Beck tribute 2023
Birmingham: 1 [2013]
Manchester: 1 [2013]
High Wycombe: 1 [2015]
Newcastle: 1 [2024]
Total: 24

U.S.A.
New Orleans:1 [1988]

Canada
Toronto: 2 [1994]

South Korea
Seoul: 2 [2007 & 2011]

Turkey
Istanbul: 1 [2010] *with Steve Winwood

Germany
Dresden:1 [2019] *with cellist Jan Vogler

Grand Total: 114

…plus guest appearance at The Rolling Stones concert, 11-29-2012, and co-headlining slot with Van Morrison for the Music For The Marsden benefit concert, 03-03-2020, both at The O2, London

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

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"Turkey
Istanbul: 1 [2010]"

- that was with Winwood, right? Saw them couple of days before your gig - in Belgrade, Serbia. Great tour...

Indeed it was! The venue, Turkcell Kuruçe?me Arena, was situated on the European side of Turkey and right by the Bosphorus, an open-air site directly overlooking the strait to the right. Such a nice setting — together with the unexpected fireworks over the sky (which were unrelated to the show), it remains one of the most atmospheric and memorable Clapton concerts I have been at to this day.

[whereseric.com]

BTW I recall that, in Where’s ERIC! physical fanzine reporting Clapton/Winwood’s European tour, an American diehard who followed them through all the dates picked Munich as the best of the lot. He also praised Belgrade as another great show where Winwood’s play shone through IIRC.

[whereseric.com]

I remember those reviews! Not much praise for the Romanian gig, but I'm glad he had a nice time over here.

I was in the fan pit, few meters in front of Eric; he seemed very relaxed, mentioned his previous visits to Belgrade (1979, 1984). Before the show he paid visit to our Goran Bregovic, whose work he loves:

[glossy.espreso.co.rs]



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I remember those reviews! Not much praise for the Romanian gig, but I'm glad he had a nice time over here.

I was in the fan pit, few meters in front of Eric; he seemed very relaxed, mentioned his previous visits to Belgrade (1979, 1984). Before the show he paid visit to our Goran Bregovic, whose work he loves:

[glossy.espreso.co.rs]

Just to remind you, the American diehard who submitted the European tour report to WE! physical (i.e. paper) fanzine is not the same person who posted the review to WE! website.

Thank you for the link to the Serbian article. I used DeepL translation to read it. I didn’t know about musician Goran Bregovic and that he visited ‘Erik Klepton’ and ‘Stiv Vinvud’ at the Belgrade show.

Me in front of the venue...



One of the photos I took from fan pit...

Cool pics, Milan. Thanks.
Hope you will catch one or few more Clapton shows “before they bring the curtain down”.
If I was you, I would consider going to Italy where he continuously visited to play last few years — it’s not too far from Serbia.

........... whoops



ROCKMAN



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On Where’s ERIC! website’s entry of the Madison Square Garden show last night (September 19), there is a historical overview of Eric’s MSG concerts since Cream played the arena on 11/02/68. Interesting read and worth a look.

[whereseric.com]

Thanx, RisingStone.

I remember a similar list for his RAH concerts, starting from his Yardbirds days...