This is so wrong. Time to stop the booze, if that was the case and ban the cell phone cameras.
Why can't people enjoy a show without these?

¿[youtu.be]? es=78E8B_5_M87LcPMe anoche en Barcelona

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This is so wrong. Time to stop the booze, if that was the case and ban the cell phone cameras.
Why can't people enjoy a show without these?

Well, I agree about the cameras. 'Banning booze', however, would be a draconian step too far. I mean, people can, and evidently do, enjoy show's without alcohol, yet it is perfectly fine to enjoy a few beers, too. I

I am looking at the setlist.fm. Though he didn't play the encore in Madrid (1 song), the show was already shorter in Prague - the show before Madrid. Until Prague he played cca 1h45 - 1h55, Prague was only 1h35. Madrid was 1h20 and Barcelona - the show after Madrid 1h30.

Complete Barcelona gig:

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I am looking at the setlist.fm. Though he didn't play the encore in Madrid (1 song), the show was already shorter in Prague - the show before Madrid. Until Prague he played cca 1h45 - 1h55, Prague was only 1h35. Madrid was 1h20 and Barcelona - the show after Madrid 1h30.

I still maintain the man is over 80 and any show that's over 60 minutes from him is damn impressive and all we could realistically hope for. I really judge these octogenarians fairly easily.

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I am looking at the setlist.fm. Though he didn't play the encore in Madrid (1 song), the show was already shorter in Prague - the show before Madrid. Until Prague he played cca 1h45 - 1h55, Prague was only 1h35. Madrid was 1h20 and Barcelona - the show after Madrid 1h30.

I still maintain the man is over 80 and any show that's over 60 minutes from him is damn impressive and all we could realistically hope for. I really judge these octogenarians fairly easily.

Absolutely. I was just curious how much shorter was the Madrid show because of the incident and though compared with the times of the earlier shows it might seem the audience lost half an hour of the performance, the show was "only" one song shorter, so maybe about 10 minutes including the final bows. Still a major let-down for the audience of course. But yea, even though I think Eric could have finished the show, I understand the decision.

One thing that strikes me about Eric's latter-day performances is not the short-ish set-lists, but just how laid back and relaxed the performances are; to my ears, it's almost lounge music-like. It's all seems a very gentle, elderly affair. This is not a criticism at all, but the reality of an 80-year-old on stage in 2026. I'm glad he's still performing, even if it's all dialled-down a notch.

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One thing that strikes me about Eric's latter-day performances is not the short-ish set-lists, but just how laid back and relaxed the performances are; to my ears, it's almost lounge music-like. It's all seems a very gentle, elderly affair. This is not a criticism at all, but the reality of an 80-year-old on stage in 2026. I'm glad he's still performing, even if it's all dialled-down a notch.

Actually his play nowadays still offers an intense moment from time to time and he can stop time when he is in the zone and not in autopilot mode (which is also where he wanders into sometimes, admittedly). It’s remarkable for an octogenarian to accomplish that. In other words, his is another ‘you have to be there’ type of a performance. You can’t fully appreciate that, watching smartphone video on YouTube, sitting on an armchair at home.

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I stopped the video and examined the item thrown at Eric — some big orange dots on a white background...

Dude was just upset, he'd thought he was going to a Buddy Guy concert.



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One thing that strikes me about Eric's latter-day performances is not the short-ish set-lists, but just how laid back and relaxed the performances are; to my ears, it's almost lounge music-like. It's all seems a very gentle, elderly affair. This is not a criticism at all, but the reality of an 80-year-old on stage in 2026. I'm glad he's still performing, even if it's all dialled-down a notch.

Actually his play nowadays still offers an intense moment from time to time and he can stop time when he is in the zone and not in autopilot mode (which is also where he wanders into sometimes, admittedly). It’s remarkable for an octogenarian to accomplish that. In other words, his is another ‘you have to be there’ type of a performance. You can’t fully appreciate that, watching smartphone video on YouTube, sitting on an armchair at home.

Oh, I don't doubt there are moments of intensity in his playing; in fact, I can hear it. My point - poorly articulated, perhaps - is that the performances seem particularly relaxed and laid back. This is not a bad thing, and he certainly isn't sharing a stage with the late Bruce and Baker anymore.

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One thing that strikes me about Eric's latter-day performances is not the short-ish set-lists, but just how laid back and relaxed the performances are; to my ears, it's almost lounge music-like. It's all seems a very gentle, elderly affair. This is not a criticism at all, but the reality of an 80-year-old on stage in 2026. I'm glad he's still performing, even if it's all dialled-down a notch.

Actually his play nowadays still offers an intense moment from time to time and he can stop time when he is in the zone and not in autopilot mode (which is also where he wanders into sometimes, admittedly). It’s remarkable for an octogenarian to accomplish that. In other words, his is another ‘you have to be there’ type of a performance. You can’t fully appreciate that, watching smartphone video on YouTube, sitting on an armchair at home.

You nailed it, there's no one like Clapton when he's in the zone, looking up to the heavens as he plays, it's unreal and he never plays a solo the same way, still at 81 he tries new approaches.
When you are actually there witnessing this old man giving so much passion to his playing it touches your heart, he's like this taut string on a violin, suddenly it's oh my God.

Old Love from last week in Poland, it's hard to believe an 81 year old can play and sing with this intensity. Solo from 4 to 8 minutes.
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That item thrown at Eric in Madrid is an album by an Spanish Argentine rock band, Las Jirafas (The Giraffes), released in 2026.

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Old Love from last week in Poland, it's hard to believe an 81 year old can play and sing with this intensity. Solo from 4 to 8 minutes.
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Beautiful guitar. "Old Love" was a highlight from the Guildford show I saw on the 21st.

I also met Sonny and Nathan from the band after the show - really lovely people.

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Old Love from last week in Poland, it's hard to believe an 81 year old can play and sing with this intensity. Solo from 4 to 8 minutes.
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Beautiful guitar. "Old Love" was a highlight from the Guildford show I saw on the 21st.

I also met Sonny and Nathan from the band after the show - really lovely people.

When he gets it right and he usually does with Old Love it's worth the admission price alone.

Crossroads Blues & Little Queen Or Spades.
Poland 29/4/26



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Just love this solo, don't bother with boring bit after 8 minutes.
Old Love.
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