Hey, this isn't Stones, but it's damn close!! Clapton rocks. Anyone seen him or gonna see him this tour? I'm gonna see him in Rotterdam. And to make it even cooler the opening band is Robert Cray!! I've never seen him before. I can't wait!!

It depends on what version of EC shows up... he has like about 5 incarnations... if you get the Cream/ Dominoes/ blues version then you're in for a treat.

"It's just that demon life has got me in it's sway..."

Will he play in Spain?

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> Will he play in Spain?

No, sorry...

Eric Clapton is always great.

Charles Baudelaire
1821-1867

I want to see him with the reincarnated CREAM this summer! I bet that's what he's talking about because Clapton announced a month ago that Cream would be on the road again!

Debra Wrote:
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> I want to see him with the reincarnated CREAM this
> summer! I bet that's what he's talking about
> because Clapton announced a month ago that Cream
> would be on the road again!

It's not what I was talking about. I'm talking about his solo tour...

<Eric Clapton is always great>

August?

Any idea if he's coming to US or Canada. BTW I saw Robert Cray at the Hard Rock in Vegas about 5 years ago-if he still has it he'll be great..........

Anyone got Clapton Chronicles? terrible! Rested on his laurels since the early 70's.

Well, it's pretty old news. Most shows are already on sale/sold out.

Europe Tour 2006
08.05: Glasgow, SECC
09.05: Manchester, MEN ARENA
11.05: Birmingham, NEC
12.05: Sheffield, HALLAM FM ARENA
14.05: Nottingham, ARENA
16.05: London, RAH
17.05: London, RAH
19.05: London, RAH
22.05: London, RAH
23.05: London, RAH
25.05: London, RAH
26.05: London, RAH

31.05: Antwerpen, Sports Paleis
01.06:Rotterdam, Ahoy
03.06: Frankfurt, Festhalle
04.06: Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle
06.06: Leipzig, Arena
07.06: Berlin, Wuhlheide
13.07: Köln, Kölnarena
14.07: Dortmund, Westfalenhalle
16.07: Wien, Stadthalle
22.07: München, Olympiahalle
23.07: Mannheim, SAP Arena
25.07: Hamburg, Colorline Arena
26.07: Kopenhagen, N.N.
28.07: Oslo, Spektrum
29.07: Stockholm, Globen
31.07: Helsinki, Hartwall Arena

I heard he's completely revamped his band, kepts Chris Stainton on keyboards and Doyle Bramhall Jr. on guitar, but got Willie Weeks on bass, Steve Jordan on drums, and added another guitar player, Derek Trucks from the Allman Bros!

I'd expect a much more rocking/bluesy tour then the past several...

I hope so.

And erm.. Steve Jordan: yes indeed, Steve "Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Winos, John Mayer trio and Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll" Jordan!

Actually sounds quite good.....

By the way, I heard the 2001 tour Rider something CD... the band sounded like crap. It was 99% synthesizer and 1% guitar.

Derek Trucks? That's amazing, this kid absolutely cooks on guitar.

You forgot dates
There's at least one show in Paris missing...

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Well I am going to see him in Budapest on 18th of July.I have never seen him before so it's gonna be quite a thrill for me.
Hope he will play a lot of stuff of Derek and Dominos and Cream.

I would put his Unplugged record up against *anything* the Stones did in the 90s.

Charles Baudelaire
1821-1867

i'll gonna see him in munich, will be my
3rd concert!

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> Derek Trucks? That's amazing, this kid absolutely
> cooks on guitar.


He's the best "new" guitarist on the scene in 20 years. Seeing him paired with Clapton will resemble the the D&D days for sure....I really hope this tour makes it to the US.

kovach Wrote:
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> I heard he's completely revamped his band, kepts
> Chris Stainton on keyboards and Doyle Bramhall Jr.
> on guitar, but got Willie Weeks on bass, Steve
> Jordan on drums, and added another guitar player,
> Derek Trucks from the Allman Bros!


What a band! This should rock!

Clapton has been pretty erratic of late. I saw him in Nashville in like 99 and it was truly awful. There was a string section playing on "Crossroads"...I sh@t you not! THe last time I saw him he was back in the proper blues groove and had Billy Preston (Stones content) in the band!

Derek Trucks is amazing. If you haven't been listening to the latest incarnation of the Allman Brothers with Warren Haynes and Derek, give 'em a spin. Their latest live album (One Way Out) smokes! This is the best they have sounded since Dickey and Duane prowled the stage.

Ross



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No shows at all during the World Cup ???

Derek Trucks is one smoking guitarist.
I saw him open for Joe Satriani at Irving Plaza in '97.

Interesting choice by Clapton--but he is picking someone, who at this point, could probably blow him away--especially on slide.

Any chance of seeing Old Love with Clapton and Cray?

Any way to confirm if Derek Trucks is on board??

He's gonna play out here in California soon or just did, remember noticing
his band listed at one of the nightclubs????

MLC

Trucks is definitely in the touring band. That's confirmed. But, there are no gigs planned for California at this time.

There's nothing in the States yet unfortunately.

It's good to see Clapton is back at it.He said that his world tour a couple of years back was going to be his last one.

but, then Clapton usually does the States after Europe - the opposite of the Stones, so I'm sure we'll see him out before year's end. He also has a new album in the can which should come out later in the year (features Trucks on it, too), so that's further evidence the tour will continue...