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“Musically, Eric was a very generous guy. I loved working with him because he encouraged me to play”: How Eric Clapton used Roger Waters, George Harrison, and Stevie Ray Vaughan as foils to survive the ‘80s – the decade he was not prepared for

This was the decade that saw Slowhand board a train with Another Ticket and disembark as a fully-fledged Journeyman. Here, Albert Lee, Phil Palmer, and more recall a turbulent time in Clapton's career

Despite kicking things off with a bang alongside Jeff Beck for 1981’s Amnesty International benefit in London, which many signaled as “a return to form,” Eric Clapton wasn’t ready for the Eighties.

It seems obvious now, but looking back, even Clapton would probably agree. To that end, the downfall, if you could call it that, wasn’t so much steep as it was somber, with Clapton progressively moving away from his patented “woman tone,” which had come by way of blending various humbucker-equipped guitars with cranked Marshall amps .

Going into the Seventies, Clapton was still considered “God” by some. But by 1980, at 35, he was perhaps one of your lesser gods, shelling out soft rock accented by even softer – but still kinda bluesy – licks. 

But it wasn’t all bad, as by the early Eighties, Clapton had assembled a rocking, all-British band featuring Gary Brooker on keys, Dave Markee on bass, Henry Spinetti (younger brother of actor Victor Spinetti, who starred in three Beatles movies) on drums, and most importantly, the ever-capable and entirely essential Albert Lee on guitar.

When Lee wandered into Clapton’s camp in 1978, the idea was to spice up Clapton’s backing band. 

“We’d known each other for a long time, and we ended up doing a session together in London in 1978 for Marc Benno,” Lee says. “We played together for a week on that. At the end of the session, Eric’s manager [Roger Forrester] came up to me and said, ‘How would you feel about coming out on the road with Eric to play second guitar?’ I thought, ‘That sounds like fun’ – and off we went.”

Considering that Clapton was grappling with self-inflicted issues including (but not limited to) drug and alcohol addiction, Lee coming along wasn’t just about providing a capable live partner; with his fingerstyle approach and hybrid-picking technique that was entirely different from Clapton’s, Lee brought new flavors and positive energy to the party. Moreover, he inserted some sorely needed blues edginess – or call it country sharpness – into a mix that had become increasingly soft-rock.

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Despite the softness seeping its way into his studio recordings, once on the road with Lee, Clapton seemed invigorated, leading to the recording of two December 1979 performances at Budokan Theater in Tokyo that became the beloved 1980 double live album, Just One Night . 

Unlike what was to come, Just One Night found Clapton and friends brimming with passion and raw energy (case in point: the band’s dramatic, eight-minute-long take on Otis Rush’s Double Trouble ). More memorable still is the fact that the record showcases the interplay between Clapton and Lee – especially when it came to their respective solos on the extended version of J.J. Cale’s Cocaine .

I never really felt it was a guitar battle. I felt it was a conversation, really Albert Lee

It’s important to know that Lee – despite the pride associated with the performance (he played the country-tinged second solo while Clapton played the bluesy first solo) – doesn’t quite look at it that way. 

“I never really felt it was a guitar battle,” Lee says. “I felt it was a conversation, really. Also, I sang two or three songs [including Setting Me Up and Rick Danko’s vocal parts on All Our Past Times ]. Throughout the whole time I was with Eric, really, I was the harmony singer. There were no girl singers in those years. It was mainly down to me.”

One would’ve assumed that Clapton would take the energy he found on the road into the studio for his next record, and its title, Another Ticket , seemed to foreshadow as much. Instead, when Clapton and his band hit Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1980, the edge that once defined him was still missing in action.

Retrospect says that 1981’s Another Ticket was a modest success, as evidenced by its position at Number 18 on the U.K. charts (and the Top 10 status of its Clapton-penned single, I Can’t Stand It ). 

But Clapton’s music was never meant to be modest – especially with such a rocking yet blues-leaning band. That’s not to say Another Ticket is poor; it’s more to say that at 35, it seemed Clapton was more interested in blues complacency than juicing up the genre as he had a decade prior. 

Still, Floating Bridge features some interesting tones, and the overall tragic nature of the album, which centers around death – and in the case of Rita Mae , murder – could be seen as an example of Clapton leaning into his blues heritage, albeit in a highly mellowed-out fashion. Indeed, it seems Slowhand was wallowing in misery by this time, which is precisely why Another Ticket is a bit low on gusto.

It was bad enough that Clapton had gone from innovative dragon slayer to a yacht rock-leaning softy nearly overnight, leading to cookie-cutter album after cookie-cutter album. 

But making matters worse – and this was nothing new by the early Eighties – was his worsening alcoholism, which by 1982 had reached code red status. Somewhere in between fits of complacency and a sudden ‘come to Jesus’ moment that saw him “deepen his commitment to Christianity,” Clapton checked himself into rehab to sort himself out.

In the lowest moments of my life, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink anymore if I were dead Eric Clapton

Specifically, he checked himself in during January 1982 – but not before hopping on a plane and drinking himself into oblivion one last time out of fear that he’d never drink again.That sounds pretty damn awful, and according to Clapton, it was. 

“In the lowest moments of my life, the only reason I didn’t commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink anymore if I were dead,” Clapton said in his autobiography. “It was the only thing I thought was worth living for, and the idea that people were about to try and remove me from alcohol was so terrible that I drank and drank and drank, and they had to practically carry me to the clinic.”

Despite doctors’ orders not to engage in activities that would trigger alcohol consumption or stress, Clapton, seemingly brimming with energy, hit the studio to record what would be his next album, 1983’s Money and Cigarettes , a name chosen because Clapton is said to have felt that those two things were all he had left. 

Sadly, Clapton’s new and more clear-headed lease on life did not result in a change of musical course, with Money and Cigarettes providing more of the same low-energy content he’d been perpetrating since the mid-to-late Seventies. The only difference is that now Clapton couldn’t lean on addiction as an excuse for his amour-propre.

And to be sure, it wasn’t his band’s fault, either – especially given that slide ace Ry Cooder and master bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn were added to the mix, moves that should have been inspiring. But this was Clapton, after all, and while Money and Cigarettes might have been past its sell-by date out of the gate, it does have its moments, such as Man in Love , the All Along the Watchtower -esque Ain’t Going Down and – best of all – the blazing six-string interplay between Clapton and Lee on The Shape You’re In , which Lee remembers well. 

“We had such different approaches to the music,” he says. “I was always very conscious about trying to accompany and supplement what he was doing. That’s what people pay to hear, and he was happy to let me step out and play.”

Money and Cigarettes dropped in February of 1983 and was touted as a comeback album, which was to feature a sober and supposedly more creative Clapton. But success was again measured in modesty, with the album topping out at Number 20 in several countries. In short, this was not a level of success for someone who had achieved “God” status.

Another wrinkle showed up when a younger, hipper, far more aggressive-sounding (and also Strat-wielding) gunslinger from Texas – Stevie Ray Vaughan – inserted himself into the conversation via his debut record, Texas Flood , which was released in June 1983. 

For too long, Clapton had been asleep at the wheel, mainly providing records to use as white noise for lazy drives through the countryside or the desert. It had been years since he unleashed himself and made his Strat squeal, but now SRV was here with a record stacked with tracks to bump, grind, and sweat to – including Love Struck Baby , Pride and Joy, and his version of Buddy Guy’s Mary Had a Little Lamb – quite possibly leaving Clapton a smidge envious. 

For the first time since the aforementioned “Clapton is God” graffiti, Clapton’s status as a premier bluesbreaker had been challenged. And while you might think his ego and track record kept him from caring, if Albert Lee is to be believed, Clapton was, at the very least, listening to what SRV was doing. 

“[Eric] got a great joy out of listening to other guitarists,” Lee says. “He especially loved Stevie Ray.” Literally within months of Texas Flood 's release, Clapton changed his style, guitar tone, and overall vibe to something – well, with a bit more heft to it. More on that later.

Looking back on his time with Clapton, Lee says, “I think I did a pretty good job, but I never really looked at the whole deal as me competing with him. We were all there to make music, and my style worked alongside him. It was complementary rather than competitive.”

Meanwhile, SRV released another barnburner of a record in 1984’s Couldn’t Stand the Weather , further loosening Clapton’s once ironclad grip on blues-rock guitar. Vaughan also was being compared (in these very pages) to Jimi Hendrix; after all, he was serving up blistering covers of Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Little Wing , and Third Stone from the Sun night after night.

But Clapton had a retort of sorts – 1984’s masterful The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking – which saw him partnering up with Roger Waters for the latter’s first post-Pink Floyd foray. Once he was perched beside Waters, Clapton was a man on fire, dishing out solos that still read back as some of the best of his career. 

To this point, Clapton had made a tactical error by meandering around and releasing blues-like but mostly blues-adjacent pop filler, forsaking the “song within the song” approach that many of his Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominos solos had shown. But with Waters – as evidenced by songs like 5:01 AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking) and 4:41 AM (Sexual Revolution) – Clapton threw everything he had at the wall, and nearly all of it stuck.

In short, the album and its subsequent tour showcased the array of E minor, heavily compressed, tone-perfect solos and riffs that proved Clapton could still be “God” – even if SRV were here to stay; and SRV wasn’t going anywhere. But that shouldn’t have been an issue, as Clapton was back amid the conversation and primed and ready to take on the remainder of the Eighties, right?

You would have thought that, and in some ways, it was true. Yes, Clapton did revamp his look, tone, and approach. And yes, he was prepared to back up the success alongside Waters with his own success. But the thing is, Clapton wasn’t ready for the Eighties, and by late 1984, he had become painfully aware of that. And so, while on a split from his wife, Pattie Boyd, Clapton teamed up with – and this still seems odd – Phil Collins to help right the ship, along with legendary producer Ted Templeman, resulting in 1985’s Behind the Sun .

One of the most significant issues with Clapton's work, dating back to the mid-Seventies, was that his guitar playing had taken a backseat to whatever sounds he felt would grant him chart success, stripping him of what made him great in the first place. 

Surely, Clapton was aware of this – especially with the guitar-forward SRV gobbling up headlines and air time – and Behind the Sun certainly has its share of memorable solos and riffs. 

So that was one problem sorted; but now, another presented itself, which admittedly is subjective: an over-reliance – probably at the behest of Collins – on drum machines and synthesizers. 

Case in point, here’s how Guitar World put it back in 2015 : “The last minute and a half of Just Like a Prisoner might represent Clapton’s mid-Eighties high-water mark, at least from a shred perspective. The song features what could easily be considered one of his ‘angriest’ solos. 

“He even keeps playing long after the intended fade-out point, until the band stops abruptly. Maybe he was upset about the overpowering Eighties production, ridiculous synthesizers and obtrusive, way-too-loud drums that threaten to hijack the song at any moment.”

But on the bright side, while Clapton’s old band was gone, Behind the Sun does feature a ton of quality players, such as Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham, who played rhythm guitar on Something’s Happening , and Toto’s Steve Lukather on See What Love Can Do and the album’s most memorable track, the polarizing yet beloved Forever Man .

Looking back on how he ended up at the Behind the Sun sessions, Lukather almost seems embarrassed, saying, “I wasn’t very important to the album at all. Honestly, I feel like I did very little in those sessions. I remember being very nervous and thinking I should play really simple so that people wouldn’t even know I was there.”

As for Clapton’s state of mind at a time when the urgency to deliver a competitive record must have been at the forefront, Lukather says, “Eric was really nice to me, but we weren’t close. I added very little to his stuff, I think. I remember walking in, and Eric examined my fingers and said, ‘You don’t have any calluses.’ He seemed disappointed, but I had just gotten out of the shower, so my hands were soft!”

Indeed, Clapton now seemed ready for the Eighties… or he was at least prepared to try and sound like something out of the Eighties. 

On the strength, if you could call it that, of Templeman and Collins’ techy production, Clapton had a hit on his hands. Forever Man was very well received, even if it, along with the rest of the album, sounded more akin to Steve Winwood a la High Life than anything he’d done back when he was universally considered the greatest guitarist on the planet. 

The reinvigorated Clapton wasn’t letting any time go to waste, either. Only a year after Behind the Sun (not to mention the Edge of Darkness soundtrack, which he recorded with Michael Kamen), he delivered the super-slick August , which was successful courtesy of tracks It’s in the Way That You Use It and Tearing Us Apart , which featured Tina Turner. 

But retrospect tells a different story, and it’s hard to deny that August is probably Clapton’s worst record – especially as far as the Eighties are concerned. Not even a track like Miss You , which features some of Clapton’s most inspired playing of the decade, could save an album entirely bogged down by synths, gated reverb, and guitars that are often buried in the mix.

In his search for success, Clapton not only fell off the wagon of sobriety but also saw his marriage to Boyd come to an end. The latter was a bit of karma, seeing as he’d stolen her from his best friend, George Harrison, in the Seventies, but the former was especially unfortunate, as it came at a time when Clapton was seen as regaining his footing. 

In the wake of a second and still successful trip to rehab, Clapton emerged prepared to reclaim the throne again. And much like he had with Waters in ’84, he set his own music aside and played session man, this time for Harrison, who was due for a renaissance of his own – and got one via 1987’s Cloud Nine .

It was a serendipitous meeting of musical minds – with Clapton seemingly unencumbered by the pressures of measuring up to his past, he laid down some of his best Eighties work on tracks like Cloud 9 , That’s What It Takes , Devil’s Radio , and Wreck of the Hesperus . 

On the backside of those tracks, among other hits, Cloud Nine was a success, and a now sober and soon-to-be-single Clapton began ruminating on his next move, seeing him begin to write many of the songs that would appear on his final – and best – album of the Eighties, Journeyman .

Everything about Journeyman was different. For starters, it came on the heels of the successful (and truly awesome) 1988 box set, Crossroads , which showcased many of Clapton’s older and sometimes out-of-print-on-vinyl hits to a new and now CD-consuming generation. 

The positive reception for Crossroads , coupled with the fact that SRV had been slightly down for the count while battling his own addiction demons, allowed Clapton the space to reorient himself. 

Moreover, Clapton had found himself, meaning he rediscovered that long-lost “woman tone” he’d been missing, much of which can be attributed to his new signature Fender Stratocaster . Yes, Journeyman has its share of Eighties production – no one can deny that. But it’s also loaded with blues numbers, including Before You Accuse Me , Running on Faith , and Hard Times .

A critical addition to the sessions was Robert Cray, who lent his licks to six of the album’s 12 tracks and even co-wrote Old Love with Clapton. Sadly, Cray declined to be interviewed for this story; however, another venerable six-string veteran – Phil Palmer – also played a role on Journeyman, especially the album’s signature track, Bad Love .

“I had run into Eric in a little club in London called the Mean Fiddler,” Palmer says. “I looked up while playing and was shocked to see Eric standing there. Long story short, we got to talking, and Eric said to me, ‘Phil, it’s nice to see you. I’m making a record, and I’d like you to drop by and play on a few tracks.’ I did so, and the first track we did was Bad Love .”

Looking back on how he approached the track, given that his fingerstyle approach was in stark contrast to Clapton’s, Palmer says, “Musically, Eric was a very generous guy. I loved working with him because he encouraged me to play. Of course, you have to learn not to step on what Eric’s doing, but through my session work, I’d learned how to adapt, and Eric had a good way of letting me know in an unspoken way when I should jump in. He’d give a nod, and off I’d go.”

Of note, Palmer is only credited with lending a hand to Bad Love , but he recalls being heavily involved with two additional tracks, Old Love and Running on Faith , saying, “Eric encouraged me to play loud, which was like a dream come true. I wasn’t always encouraged to do that in other sessions, but Eric did. 

“And I remember that by that point, I’d gotten the idea that my long-used [Fender] Nocaster was pretty valuable, so I didn’t use that with Eric. Eric supplied me with one of his signature Strats, which were great guitars put together in the Fender Custom Shop. I still use them.”

Looking back, it’s easy to see why Journeyman is considered Clapton’s best album of the Eighties, even if some reviewers, such as Robert Christgau, likened it to a “fluke,” saying, “[Clapton] has no record-making knack. He farms out the songs, sings them competently enough and marks them with his guitar, which sounds kind of like Mark Knopfler’s.”

That’s harsh criticism, and perhaps there’s some truth to it, but regardless, Journeyman gave Clapton the success and singularity he needed. Moreover, it finally gave him something to compete against SRV, who released his own comeback album (of sorts) in 1989, In Step . But this time, Clapton bettered SRV, as Journeyman reached Number 1 on the Album Rock Chart and landed him a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1990. Not too shabby.

As for Palmer, he stayed on with Clapton, hitting the road in support of Journeyman and proving his most capable sideman since Lee left him half a decade prior. Looking back, Palmer says, “That album was just great… but it’s hard to quantify. The band was magnificent, and spontaneous things would happen daily.”

As for what he learned from Clapton, Palmer says, “The biggest lesson I got from Eric was to relax. I played with him hundreds of times, and when I stood behind him on stage, I saw that he was most at home. Maybe not in the studio, but live, Eric was free. He wasn’t nervous on stage, so that was the biggest lesson – to enjoy the moment.”

Palmer makes a good point: Clapton was always freer on stage than in the studio. It’s probably why he kicked off the decade so successfully with Just One Night , and it’s perhaps why many felt his appearance alongside Jeff Beck at the Amnesty International benefit would signal a return to form. And if he’d carried that same vigor into the studio, we’d look back on Clapton’s decade in the doldrums a bit differently.

But then again, it wasn’t all bad, and some of us, even though albums like Behind the Sun and August play back more like dollar bin and thrift store fodder than albums to remember, have a ton of personal memories tied to the likes of Forever Man , It’s in the Way That You Use It , and She’s Waiting . And to be sure, no one can take away the God-like strokes of genius heard on Clapton’s collaborations with Roger Waters, and to a lesser extent, George Harrison.

And so, the Eighties did little to encourage the idea that Clapton was “God,” but in the end, it didn’t entirely dispel the notion, either. As for Lee, when he looks back, he admits, “I haven’t listened back [to Clapton’s Eighties music] in a long time, so I can’t name a specific track. But I like the later stuff; the solos are really melodic, even though I’m not really into Eric for the guitar solos . I think he’s a great writer and a really good singer. The whole package works for me as a listener.”

As for Lukather, who sheepishly lent a hand to one of Clapton’s most polarizing Eighties moments in Forever Man , he seems to echo Lee’s sentiment, saying, “I am embarrassed even to be a part of the whole thing, but Eric is great. He was a huge influence on me, and I wore his stuff out. What can I say that hasn’t already been said?”

While the Eighties may have been choppy for Clapton, if anything, what he’ll most be remembered for is the redemptive way he rounded the decade out. In truth, not many artists could survive such critical onslaught, the unintentional creation of eventual thrift store fodder and those perpetual assertions of “God” status being revoked, but Clapton did. 

And so, for Eric Clapton, the Eighties wasn’t only about music or even about guitar; it was about across-the-board survival and living to fight another day. Clapton might not have been ready for the Eighties, but he sure as hell did his damnedest to survive them – and to eventually come out on top.

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Eric Clapton Concerts 1980s

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Just One Night UK Tour

May 2, 1980 New Theatre, Oxford, ENG

May 3, 1980 Conference Centre, Brighton, ENG

May 4, 1980 Bingley Hall, Stafford, ENG (supported by Chas & Dave)

May 6, 1980 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG

May 7, 1980 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

May 8, 1980 Odeon, Edinburgh, SCOT

May 9, 1980 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT

May 11, 1980 Deeside Leisure Centre, Deeside, WAL (supported by Chas & Dave)

May 12, 1980 Coventry Theatre, Coventry, ENG

May 13, 1980 Hippodrome, Bristol, ENG

May 15-17, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG

May 18, 1980 Civic Hall, Guildford, ENG

Just One Night - Scandinavian Tour

Fri 19-Sep-1980 Ålborghallen Ålborg (Denmark)

Sat 20-Sep-1980 Brøndbyhallen København (Denmark)

Sun 21-Sep-1980 Vejlby-Risskovhallen Århus (Denmark)

Tue 23-Sep-1980 Olympen Lund (Sweden)

Wed 24-Sep-1980 Scandinavium Göteborg (Sweden)

Thu 25-Sep-1980 Drammenshallen Oslo (Norway)

Sat 27-Sep-1980 Isstadion Stockholm (Sweden)

Mon 29-Sep-1980 Messuhalli Helsinki (Finland)

In January 1981, Eric did a short Irish tour. At the end of the tour he also played a single concert at the Rainbow in London, from which he donated the profits to a trust fund administrated by Meg Patterson.

An American tour in support of "Another Ticket" opened in Portland, Oregon on 2nd March. During the eighth concert of the projected 57-date tour, Eric collapsed and he was rushed to St.Paul's United Hospital. The remainder of the dates were cancelled.

Clapton emerged on 9th September, when he appeared at the Amnesty International Comedy Gala "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball". He played together with Jeff Beck on "Further On Up The Road", "Crossroads" and "'Cause We Ended As Lovers".

In October, Eric and his band toured Scandinavia. In Randers, Eric attempted to play saxophone on "Further On Up The Road"!

In late November, the group began the usual tour of Japan.

Another Ticket - Irish Tour

Sat 31-Jan-1981 Simmonscourt Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Sun 01-Feb-1981 Leisureland Gaillimh/Galway, Galway (Ireland)

Mon 02-Feb-1981 City Hall Corcaigh/Cork, Cork (Ireland)

Tue 03-Feb-1981 Youree Youth Centre Ceatharlach/Carlow, Carlow (Ireland)

Live Rehearsal for the U.S.A. Tour

Wed 25-Feb-1981 Rainbow Theatre London (England)

Another Ticket - Aborted U.S.A. Tour

Mon 02-Mar-1981 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon (United States)

Tue 03-Mar-1981 Coliseum Spokane, Washington (United States)

Thu 05-Mar-1981 Paramount Theatre Seattle, Washington (United States)

Fri 06-Mar-1981 Paramount Theatre Seattle, Washington (United States)

Sat 07-Mar-1981 Paramount Theatre Seattle, Washington (United States)

Mon 09-Mar-1981 Yellowstone Metra Billings, Montana (United States)

Tue 10-Mar-1981 Four Seasons Arena Great Falls, Montana (United States)

Fri 13-Mar-1981 Dane County Exposition Center Madison, Wisconsin (United States)

Sat 14-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota (United States)

Sun 15-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Civic Center Arena St. Paul, Minnesota (United States)

Tue 17-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa (United States)

Thu 19-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Kansas Coliseum Wichita, Kansas (United States)

Fri 20-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri (United States)

Sat 21-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri (United States)

Sun 22-Mar-1981 Cancelled: University of Nebraska Arena Lincoln, Nebraska (United States)

Tue 24-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Louisiana State University, Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana (United States)

Wed 25-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana (United States)

Fri 27-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee (United States)

Sat 28-Mar-1981 Cancelled: South Illinois University Arena Carbondale, Illinois (United States)

Sun 29-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Henry W. Kiel Municipal Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri (United States)

Tue 31-Mar-1981 Cancelled: Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas (United States)

Wed 01-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana (United States)

Fri 03-Apr-1981 Cancelled: University of Texas, Activity Center Austin, Texas (United States)

Sat 04-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Summit Houston, Texas (United States)

Sun 05-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas (United States)

Tue 07-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona (United States)

Wed 08-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Sports Arena San Diego, California (United States)

Thu 09-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Convention Arena Long Beach, California (United States)

Sat 11-Apr-1981 Cancelled: Almeda County Coliseum Oakland, California (United States)

Fri 01-May-1981 Cancelled: Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana (United States)

Sat 02-May-1981 Cancelled: Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio (United States)

Sun 03-May-1981 Cancelled: Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan (United States)

Tue 05-May-1981 Cancelled: Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana (United States)

Thu 07-May-1981 Cancelled: Michigan State University Arena East Lansing, Michigan (United States)

Fri 08-May-1981 Cancelled: Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois (United States)

Sat 09-May-1981 Cancelled: Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, Ohio (United States)

Sun 10-May-1981 Cancelled: Civic Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

Tue 12-May-1981 Cancelled: Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut (United States)

Wed 13-May-1981 Cancelled: Broome County Coliseum Binghampton, New York (United States)

Fri 15-May-1981 Cancelled: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale (Long Island), New York (United States)

Sat 16-May-1981 Cancelled: Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island (United States)

Sun 17-May-1981 Cancelled: Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, Maine (United States)

Tue 19-May-1981 Cancelled: War Memorial Coliseum Rochester, New York (United States)

Wed 20-May-1981 Cancelled: Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

Fri 22-May-1981 Cancelled: Capitol Centre Landover, Maryland (United States)

Sat 23-May-1981 Cancelled: Scope Norfolk, Virginia (United States)

Sun 24-May-1981 Cancelled: Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)

Tue 26-May-1981 Cancelled: Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina (United States)

Wed 27-May-1981 Cancelled: Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina (United States)

Fri 29-May-1981 Cancelled: Hollywood Sportatorium Miami, Florida (United States)

Sat 30-May-1981 Cancelled: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida (United States)

Sun 31-May-1981 Cancelled: Sun Dome Tampa, Florida (United States)

Tue 02-Jun-1981 Cancelled: Grand Ole Opry House Nashville, Tennessee (United States)

Thu 04-Jun-1981 Cancelled: State Fair Coliseum Jackson, Missouri (United States)

Fri 05-Jun-1981 Cancelled: Municipal Auditorium Mobile, Alabama (United States)

Sat 06-Jun-1981 Cancelled: Jefferson County Civic Centre Birmingham, Alabama (United States)

Sun 07-Jun-1981 Cancelled: Omni Theatre Atlanta, GA

September 9-12, 1981 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, ENG (Secret Policeman's Other Ball)

Scandinavian Tour

Wed 07-Oct-1981 Messuhalli Helsinki (Finland)

Fri 09-Oct-1981 Isstadion Stockholm (Sweden)

Sat 10-Oct-1981 Scandinavium Göteborg (Sweden)

Mon 12-Oct-1981 Drammenshallen Oslo (Norway)

Tue 13-Oct-1981 Olympen Lund (Sweden)

Thu 15-Oct-1981 Forum København (Denmark)

Fri 16-Oct-1981 Vejlby-Risskovhallen Århus (Denmark)

Sat 17-Oct-1981 Randershallen Randers (Denmark)

Charity Concert for the John Wile Testimonial

Mon 16-Nov-1981 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (England)

Japanese Tour

November 27, 1981 Kenmin Hall, Niigata, JPN November 30, 1981 Koseinenkin Hall, Nagoya, JPN December 1, 1981 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN December 3, 1981 Sun Paresu Hall, Fukuoka, JPN December 4, 1981 Kaikan Daiichi Hall, Kyoto, JPN December 7, 1981 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN December 8, 1981 Bunka Taiikukan, Yokohama, JPN December 9, 1981 Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai Hall, Tokyo, JPN

U.S.A. Tour

Sat 05-Jun-1982 Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids, Iowa (United States)

Sun 06-Jun-1982 Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska (United States)

Mon 07-Jun-1982 Metropolitan Centre Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)

Thu 10-Jun-1982 Pine Knob Pavilion Detroit, Michigan (United States)

Fri 11-Jun-1982 Pine Knob Pavilion Detroit, Michigan (United States)

Sat 12-Jun-1982 Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York (United States)

Sun 13-Jun-1982 Blossom Music Center Cleveland, Ohio (United States)

Thu 17-Jun-1982 Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, Maine (United States)

Fri 18-Jun-1982 Broome County Coliseum Binghampton, New York (United States)

Sat 19-Jun-1982 Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York (United States)

Tue 22-Jun-1982 Hampton Roads Coliseum Hampton, Virginia (United States)

Wed 23-Jun-1982 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina (United States)

Thu 24-Jun-1982 Viking Hall Bristol, Tennessee (United States)

Sun 27-Jun-1982 Civic Center Augusta, Georgia (United States)

Mon 28-Jun-1982 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida (United States)

Tue 29-Jun-1982 Civic Center Lakeland, Florida (United States)

Wed 30-Jun-1982 Hollywood Sportatorium Miami, Florida (United States)

Diverse concerts

Wed 22-Dec-1982 Royal Club Guildford, Surrey (England)

Money and Cigarettes - U.S.A. Tour (1st leg)

Tue 01-Feb-1983 Paramount Theatre Seattle, Washington (United States)

Wed 02-Feb-1983 Paramount Theatre Seattle, Washington (United States)

Thu 03-Feb-1983 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon (United States)

Sun 06-Feb-1983 Convention Center Sacramento, California (United States)

Mon 07-Feb-1983 Cow Palace San Francisco, California (United States)

Tue 08-Feb-1983 Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California (United States)

Wed 09-Feb-1983 Arena Long Beach, California (United States)

Fri 11-Feb-1983 Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Arizona (United States)

Sun 13-Feb-1983 Special Events Center Austin, Texas (United States)

Mon 14-Feb-1983 Summit Houston, Texas (United States)

Tue 15-Feb-1983 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas (United States)

Thu 17-Feb-1983 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee (United States)

Fri 18-Feb-1983 Henry W. Kiel Municipal Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri (United States)

Sat 19-Feb-1983 Hara Arena Dayton, Ohio (United States)

Mon 21-Feb-1983 Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

Tue 22-Feb-1983 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey (United States)

Fri 25-Feb-1983 Omni Theatre Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

Sat 26-Feb-1983 Gardens Louisville, Kentucky (United States)

Mon 28-Feb-1983 Capitol Centre Washington D.C. (United States)Tue 01-Mar-1983 Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts (United States)

Wed 02-Mar-1983 Hershey Park Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania (United States)

Thu 03-Mar-1983 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

Money and Cigarettes - European Tour

Fri 08-Apr-1983 Playhouse Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (Scotland)

Sat 09-Apr-1983 Playhouse Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (Scotland)

Mon 11-Apr-1983 City Hall Newcastle-upon-Tyne (England)

Tue 12-Apr-1983 Empire Liverpool (England)

Thu 14-Apr-1983 National Stadium Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Fri 15-Apr-1983 National Stadium Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Sat 16-Apr-1983 National Stadium Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin, Dublin (Ireland)

Wed 20-Apr-1983 Stadthalle Bremen (Germany)

Thu 21-Apr-1983 Grugahalle Essen (Germany)

Sat 23-Apr-1983 Ahoy Hall Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Sun 24-Apr-1983 Chapitau de Pantin Paris (France)

Tue 26-Apr-1983 Sporthalle Köln (Germany)

Wed 27-Apr-1983 Festhalle Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Fri 29-Apr-1983 Rhein-Neckar-Halle Eppelheim (Germany)

Sat 30-Apr-1983 St. Jakobshalle Basel (Switzerland)

Mon 02-May-1983 Palaeur Roma (Italy)

Tue 03-May-1983 Palasport Génova (Italy)

Thu 05-May-1983 Sport Palladium Toulouse (France)

Sat 07-May-1983 Sports Palace Barcelona (Spain)

Sun 08-May-1983 Velodromo de Anoeta San Sebastian (Spain)

Fri 13-May-1983 Coliseum St. Austell, Cornwall (England)

Sat 14-May-1983 Arts Center Poole, Dorset (England)

May 16-19, 1983 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG

Sat 21-May-1983 Apollo Theatre Manchester (England)

Sun 22-May-1983 De Montford Hall Leicester, Leicestershire (England)

Mon 23-May-1983 Civic Hall Guildford, Surrey (England)

June 5, 1983 New Victoria Theatre, London, ENG ("Save The Children" Benefit)

Money and Cigarettes - U.S.A. Tour (2nd leg)

June 25, 1983 Canada's Wonderland Kingswood Music Theater, Toronto, ON

June 27-29, 1983 Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, MI

July 1, 1983 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

July 2-3, 1983 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY

July 5, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

July 7, 1983 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH

July 9, 1983 Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN

July 10, 1983 Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI

July 11, 1983 Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, IL

July 13, 1983 Kings Island Timberwolf Theatre, Cincinnati, OH

July 14, 1983 Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

July 16-17, 1983 Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO

September 20, 1983 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (ARMS Benefit)

September 21, 1983 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (Prince's Trust Benefit)

November 28-29, 1983 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX (ARMS)

December 1-3, 1983 Cow Palace, Daly City, CA (ARMS)

December 5-6, 1983 Forum, Los Angeles, CA (ARMS)

December 8-9, 1983 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (ARMS)

European/North African Tour

Fri 20-Jan-1984 Hallenstadion Zürich (Switzerland)

Sat 21-Jan-1984 Hallenstadion Zürich (Switzerland)

Mon 23-Jan-1984 Teatro Tenda Milano (Italy)

Tue 24-Jan-1984 Teatro Tenda Milano (Italy)

Thu 26-Jan-1984 Beogradski-Sajam Hala Beograd (Yugoslavia)

Sat 28-Jan-1984 Sporting of Athens Athína (Greece)

Sun 29-Jan-1984 Sporting of Athens Athína (Greece)

Thu 02-Feb-1984 American University Al-Qahira (Egypt)

Sun 05-Feb-1984 Binyanei Ha'Ooma Yerushalayim (Israel)

Mon 06-Feb-1984 Binyanei Ha'Ooma Yerushalayim (Israel)

Roger Waters - Pros And Cons Of Hitch-Hiking - European Tour

Sat 16-Jun-1984 Isstadion Stockholm (Sweden)

Sun 17-Jun-1984 Isstadion Stockholm (Sweden)

Tue 19-Jun-1984 Ahoy Hall Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Thu 21-Jun-1984 Earls Court Arena London (England)

Fri 22-Jun-1984 Earls Court Arena London (England)

Tue 26-Jun-1984 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham (England)

Wed 27-Jun-1984 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham (England)

Tue 03-Jul-1984 Hallenstadion Zürich (Switzerland)

Fri 06-Jul-1984 Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy Paris (France)

Sat 07-Jul-1984 Wembley Stadium London (England)

Roger Waters - Pros And Cons Of Hitch-Hiking - U.S.A./Canadian Tour

Tue 17-Jul-1984 Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut (United States)

Wed 18-Jul-1984 Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut (United States)

Fri 20-Jul-1984 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey (United States)

Sat 21-Jul-1984 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey (United States)

Sun 22-Jul-1984 Meadowlands Arena Jersey City, New Jersey (United States)

Tue 24-Jul-1984 Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

Thu 26-Jul-1984 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois (United States)

Sat 28-Jul-1984 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Sun 29-Jul-1984 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Tue 31-Jul-1984 Forum Montreal, Quebec (Canada)

Australian/Asian Tour

Tue 13-Nov-1984 Hordern Pavilion Sydney (Australia)

Wed 14-Nov-1984 Hordern Pavilion Sydney (Australia)

Sat 17-Nov-1984 Festival Hall Brisbane (Australia)

Tue 20-Nov-1984 Hordern Pavilion Sydney (Australia)

Wed 21-Nov-1984 Hordern Pavilion Sydney (Australia)

Fri 23-Nov-1984 Sports and Entertainment Centre Melbourne (Australia)

Sat 24-Nov-1984 Sports and Entertainment Centre Melbourne (Australia)

Sun 25-Nov-1984 Sports and Entertainment Centre Melbourne (Australia)

Wed 28-Nov-1984 Entertainment Centre Perth (Australia)

Sun 02-Dec-1984 Coliseum Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Behind the Sun - European Tour

Wed 27-Feb-1985 Playhouse Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (Scotland)

Thu 28-Feb-1985 Playhouse Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh (Scotland)

Fri 01-Mar-1985 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham (England)

Sat 02-Mar-1985 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham (England)

Mon 04-Mar-1985 Wembley Arena London (England)

Tue 05-Mar-1985 Wembley Arena London (England)

Sat 09-Mar-1985 Jäähalli (Icehall) Helsinki (Finland)

Mon 11-Mar-1985 Scandinavium Göteborg (Sweden)

Tue 12-Mar-1985 Valbyhallen København (Denmark)

Thu 14-Mar-1985 Drammenshallen Oslo (Norway)

Fri 15-Mar-1985 Isstadion Stockholm (Sweden)

Behind the Sun - North American Tour (1st leg)

Tue 09-Apr-1985 Convention Center Dallas, Texas (United States)

Wed 10-Apr-1985 Summit Houston, Texas (United States)

Thu 11-Apr-1985 South Park Meadows Austin, Texas (United States)

Sat 13-Apr-1985 Civic Center Pensacola, Florida (United States)

Mon 15-Apr-1985 Civic Center Lakeland, Florida (United States)

Tue 16-Apr-1985 James L. Knight Center Miami, Florida (United States)

Thu 18-Apr-1985 Duke University Durham, North Carolina (United States)

Fri 19-Apr-1985 Civic Center Savannah, Georgia (United States)

Sat 20-Apr-1985 Omni Theatre Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

Mon 22-Apr-1985 Coliseum Richmond, Virginia (United States)

Tue 23-Apr-1985 Civic Center Baltimore, Maryland (United States)

Thu 25-Apr-1985 Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey (United States)

Fri 26-Apr-1985 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale (Long Island), New York (United States)

Sun 28-Apr-1985 Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island (United States)

Mon 29-Apr-1985 Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

May 1, 1985 Civic Center, Hartford, CT

May 2, 1985 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME

May 3, 1985 Forum, Montreal, QC

May 8, 1985 New York City, NY (US TV "Late Night With David Letterman")

Behind the Sun - North American Tour (2nd leg)

Fri 21-Jun-1985 Kingswood Music Theater, Canada's Wonderland Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Sat 22-Jun-1985 Blossom Music Center Cleveland, Ohio (United States)

Sun 23-Jun-1985 Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center Canadaiqua, New York (United States)

Tue 25-Jun-1985 Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York (United States)

Wed 26-Jun-1985 Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts (United States)

Thu 27-Jun-1985 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland (United States)

Fri 28-Jun-1985 Garden State Arts Center Holmdel, New Jersey (United States)

Sun 30-Jun-1985 Summerfest Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States)

Mon 01-Jul-1985 Gardens Louisville, Kentucky (United States)

Tue 02-Jul-1985 Pine Knob Pavilion Detroit, Michigan (United States)

Wed 03-Jul-1985 Pine Knob Pavilion Detroit, Michigan (United States)

Fri 05-Jul-1985 Poplar Creek Music Theater Hoffman Estates, Illinois (United States)

Sat 06-Jul-1985 Music Amphitheatre Indianapolis, Indiana (United States)

Sun 07-Jul-1985 Riverbend Music Theatre Cincinnati, Ohio (United States)

Tue 09-Jul-1985 Sandstone Amphitheatre Bonner Springs, Kansas (United States)

Thu 11-Jul-1985 Red Rocks Amphitheater Denver, Colorado (United States)

Live Aid Concert

Sat 13-Jul-1985 John F. Kennedy Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

Behind the Sun - North American Tour (2nd leg) (cont.)

Sun 14-Jul-1985 Red Rocks Amphitheater Denver, Colorado (United States)

Wed 17-Jul-1985 Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California (United States)

Thu 18-Jul-1985 Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California (United States)

Fri 19-Jul-1985 Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California (United States)

Sun 21-Jul-1985 Compton Terrace Phoenix, Arizona (United States)

Mon 22-Jul-1985 Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, California (United States)

Tue 23-Jul-1985 Concord Pavilion Concord, California (United States)

Wed 24-Jul-1985 Concord Pavilion Concord, California (United States)

Fri 26-Jul-1985 Center Coliseum Seattle, Washington (United States)

Sat 27-Jul-1985 PNE Coliseum Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

Sat 05-Oct-1985 Yoyogi Olympic Pool Tokyo (Japan)

Sun 06-Oct-1985 Yoyogi Olympic Pool Tokyo (Japan)

Mon 07-Oct-1985 Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai Hall Osaka (Japan)

Wed 09-Oct-1985 Shimin Kaikan Nagoya (Japan)

Thu 10-Oct-1985 Festival Hall Osaka (Japan)

Fri 11-Oct-1985 Sun Paresu Hall Fukuoka (Japan)

Mon 14-Oct-1985 George Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska (United States)

Sun 20-Oct-1985 Civic Hall Guildford, Surrey (England)

October 21, 1985 Limehouse Television Studios, London, ENG (A Rockabilly Session With Carl Perkins And Friends)

European Tour

Wed 23-Oct-1985 Halle des Fêtes Lausanne (Switzerland)

Thu 24-Oct-1985 Hallenstadion Zürich (Switzerland)

Sun 27-Oct-1985 Teatro Tenda Milano (Italy)

Mon 28-Oct-1985 Teatro Tenda Milano (Italy)

Tue 29-Oct-1985 Palasport Torino (Italy)

Thu 31-Oct-1985 Palamaggiò Caserta (Italy)

Fri 01-Nov-1985 Palaeur Roma (Italy)

Sat 02-Nov-1985 Palasport Génova (Italy)

Mon 04-Nov-1985 Teatro Tenda Bologna (Italy)

Tue 05-Nov-1985 Palasport Firenze (Italy)

Wed 06-Nov-1985 Palasport Padova (Italy)

Jam session with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells

Tue 03-Dec-1985 Dingwalls Club London-Camden (England)

Guest appearance with Sting

Fri 06-Dec-1985 Teatro Tenda Milano (Italy)

Diverse concerts (cont.)

Thu 12-Dec-1985 Dickens Pub Southend, Essex (England)

Fri 13-Dec-1985 Parrot Inn Forest Green, Surrey (England)

Dire Straits' Christmas Concerts

Thu 19-Dec-1985 Hammersmith Odeon London (England)

Sun 22-Dec-1985 Hammersmith Odeon London (England)

Mon 23-Dec-1985 Village Hall Dunsfold, Surrey (England)

Sun 23-Feb-1986 100 Club, London, ENG (Rolling Stones & Friends, Ian Stewart Memorial Jam Session)

Fri 20-Jun-1986 Wembley Arena, London, ENG (10th Birthday Party of the Prince's Trust)

European Festival Tour

Thu 03-Jul-1986 Kalvøya Sandvika, Bærum Kommune (Norway)

Fri 04-Jul-1986 Roskilde Festival Area, Orange Stage Roskilde (Denmark)

Wed 09-Jul-1986 Le Casino Montreux (Switzerland)

Thu 10-Jul-1986 Le Casino Montreux (Switzerland)

Sat 12-Jul-1986 Pinède Gould Antibes-Juan-Les-Pins (France)

Mon 14-Jul-1986 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham (England)

Tue 15-Jul-1986 National Exhibition Centre Birmingham (England)

August 14, 1986 Roof Gardens Club, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Prince)

August 15, 1986 Finchley Cricket Club, London, ENG (Charity Cricket Match)

August 16, 1986 Ronnie Scott's, London, ENG (Film session for 'Tearing Us Apart' video)

October 16, 1986 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (Chuck Berry's 60th Birthday Celebration)

October 27, 1986 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY (Guest appearance with Lionel Richie)

October 29, 1986 New York City, NY (Nightlife TV Show)

November 8, 1986 Mean Fiddler, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Robert Cray)

November 20-21, 1986 Metro, Boston, MA

November 23-24, 1986 The Ritz, New York City, NY

December 23, 1986 Village Hall, Dunsfold, ENG (Charity Show)

January 3-4, 1987 Apollo, Manchester, ENG

January 6-8 & 10-12, 1987 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

August - European Tour

Fri 16-Jan-1987 Ahoy Hall Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Sat 17-Jan-1987 Forest National Bruxelles (Belgium)

Sun 18-Jan-1987 Le Zenith Paris (France)

Tue 20-Jan-1987 Westfalenhalle Dortmund (Germany)

Wed 21-Jan-1987 Sporthalle Hamburg (Germany)

Thu 22-Jan-1987 Festhalle Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Fri 23-Jan-1987 Olympiahalle München (Germany)

Mon 26-Jan-1987 Palatrussardi Milano (Italy)

Thu 29-Jan-1987 Palaeur Roma (Italy)

Fri 30-Jan-1987 Palasport Firenze (Italy)

Fri 27-Mar-1987 Cranleigh Golf Club Cranleigh, ENG (Charity Show)

August - U.S.A. Tour

Sat 11-Apr-1987 Coliseum Oakland, CA

Mon 13-Apr-1987 Pacific Amphitheatre Costa Mesa, CA

Tue 14-Apr-1987 Forum Los Angeles, CA

Wed 15-Apr-1987 Ebony Showcase Theatre Los Angeles, CA (Film session for a B.B.King television special)

Thu 16-Apr-1987 McNichols Arena Denver, CO

Sat 18-Apr-1987 Civic Center St. Paul, MN

Sun 19-Apr-1987 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL

Sun 19-Apr-1987 Limelight Club Chicago, IL (Jam session with Buddy Guy)

Tue 21-Apr-1987 Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN

Wed 22-Apr-1987 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI

Thu 23-Apr-1987 Richfield Coliseum Cleveland, OH

Sat 25-Apr-1987 Capitol Centre Largo, MD

Sun 26-Apr-1987 Civic Center Providence, RI

Mon 27-Apr-1987 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY

May 6, 1987 Wembley Arena, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Lionel Richie)

June 5-6, 1987 Wembley Arena, London, ENG (Prince's Trust Benefit Concerts)

June 18, 1987 Wembley Arena, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Tina Turner)

July 4, 1987 Pinewood Studios, Iver, ENG (Island Records' 25th Birthday Party)

August 14, 1987 Finchley Cricket Club, London, ENG (Charity Cricket Match)

September 4, 1987 Lone Star Cafe, New York City, NY (Guest appearance with Ronnie Earl's 'Roomful of Blues')

October 6, 1987 Ronnie Scott's, London, ENG (Film session for 'South Bank Show' television programme)

October 9, 1987 Dingwall's, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Buddy Guy)

Australian/Japanese Tour

Fri 23-Oct-1987 Entertainment Centre Sydney (Australia)

Sat 24-Oct-1987 Entertainment Centre Brisbane (Australia)

Tue 27-Oct-1987 Sports and Entertainment Centre Melbourne (Australia)

Mon 02-Nov-1987 Budokan Tokyo (Japan)

Wed 04-Nov-1987 Budokan Tokyo (Japan)

Thu 05-Nov-1987 Budokan Tokyo (Japan)

Sat 07-Nov-1987 Nagoya Gym Nagoya (Japan)

Mon 09-Nov-1987 Osaka Jo Hall (Castle Hall) Osaka (Japan)

December 19, 1987 Village Hall, Dunsfold, ENG (Charity Show)

January 22-23, 1988 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, ENG

January 25-27, 29-31 & February 2-4, 1988 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

February 7, 1988 Civic Hall, Guildford, ENG

June 5-6, 1988 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG (Prince's Trust Benefit Concerts)

June 8-9, 1988 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (Warm-up gigs for the "Free Nelson Mandela" Concert with Dire Straits)

June 11, 1988 Wembley Stadium, London, ENG ("Free Nelson Mandela" Concert with Dire Straits)

July 2, 1988 Wintershall Estate, Bramley, ENG (Charity show in aid of the King Edward VII Hospital)

September 1, 1988 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX

September 2, 1988 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA

September 4, 1988 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

September 6, 1988 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

September 7, 1988 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

September 8, 1988 Capitol Centre, Largo, MD

September 10, 1988 Civic Center, Hartford, CT

September 11, 1988 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

September 13-14, 1988 Greatwoods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA

September 16, 1988 Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI

September 17, 1988 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

September 19, 1988 Fiddler's Green, Denver, CO

September 21, 1988 Shoreline Amphitheater, San Francisco, CA

September 22, 1988 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA

September 23, 1988 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Lugana Hills, CA

September 24, 1988 The Pantages, Los Angeles, CA (Guest appearance with Little Feat)

September 25, 1988 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (Guest appearance with Elton John)

September 26, 1988 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

September 27, 1988 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA

September 28, 1988 PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC

September 30, 1988 Canadian Airlines Saddledome, Calgary, AB

October 1, 1988 Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK

October 3, 1988 Arena, Winnipeg, MB

October 4, 1988 MET Sports Center, Minneapolis, MN

October 6, 1988 Forum, Montreal, QC

October 7, 1988 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON

October 8, 1988 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON

October 11, 1988 Bottom Line, New York City, NY (Jam session with Jack Bruce)

October 31, 1988 Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, JPN

November 2, 1988 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, JPN

November 4, 1988 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN

November 5, 1988 Stadium, Osaka, JPN

November 28, 1988 Hard Rock Cafe, London, ENG (Charity Show)

December 23, 1988 Village Hall, Dunsfold, ENG (Charity Show)

January 10, 1989 Dingwalls, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Womack And Womack)

January 16, 1989 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG

January 17, 1989 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG

January 18, 1989 Playhouse, Edinburgh, SCOT

January 20-22, 24-26, 28-30 & February 1-3, 1989 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG

May 9, 1989 Bottom Line, New York City, NY (Guest appearance with Carl Perkins)

May 31, 1989 Lexington Armory, New York City, NY (First Elvis Awards Ceremony)

July 1, 1989 Wintershall Estate, Bramley, ENG (The Picnic Concert by the Lake - Charity show in aid of Cancer Relief Macmillan Nurses)

European/African Tour

July 6-7, 1989 Statenhal, Den Haag, NED

July 9-10, 1989 Hallenstadion, Zürich, SUI

July 13, 1989 Sultan's Pool, Yerushalayim, ISR

July 14, 1989 Zemach Amphitheatre, Zemach, ISR

July 15 & 17, 1989 Caesarea Amphitheatre, Qesari, ISR

July 23, 1989 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, SWA

July 25-26, 1989 Harare International Conference Center, Harare, ZIM

July 28, 1989 Boipuso Hall, Gaborone, BOT

July 30, 1989 Estádio da Macheva, Maputo, MOZ

September 28, 1989 Da Campo Boario, Rome, ITY (Guest appearance with Zucchero)

October 7, 1989 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (Guest appearance with Elton John)

October 10, 1989 Shea Stadium, New York City, NY (Guest appearance with the Rolling Stones)

October 19, 1989 Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (Guest appearance with the Rolling Stones)

October 25, 1989 Rockefeller Center Television Studios, New York City, NY (David Sanborn television special)

October 28, 1989 BBC Studios, London, ENG (UK TV "Saturday Matters" interviewed by Sue Lawley)

November 18, 1989 Royal Albert Hall, London, ENG ('Parents For Safe Food' charity show)

November 26, 1989 St. James Reform Club, London, ENG (Guest appearance with Tina Turner)

December 19, 1989 Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ (Guest appearance with the Rolling Stones)

December 23, 1989 Ex-Servicemen's Club, Chiddingfold, ENG (Charity Show)

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1980: Turning Up and Down

1981: another ticket to the hospital, 1982: touring america, 1983: living on money and cigarettes, 1984: hitchhiking to the same old blues, 1985: behind the sun.

• Part 1 - Tokyo, Japan - October 5, 1985
• Part 2 - Tokyo, Japan - October 6, 1985
• Part 3 - Osaka, Japan - October 7, 1985
• Part 4 - Nagoya, Japan - October 9, 1985
• Part 5 - Osaka, Japan - October 10, 1985
• Part 6 - Fukuoka, Japan - October 11, 1985

1986: One More Car, One More Rider

1987: august all year long.

• Discs 1 and  2 - Tokyo, Japan - November 2, 1987
• Discs 3 and  4 - Tokyo, Japan - November 4, 1987
• Discs 5 and  6 - Tokyo, Japan - November 5, 1987
• Discs 7 and  8 - Tokyo, Japan - November 7, 1987
• Discs 9 and 10 - Tokyo, Japan - November 9, 1987

1988: On the Crossroads

1989: rambling at the rah.

Eric Clapton: The '80s and Beyond

By the ‘80s, many artists of Eric Clapton's generation were hanging up their spurs. But this journeyman guitar god was just getting started. Whether he was delving deeper into his blues roots with a Ray Charles tune, bringing in a drum machine for a Phil Collins collaboration, or mourning the loss of his son with one of the most moving ballads of all time, Clapton never stopped innovating.

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• Home Loving by Gary Brooker
• Ramblin' on My Mind by Robert Johnson
• Setting Me Up by Dire Straits
• Sleeping in the Ground by Sam Myers
• Tulsa Time by Danny Flowers
• Worried Life Blues by Big Maceo
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• Wonderful Tonight
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Music | Eric Clapton announces only U.S. concerts coming in 2024 will be in Southern California

The hollywood bowl, acrisure arena in palm springs and pechanga arena in san diego will host october dates..

Eric Clapton , the only musician inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times, will perform a Southern California mini-tour in October. These will be his only U.S. concert dates for the remainder of 2024.

Following a series of September concerts in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, the English guitar legend and his band will kick off their three-city California visit with an Oct. 8 concert at Pechanga Arena San Diego. It will be followed by an Oct. 10 show at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs and an Oct. 12 performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Ticket information appears below.

Clapton’s Oct. 8 concert will feature an opening set by fellow guitarist and singer Jimmie Vaughan. The show will mark Clapton’s first San Diego performance since a 2007 concert at what was then known as iPayOne Center and is now Pechanga Arena.

That 2007 concert was recorded for Clapton’s double album, “Live in San Diego.” Clapton’s bassist, then and now, is Nathan East.

“Live in San Diego” includes several songs featuring singer-songwriter J.J. Cale, who died in 2013. A longtime northern San Diego County resident, Cale was a major influence on Clapton, with whom he recorded the Grammy Award-winning 2006 album, “The Road to Escondido,” on which East is also featured.

Pechanga Arena opened in 1966 as the San Diego Sports Arena. Clapton’s 1968 concert at the same venue with Cream, his pioneering blues-rock power trio. The group’s nine-song performance is documented on the four-CD set, “Cream — Goodbye Tour Live 1968,” which was released in 2020.

Tickets for Clapton’s October concerts in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palm Springs go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at axs.com . Ticket prices for the San Diego show range from $69.50 to $395.50, plus service fees. The Pechanga Arena box office does not open until 11 a.m. Friday, an hour after tickets go on sale online.

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Eric continued recording his first solo album through the end of the month at Village Recorders in Los Angeles. While there, he also played on sessions for King Curtis and The Crickets

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric started their North American Tour at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. The tour ended on 22 February with a concert at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California. The band appeared on The Dick Cavett Show on ABC-TV in New York City on the 5th

March - April

Eric spent the time in London mixing his first solo album and playing on recording sessions for Stephen Stills, Ashton Gardner & Dyke, Jonathan Kelly, and Jesse Ed Davis

May - October

In early May, EC, along with Ringo Starr, Steve Winwood and Bill Wyman played on a series of sessions for Howlin' Wolf at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. The album, London Howlin Wolf Sessions , was released in August 1971. He also went to Oxford to jam with Steve Winwood and the reformed Traffic at St. Catherine’s College. In late May, George Harrison began recording first solo album and rock history’s first triple album, All Things Must Pass and invited Eric's new band, Derek and The Dominos to back him at recording sessions. The initial sessions took place in May and June at EMI Abbey Road Studios with overdubs at Trident Studios from late August through mid-October. During the sessions, the band recorded their first single. In June and July, Eric also played on London sessions for PP Arnold and Dr. John, with Mick Jagger. The band would also tour the UK, relocate to Miami, Florida to record their legendary album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs , as well as kick off their US Tour in October

Eric and the rest of the Dominos started playing on sessions for PP Arnold’s debut album at IBC Studios in London. The sessions continued through 26 July and also featured Doris Troy, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Derek and the Dominos made their live concert debut at the Lyceum Ballroom in London with two charity shows for Dr Spock’s Civil Liberties Fund

Derek and the Dominos recorded their first single, "Tell The Truth / Roll It Over," at EMI Abbey Road Studios in London

EC, along with Mick Jagger, members of the Dominos and PP Arnold, started three days of recording sessions for Dr. John at Trident Studios in London for his album The Sun, Moon and Herbs

Derek and the Dominos' launched their UK Tour with a gig at the Dagenham Roundhouse in Dagenham, London

Eric's first solo studio album, Eric Clapton , was released

Derek and the Dominos' UK Tour stopped at the Van Dike Club in Plymouth, Devon. It was the last show before the band headed to the US to record their album. They were back on tour in England by 20 September. The UK Tour ended on 11 October at The Lyceum in London

Derek and the Dominos began recording Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida. Sessions continued through 2 October. Duane Allman joined the sessions on 27 August

22 September

Eric made a guest appearance with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells during their support slot for the Rolling Stones at the Palais des Sports in Paris, France

Derek and the Dominos kicked off their US Tour with early and late shows at the Alumni Gymnasium on the campus of Rider College in Trenton, New Jersey

23 - 24 October

Derek and the Dominos played two consecutive nights at the Fillmore East in New York, their only US Tour. The band played early and late shows each night and all were recorded and later released

1 -4 November

While playing a gig in Florida with the Dominos, Eric also played on sessions for Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Play The Blues at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and on “The Judgement” for James Luther Dickinson

Derek and the Dominos were on an episode of the Johnny Cash Show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Carl Perkins was also a guest

Derek and The Dominos' double-album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was released

23 November

Eric played on a two-day recording session for John Mayall's album, Back To The Roots at Larrabee Studios in Los Angeles, California

2 - 3 December

Duane Allman joined Derek and the Dominos on stage at Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse, New York. Elton John was one of the support acts in Syracuse

Derek and the Dominos' final live performances took place at Brookhaven Gymnasium at Suffolk Community College in Selden, New York. The band played early and late shows. During the tour, BB King, Neal Schon, Jesse Ed Davis, Delaney Bramlett and Duane Allman all sat in at various gigs around the US

18 December

Eric joined the Rolling Stones at Olympic studios in Barnes, London to record a version of "Brown Sugar." This alternate version was released in 2015 on deluxe editions of Sticky Fingers

Eric played on sessions for Bobby Whitlock, his bandmate in Derek and the Dominos, at Olympic Sound Studios in London who was recording a solo album. George Harrison and the rest of the Dominos also joined in. Eric also played on sessions for John Mayall at IBC Studios

Derek and the Dominos began recording their second album at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. The album was never completed and the band quickly disintegrated by early May

Eric took part in the first large-scale rock benefit concert, "The Concert for Bangladesh,” in two shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City organized by his friend, George Harrison, and Ravi Shankar. Rehearsals took place at the venue the day before

Eric made a guest appearance with Leon Russell and The Shelter People at the Rainbow Theatre

12 February

Eric played on an unreleased studio session for Stevie Wonder at AIR Studios, London

George Harrison recruited Eric to play on unreleased sessions for a Cilla Black album. Other old friends from the sixties, Pete Townshend, spent time helping Eric at his home studio working on the unfinished material from the Dominos’ second album

The Rainbow Concerts. Two shows heralding Eric's  "comeback" and celebrating Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community took place at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London. Organized by Pete Townshend, Eric's  supporting band featured Townshend, Steve Winwood, Ron Wood, Ric Grech, Jim Capadi, Jimmy Karstein and Rebop Kwaku Baah

Eric's  ‘comeback’ began when he flew to Miami, Florida to record his second solo album, 461 Ocean Boulevard , at Criteria Recording Studios through mid-May

Eric filmed the “Eyesight To The Blind" sequence for the movie, Tommy at St. Andrew's Church in Henderson Road with Pete Townshend and John Entwhistle. Eric also played on the official film soundtrack

19 - 20 June

The warm-up concerts for Eric's  first solo tour supporting 461 Ocean Boulevard took place at Tivoli Gardens in Stockholm and KB Hallen in Copenhagen

Eric kicked off the first leg of his US Tour at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut performing 28 concerts through 4 August

461 Ocean Boulevard was released. It reached #1 on the US Billboard Chart in August

Eric played on sessions for Freddie King at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, Florida

Eric started recording sessions for There's One in Every Crowd at Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica through mid-September

14 September

Eric's cover of Bob Marley’s "I Shot The Sheriff" topped the charts in America. Five days later, on 19 September, the single received a Gold Record Award from the RIAA (US)

28 September

Eric was back in North America touring in support of 461 Ocean Boulevard . The tour ended on 6 October in Philadelphia

Opening night of Eric's first tour of Japan - the gig was at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan and was the first of three nights at the venue. On 21 April 2023, Eric became the first foreign artist to appear 100 times at the Budokan. The 5 date tour ended in Osaka on 6 November

26 November  

The 9-date European leg of Eric's 461 Ocean Boulevard Tour opened with a gig at the Kongresszentrum in Hamburg, Germany. It wrapped in December at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Both shows were recorded

Eric's  3rd studio album, There's One In Every Crowd was released

Eric's  There's One In Every Crowd Tour started with the first of two consecutive nights at the HIC Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii.  The tour kept Eric on the road for much of the year before it ended at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on 2 November

Following a concert in Florida, Eric headed to Criteria Studios in Miami on 16 June to record a new single, “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door.” On the 25th, he recorded the B-side, “Someone Like You,” at New York City’s Electric Lady Studios

February - April

Eric recorded his next album, No Reason To Cry at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California. During this same period, he played on sessions for The Pencils, Rick Danko, Kinky Friedman and Joe Cocker at the studios

Eric headed back to California to select tracks for No Reason To Cry . While there, he played on sessions for Van Morrisson, Stephen Bishop and Ringo Starr at various studios in the Los Angeles area

Eric's  UK Tour supporting No Reason To Cry opened at The Pavilion in Hemel Hempstead.

Freddie King, Larry Coryell, Lewis Stephens and Ronnie Wood made guest appearances with Eric at the Garden Party IX at Crystal Palace Bowl in London

Eric's  4th solo studio album, No Reason To Cry , was released. It peaked at #8 on the UK albums chart and was certified platinum

7 September

Eric wrote "Wonderful Tonight" while waiting for Pattie Boyd to get ready to go to Paul and Linda McCartney's Buddy Holly Week Luncheon. The song was recorded for Eric’s 1977 album, Slowhand

Eric started his fifteen-date US Tour at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida

26 November

Eric was a guest artist at The Last Waltz, The Band's final concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. It was filmed and recorded

Eric started his 1977 Tour at DeMontfort Hall in Leicester.  He was on the road through mid-October with concerts across the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Spain, Hawaii and Japan. Eric had an extended break in May for the recording of his next album

Eric started working on Slowhand at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. "Wonderful Tonight" and "Next Time You See Her" were recorded at this session. He completed sessions for the album on the 25

25 November

Eric's  5th solo studio album, Slowhand , was released. It reached the Top 10 in 8 countries and become one of his most commercially and critically successful albums

Eric started his concerts for the year with a gig at the PNE Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada.  He was on tour for much of the year with dates across Canada, the US, Europe, and the UK with a break for recording his next album, Backless

May - September

Between concert dates, Eric recorded Backless at Olympic Sound Studios in London

Eric's 7th solo studio album, Backless was released

Eric ended his touring for the year with a concert at the Civic Hall in Guildford, Surrey. Muddy Waters, George Harrison and Elton John made guest appearances

Eric started his 1979 tour with a gig at City Hall, Cork. The tour visited the US, Europe, the Mideast and Far East before it wrapped on 6 December at the Sangyo Kyoshin Kaikan in Sapporo, Japan

First of two consecutive nights at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan - both nights were recorded for Eric's  double-live album, Just One Night

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Eric Clapton announces fall 2024 concerts in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palm Springs

E ric Clapton, the only musician who has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times, will perform a Southern California mini-tour in October. These will be his only U.S. concert dates for the remainder of 2024.

Following a series of September concerts in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, the English guitar legend and his band will kick off their three-city California visit with an Oct. 8 concert at Pechanga Arena San Diego. It will be followed by an Oct. 10 show at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs and an Oct. 12 performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Ticket information appears below.

Clapton's three California concerts will feature an opening set by fellow guitarist and singer Jimmie Vaughan. The show will mark Clapton's first performance at the San Diego venue since 2011, when it was known as Valley View Casino Center. He performed in 2007 at the same venue — now known as Pechanga Arena — during its brief tenure under the name iPayOne Center .

That 2007 concert was recorded for Clapton's double-album, "Live in San Diego." Clapton's bassist, then and now, is former San Diegan Nathan East.

"Live in San Diego" includes several songs featuring singer-songwriter J.J. Cale, who died in 2013. A longtime northern San Diego County resident, Cale was a major influence on Clapton, with whom he recorded the Grammy Award-winning 2006 album, "The Road to Escondido," on which East is also featured.

Pechanga Arena opened in 1966 as the San Diego Sports Arena. Clapton's 1968 concert at the same venue with Cream, his pioneering blues-rock power trio. The group's nine-song performance is documented on the four-CD set, "Cream — Goodbye Tour Live 1968," which was released in 2020.

Tickets for Clapton's October concerts in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palm Springs go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at axs.com . Ticket prices for the San Diego show range from $69.50 to $395.50, plus service fees. The Pechanga Arena box office does not open until 11 a.m. Friday, an hour after tickets go on sale online.

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1987 to 1996: Eric Clapton Band History and Lineups

The years between 1987 and 1996 represent the most diversity in Eric Clapton’s career in terms of the number of musicians he has worked with. The 10-year period would result in several soundtracks, two studio albums, two live albums recorded with SIX different band line-ups, annual residencies at London’s Royal Albert Hall (which sometimes featured four different band line-ups in one run), extensive world tours, blockbuster singles and industry accolades.

1987 began with three dates at the Royal Albert Hall with a Four Piece Band. These dates started a tradition that would grow in scope. For the next nine years, concerts at “The Albert” would become an annual event in the lives his fans. Eric Clapton toured consistently during 1987 and 1988. In 1988, he celebrated his 25th year in the music business. Clapton’s third Albert Hall residency took place in early 1989. In the following months, he recorded “Journeyman”. Released in October 1989 it employed no less than 21 musicians.

Clapton began 1990 with 18 nights at the Royal Albert Hall employing four different bands: a Four Piece, Thirteen Piece, Blues Band and a Full Orchestra. These dates were filmed and recorded for a live album and video. But, Clapton was unhappy with the tapes and would try again the following year. In 1990 also went on a mammoth world tour to support Journeyman . In June, Eric Clapton and his band, along with some all-star guests, made an appearance at Knebworth, a 12-hour concert that raised money for the Nordoff-Robbins Foundation. Following a concert on 26 August 1990 during Clapton’s U.S. Tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan – who had opened that night for Eric – and members of Clapton’s touring staff were killed in a tragic helicopter accident.

A record 24 nights at the Albert Hall by Eric Clapton kicked off 1991. The shows were again divided into four different configurations: Four Piece, Nine Piece, Blues Band and a Full Orchestra. Like the previous year, these shows were filmed and recorded. The resulting double live album and video released in 1992, 24 Nights , combined performances from both years and several different band lineups.

Eric Clapton planned to spend the bulk of 1991 with his young son, Conor. Tragically, Conor died in March 1991 when he fell from a window of his mother’s Manhattan apartment. After several months, Clapton returned to work composing music for the film “Rush”. These sessions produced the massive hit single “Tears In Heaven”, which was a poignant tribute to Conor. In December 1991, Eric Clapton and his group of touring musicians acted as “the band” for George Harrison’s first tour since 1974. The George Harrison / Eric Clapton Rock Legends Tour took place in Japan. The shows were recorded and released as a double live album the following year.  Eric Clapton’s four solo songs, performed as part of the set, were omitted from the official release. In more recent years, film from these concerts has been released on a number of George Harrison re-issues as “bonus tracks”.

A watershed date in Eric Clapton’s career occurred on 16 January 1992. On that date, Clapton filmed an episode of the MTV Show, Unplugged , at London’s Bray Studios. The tv broadcast and subsequent home video and CD would usher in his greatest period of popularity. The companion CD is Eric Clapton’s biggest selling album. “Layla” – transformed into an acoustic shuffle – became a huge worldwide hit for the second time. The album and its smash single garnered three Grammy Awards at ceremonies in Los Angeles in 1993. Additionally, “Tears In Heaven” from the Rush soundtrack, received three Grammy Awards at the same ceremony.

After the 1992 Albert Hall residency, Clapton embarked on a brief U.S. tour in the spring. In the summer, Clapton toured Europe and the U.S. and did several joint concerts with Elton John at large outdoor stadiums. At several of these shows, the Clapton and John performed “Runaway Train”; a single they had recorded earlier in the year which was currently on the charts. A video for it was filmed at Wembley Stadium.

By 1993, Eric Clapton had finally reached a point in his career where he was comfortable enough to return to “Nothing But The Blues”. His 1993 Albert Hall season was an all-blues show that introduced a brand new Clapton band lineup that would remain fairly stable up until 1996.

The 1994 Albert Hall residency was an all-blues show as well. Later in the year, Eric Clapton entered the studio to record an all-blues album, From The Cradle made up of blues standards by Eric’s musical heroes. In May 1994, Clapton performed a solo acoustic concert at New York’s Lincoln Center to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation. He then hit the road playing all-blues shows around the world, including a number of small club dates in America. Clapton’s blues tour continued through 1995.

The 1996 Albert Hall dates would be his final annual residency at the venue although Clapton would return on his own for the occasional one-off charity concert. The 1996 concerts featured a combination of blues and hits. In June, Eric Clapton appeared for the first time in over 25 years in London’s Hyde Park for The Masters of Music Concert that benefited the Princes’ Trust.

The band lineups and the dates of Eric Clapton’s participation are as follows:

1987 ROYAL ALBERT HALL Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums). Special guests were Mark Knopfler (guitar � all 6 shows), Phil Collins (drums � last two shows), Steve Winwood (8 January 1987), and Sting (8 January 1987)

1988 ROYAL ALBERT HALL Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Mark Knopfler (guitar), Alan Clark (keyboards), Ray Cooper (percussion), Tessa Niles (vocals), and Katie Kissoon (vocals)

1988 25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Mark Knopfler (guitar), Alan Clark (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Tessa Niles (vocals – entire tour), Tracy Ackerman (vocals – Japan only) and Katie Kissoon (vocals – all dates except Japan). Elton John joined the band for several dates in Japan.

1989 ROYAL ALBERT HALL FOUR PIECE: Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), and Phil Collins (drums) BIG BAND: Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Alan Clark (keyboards), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals). Special guests were Mark Knopfler (guitar) and Carole King (vocals).

1989 TOUR (August – October) Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Alan Clark (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Phil Palmer (guitar), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals)

1990 ROYAL ALBERT HALL FOUR PIECE: Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), and special guest Phil Collins on 24 January 1990 THIRTEEN PIECE: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Phil Palmer (guitar), Nathan East (bass), Steve Ferrone (drums), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Alan Clark (keyboards), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), Tessa Niles (vocals), Ronnie Cuber (horns), Randy Brecker (horns), Alan Rubin (horns), and Louis Marini (horns) BLUES NIGHTS: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Robert Cray (guitar / vocals), Buddy Guy (guitar / vocals), Johnnie Johnson (piano), Jamie Oldaker (drums), and Robert Cousins (bass) ORCHESTRA NIGHTS: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Alan Clark (keyboards), Phil Palmer (guitar), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), Tessa Niles (vocals), and the National Philharmonic Orchestra with Michael Kamen, conducting

1990 JOURNEYMAN TOUR (February – November) Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Alan Clark (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Phil Palmer (guitar), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals)

1991 ROYAL ALBERT HALL FOUR PIECE: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), and Steve Ferrone (drums) NINE PIECE: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Phil Palmer (guitar), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals) BLUES NIGHTS: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Robert Cray (guitar / vocals), Buddy Guy (guitar / vocals), Jimmie Vaughan (guitar), Albert Collins (guitar), Johnnie Johnson (piano), Jamie Oldaker (drums), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), and Joey Spampinato (bass) ORCHESTRA NIGHTS: Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Nathan East (bass), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Phil Palmer (guitar), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), Tessa Niles (vocals), National Philharmonic Orchestra with Michael Kamen, conducting

ROCK LEGENDS JAPAN TOUR (December 1991) George Harrison (guitar / vocals), Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Nathan East (bass / vocals), Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Ray Cooper (percussion), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals)

THE UNPLUGGED BAND (16 January 1992) and 1992 ROYAL ALBERT HALL Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Nathan East (bass), Steve Ferrone (drums), Ray Cooper (percussion), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals)

1992 TOUR Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Nathan East (bass), Steve Ferrone (drums), Ray Cooper (percussion), Chuck Leavell (keyboards), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Gina Foster (vocals)

1993 ROYAL ALBERT HALL Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Andy Fairweather Low (guitar), Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass), Richie Hayward (drums), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), The Kickhorns – Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Simon Clarke (baritone sax), and Tim Sanders (tenor sax). Special guests were Buddy Guy (guitar), and Jimmie Vaughan (guitar).

1993 TOUR Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Nathan East (bass), Richie Hayward (drums), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), Maggie Ryder (vocals), and Katie Kissoon (vocals)

1994 ROYAL ALBERT HALL Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Dave Bronze (bass), Richie Hayward (drums), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Maggie Ryder (vocals), and Katie Kissoon (vocals)

FROM THE CRADLE SESSIONS Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Dave Bronze (bass), Jim Keltner (drums), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), Chris Stainton (keyboards), The Kickhorns � Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone), and Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone)

1994 US TOUR Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Dave Bronze (bass), Andy Newmark (drums), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), Chris Stainton (keyboards), and The Kickhorns � Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone), and Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone)

1995 ROYAL ALBERT HALL and 1995 TOUR Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Dave Bronze (bass), Steve Gadd (drums), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), Chris Stainton (keyboards), and The Kickhorns � Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone), and Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone)

1996 ROYAL ALBERT HALL Eric Clapton (guitar / vocals), Dave Bronze (bass), Steve Gadd (drums), Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar), Jerry Portnoy (harmonica), Chris Stainton (keyboards), and The Kickhorns � Roddy Lorimer (trumpet), Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone), and Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone), Katie Kissoon (vocals), and Tessa Niles (vocals)

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