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Eric Clapton Concludes 2008 Summer Tour In Monaco
Eric Clapton performed the second of two concerts at Monaco's Sporting Summer Festival on Saturday, 23 August ending a 27 date Summer Tour which started in May in the United States. The tour visited nine U.S. cities; two each in Canada and Ireland; three in England and ten European cities playing before thousands of fans. Eric opened with "Hoochie Coochie Man" and two songs he recorded with Derek and the Dominos back in 1970: "Tell The Truth" and "Little Wing." From there, the set list, which was changed from the previous evening, had lots of blues and songs from his back catalog. Although EC delivered his hallmark guitar solos throughout, guitarist Doyle Bramhall II turned in some top-notch solos, particularly during "Little Queen of Spades." And just like the earlier nights on the tour, long-time bandmember Chris Stainton delivered several killer keyboard solos. Standout numbers were "Little Wing," "Driftin," "Got To Get Better In A Little While" and "Cocaine". Read entry
Published on 23 August 2008 / last modified on 24 August 2008
Enter To Win the UK Paperback Edition of “Clapton: The Autobiography” from Random House & Where’s Eric!
Clapton: The AutobiographyRandom House has generously provided Where's Eric! with a number of copies of the new UK paperback edition of "Clapton: The Autobiography" to give away in an online contest. When the hardcover edition was published in October 2007, it immediately moved to the top of the best-seller lists around the world. In the book, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life. More than a rock star, he is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Contest ends 16 September, one entry per person. For complete contest rules and to enter to win your own copy of the UK paperback edition, Read entry
Published on 23 August 2008 / last modified on 24 August 2008
EC Concert News: First Night In Monaco
Eric Clapton and his band performed the first of two concerts at Monaco's Sporting Summer Festival on Friday, 22 August. The 800 concert-goers enjoyed an elegant sit down dinner before the concert. Eric stepped onstage at 10:30PM and the show ended at the stroke of midnight. The set was changed around quite a bit to fit the 90 minutes allotted by the Sporting Summer Festival. After opening with an unusually short version of "Layla", the band continued on with solid renditions of "Hoochie Coochie Man" and "Here But I'm Gone". The stand-out number of the evening was "Got To Get Better In A Little While," which featured excellent solos from EC and bassist Willie Weeks. Read entry
Published on 22 August 2008 / last modified on 23 August 2008
Jakob Dylan Joins Eric Clapton On Stage In Zurich
On 20 August, Eric Clapton and his band performed a nineteen song set at Zurich's Hallenstadion. The high-energy show lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. One fan at the venue commented to Where's Eric! there were smiles all around. Willie Weeks, the legendary bassist who is currently touring with Clapton, took an extended solo during "Got To Get Better In A Little While". Another commented that EC was quite talkative and seemed in terrific spirits. For the first time, Jakob Dylan, joined EC on stage during the encore song, "Crossroads". The first song in the sit down acoustic set was not "Drifitin'", but "Help Me" written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson. Read entry
Published on 20 August 2008 / last modified on 22 August 2008
Clapton Concert Details: Wiesbaden, Germany
The final leg of Eric Clapton's summer tour is winding down, with only three shows left following this performance at the Kurhaus-Bowling Green, in Wiesbaden. Two songs were dropped from the set and were replaced by fan favorites "Little Wing" and "Got To Get Better In A Little While". Early reports from fans at the venue have called it a "fantastic performance". Read entry
Published on 19 August 2008 / last modified on 19 August 2008
EC & His Band: Music in Munchen
Eric Clapton and His Band continued on their trek around Europe on the final leg of the Summer 2008 Tour. One fan in attendance checked in with Where's Eric! to report that the concert in Munchen, Germany on 17 August ranks within the very best EC concerts she has ever attended.... it was "concise, fierce and simply stunning". EC was in excellent form while Doyle Bramhall's supporting guitar work was also top notch. Chris Stainton delivered terrific keyboard solos. Although almost all songs could be considered "highlights" the best of the best were "Here But I'm Gone", "Outside Woman Blues," "Isn't It A Pity," "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad", "Little Queen of Spades," "Layla" and "Cocaine." Read entry
Published on 17 August 2008 / last modified on 18 August 2008
Eric Clapton - Berlin Concert Details
Eric Clapton and his band returned to Berlin, Germany on Friday 15 August for a two hour performance at the Waldbuhne, an outdoor venue. In Berlin, it had been raining throughout the day and the show was no exception with heavy rain throughout. During Hoochie Coochie Man, Chris Stainton's keyboard solo really challenged EC and he responded in kind, making the song one of the evening's highlights.There was great extended interplay between EC and Doyle Bramhall II during Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad. Little Queen of Spades was played a bit slower than previous nights, with wondeful "waterfall" like effects in Chris' solo. Towards the end of Chris' solo, Abe and Willie put a little jazz / swing tempo in making it absolutely top notch. An "eleven out of ten" according to some in the audience. But the big surprise of the night was the addition of Rock Me Baby during the acoustic set. Read entry
Published on 15 August 2008 / last modified on 15 August 2008
Eric Clapton Concert In Poland … First Since 1979!
Eric Clapton performed in Gdynia on the Baltic Coast of Poland on 14 August. The concert took place Gdynia's Kosciuszko Square in front of 20,000 people. Eric's set list included lots of classic blues like "Key To The Highway", "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "Little Queen of Spades." Fan favorites "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad," "Wonderful Tonight", "Cocaine" and "Layla" were also performed. Read entry
Published on 15 August 2008 / last modified on 15 August 2008

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