Eric Clapton World Tour (2019)

2019 concert tour by Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton World TourWorld tour by Eric Clapton

Promotional poster

Start date| 13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)
End date| 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)
Legs| 3
No. of shows| 5 in Asia
7 in Europe
5 in North America
Website| ericclapton.com/tour
Eric Clapton concert chronology

*   * Eric Clapton World Tour
(2018)
*   * Eric Clapton World Tour
(2019)
*   * North American Tour
(2021)

The Eric Clapton World Tour 2019[1] is a concert tour by British rock and blues guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, which started on 13 April 2019 through 20 April 2019 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. As of 22 April 2019, a total of seventeen live performances in Japan, in the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany and in the United States were announced. The concert tour ended on 21 September 2019 in Dallas, United States.

## Background

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In September 2018, Clapton went to see a concert, held by the German cellist Jan Vogler, who is also the head of artist relations of the Dresden Music Festival. After the show, the two talked about how to keep their hands and fingers in shape during concert tours, according to the Sächsische Zeitung. During the conversation, Vogler invited Clapton to stage an intimate concert at the renovated Kulturpalast in Dresden, which has a capacity of only 1,754 seats. Clapton agreed to close the music festival in June 2019.[2] Due to high ticket demand, the concert was moved to the Messe, which holds 4,000 people. Minutes after the pre-sale began, the concert was sold-out.[3][4]

On 28 September 2018, it was announced that Clapton would play two additional shows in Germany, including Berlin (Mercedes-Benz-Arena) and Mannheim (SAP Arena) as well as one additional concert in Austria at the Stadthalle in Vienna.[5][6] On 24 October 2018, Clapton revealed that he will would return to the Royal Albert Hall, London for a series of concerts, which will be his only performances in the United Kingdom in 2019.[7] On 18 January 2019, it was announced that Clapton would take up a five-night residency at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan in April.[8] On 28 March 2019, Clapton announced the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 as being part of his tour.[9]

On 22 April 2019, Clapton's management announced that the guitarist will play three live shows in the United States ahead of the fifth Crossroads Guitar Festival in California (Chase Center), Nevada (T-Mobile Arena) and Arizona (Talking Stick Resort Arena) from 11 September 2019 through 14 September 2019. CHASE partnered with Clapton for the concert on 11 September 2019, holding an exclusive presale for cardholders.[10] During his shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Clapton decided to pay tribute to Prince, Bob Dylan and Doris Day, covering their songs "Purple Rain", "Alberta" and "Que Sera, Sera".[11][12]

## Setlist

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This setlist represents the average setlist of the tour. It does not represent all individual shows throughout the tour.[13]

1. "Pretending"
2. "Key to the Highway"
3. "Hoochie Coochie Man"
4. "I Shot the Sheriff"
5. "Driftin' Blues"*
6. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"*
7. "Tears in Heaven"*
8. "Running On Faith"*
9. "Layla"*
10. "Tearing Us Apart"
11. "Badge"
12. "Holy Mother"
13. "Cross Road Blues"
14. "Little Queen of Spades"
15. "Cocaine"

Encore

1. "High Time We Went"

* Indicates that the song was played in an acoustic/unplugged arrangement.

## Equipment

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A 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish painted in "Almond Green"

For his 2019 Tokyo residency at the Nippon Budokan, Clapton debuted a new color for his Fender signature model Eric Clapton Stratocaster electric guitar. The color, which is called "Almond Green", was frequently used by British car manufacturer Aston Martin throughout the 2000s and 2010s. The Eric Clapton fan club magazine Where's Eric! noted, that the guitar has model "a much lighter hue than his Strats finished with Porsche and Mercedes car colors".[14] Clapton owned an Aston Martin automobile in the 2000s.[15][16] During his stint at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Clapton used a Pewter Grey Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster.[17]

For his unplugged set, Clapton continued to use his signature model OOO-28EC acoustic guitar from Martin Guitars, he played on stage since 2015. However, Where's Eric! noted, that Clapton now uses a small DPA microphone mounted to the pick guard of his close to the bridge of his guitar.[14] For his London shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Clapton was spotted using a Fender '57 tweed Bandmaster reissue model electric guitar amplifier, which is the same model he has used since 2013. Behind the microphoned Bandmaster he kept a spare one (possibly another Bandmaster or maybe a '57 Twin tweed or a Twinolux) as a back-up amplifier. As part of his effects system, the guitarist used a leslie simulator and a distortion effect.[17]

## Personnel

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The following musicians were part of Clapton's touring band or appeared as special guests.[18][19]

* Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals
* Chris Stainton – Keyboards
* Nathan East – Bass guitar, Background vocals
* Doyle Bramhall II – Rhythm guitar, Background vocals
* Sonny Emory – Drums, Percussion instruments
* Steve Gadd – Drums (11 September 2019)
* Paul Carrack – Keyboards, Background vocals

* Sharon White – Background vocals
* Katie Kissoon – Background vocals
* John Mayer – Guitar, Background vocals (13 April 2019)[20]
* Jimmie Vaughan – Guitar, Background vocals (15, 16 May 2019)[21][22]
* Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar (4 June 2019)[23]
* Jan Vogler – Cello (10 June 2019)[24]

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## Tour dates

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue  | Attendance  | Box Office

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Asia[25][26]
13 April 2019  | Tokyo  | Japan  | Nippon Budokan | 72,350 / 72,350  | $8,712,387
15 April 2019
17 April 2019
18 April 2019
20 April 2019
Europe[27][28]
13 May 2019  | London  | England  | Royal Albert Hall | 15,624 / 15,624  | $2,784,980
15 May 2019
16 May 2019
4 June 2019  | Berlin | Germany  | Mercedes-Benz Arena | abt. 12,000[29] | —
6 June 2019  | Vienna | Austria  | Wiener Stadthalle | abt. 12,000[30]
8 June 2019  | Mannheim | Germany  | SAP Arena | abt. 10,000[31]
10 June 2019[a] | Dresden | Messehalle 1 | 4,000 / 4,000  | $1,061,960
North America
11 September 2019  | San Francisco | United States  | Chase Center | —  | —
13 September 2019  | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | —  | —
14 September 2019  | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | —  | —
20 September 2019[b] | Dallas | American Airlines Center | —  | —
21 September 2019[b] | —  | —
TOTAL  | \+ 125,974  | \+ $12,559,327

Notes

1. ^ The 10 June 2019 concert at the Messehalle 1 in Dresden, Germany was part of Dresden Music Festival.[32]
2. ^ a b The 20 & 21 September 2019 concerts at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, United States are part of Crossroads Guitar Festival.[33]

## References

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1. ^ Christian Grube (28 September 2018). "Eric Clapton spielt 2019 Konzerte in Berlin, Mannheim und Dresden" (in German). Regioactive Nachrichten. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
2. ^ Bernd Klempnow (8 September 2018). "Maniküre-Tipps für Eric Clapton" (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. ^ "Konzert Eric Claptons in die Messe verlegt" (in German). Dresdener Neue Nachrichten. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. ^ "Eric Clapton nach 10 Minuten ausverkauft!" (in German). Messe Dresden Agentur. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
5. ^ "Eric Clapton live 2019: Tickets, Vorverkauf, Termine" (in German). Rolling Stone Germany. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
6. ^ "Eric Clapton rockt 2019 in der Wiener Stadthalle" (in German). Heute Austria. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
7. ^ "Eric Clapton Returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2019". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
8. ^ "Eric Clapton 2019 Tokyo Residency". ericclapton.com. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
9. ^ Jackson Maxwell (28 March 2019). "Eric Clapton Announces 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival". Guitar World Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
10. ^ "EC To Play Three U.S. Concerts Ahead Of CGF". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
11. ^ "Eric Clapton: RAH 2019 Night One". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
12. ^ "Eric Clapton: Royal Albert Hall 2019 Night Two". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
13. ^ "Eric Clapton 2019 Tour Average Setlist". Setlist.FM. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
14. ^ a b "EC in Tokyo: Night 3". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
15. ^ "The Many Cars of Eric 'Slowhand' Clapton". This Week in Motors. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
16. ^ Cory Barclay (25 July 2018). "20 Cars From Eric Clapton's Rock N Roll Car Collection". Hotcars. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
17. ^ a b "Eric Clapton, Purple Rain, Royal Albert Hall". YouTube Video. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
18. ^ "EC's 2019 U.K. / Europe Tour Dates". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
19. ^ "EC's Tokyo 2019 Band Lineup". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
20. ^ "EC Kicks Off Tokyo Residency. John Mayer Sits in For Encore!". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
21. ^ "15 May 2019 – Eric Clapton & His Band". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
22. ^ "16 May 2019 – Eric Clapton & His Band". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
23. ^ Alexander Gumz (5 June 2019). "Eric Clapton live in Berlin – zwischen Zartheit und Routine" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
24. ^ "Eric Clapton und Jan Vogler spielen den Schlussakkord der Musikfestspiele" (in German). Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
25. ^ Nathan East (24 April 2019). "Domo arigatou Tokyo!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
26. ^ "EC Rocks Tokyo On Night 4". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
27. ^ Greissner, Georg (11 June 2019). "Erfolgreich wie nie zuvor – Musikfestspiele knacken die 2-Millionen-Euro-Grenze" [Successful like never before – Dresdner Music Festival tops the 2 million Euro line]. Dresdner Morgenpost (in German). Dresden.
28. ^ "Current Boxscore – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.`{{cite magazine}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
29. ^ Thorsten Czarkowski (5 June 2019). "Eric Clapton spielte am Dienstag in Berlin". Ostsee Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
30. ^ Brigitte Schokarth (7 June 2019). "Eric Clapton war in der Wiener Stadthalle in Hochform" (in German). Österreichischer Kurier. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
31. ^ Roland Müller (9 June 2019). "Eric Clapton in Mannheim: Make Blues great again!". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
32. ^ Ingo Pohlmann (17 August 2018). "Eric Clapton kommt zu den Dresdner Musikfestspielen 2019" (in German). Dresdner Neue Nachrichten. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
33. ^ "Eric Clapton Announces 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

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Eric Clapton

* Albums discography
* Singles discography
* Videography

Studio albums|

* Eric Clapton
* 461 Ocean Boulevard
* There's One in Every Crowd
* No Reason to Cry
* Slowhand
* Backless
* Another Ticket
* Money and Cigarettes
* Behind the Sun
* August
* Journeyman
* From the Cradle
* Pilgrim
* Reptile
* Me and Mr. Johnson / Sessions for Robert J
* Back Home
* Clapton
* Old Sock
* I Still Do
* Happy Xmas
* Meanwhile

Live albums|

* Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert
* E. C. Was Here
* Just One Night
* Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies
* 24 Nights
* Unplugged
* Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies
* One More Car, One More Rider
* Live in San Diego
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
* To Save a Child: An Intimate Live Concert

Compilations|

* The History of Eric Clapton
* Eric Clapton at His Best
* Clapton
* Steppin' Out
* Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
* Backtrackin'
* The Cream of Eric Clapton
* Crossroads
* Story
* The Cream of Clapton
* Blues
* Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
* Complete Clapton
* Forever Man

Singles|

* "After Midnight" / "Easy Now"
* "Blues Power" / "Bottle of Red Wine"
* "Let It Rain"
* "I Shot the Sheriff" / "Give Me Strength"
* "Willie and the Hand Jive"
* "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
* "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
* "Hello Old Friend"
* "Carnival"
* "Lay Down Sally" / "Cocaine"
* "Wonderful Tonight"
* "Tulsa Time"
* "Promises" / "Watch Out for Lucy"
* "Early in the Morning (Live)"
* "I Can't Stand It"
* "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"
* "Crosscut Saw"
* "Forever Man"
* "It's in the Way That You Use It"
* "Behind the Mask"
* "Tearing Us Apart"
* "Pretending" / "Before You Accuse Me"
* "Hound Dog"
* "Bad Love"
* "Tears in Heaven" / "White Room (Live)"
* "Layla (Acoustic)"
* "Down & Out"
* "Motherless Child" / "Driftin'"
* "Change the World"
* "Born in Time"
* "Circus"
* "My Father's Eyes"
* "Pilgrim"
* "Blue Eyes Blue"
* "(I) Get Lost"
* "Come Rain or Come Shine" / "Ten Long Years"
* "3 O'Clock Blues"
* "Key to the Highway"
* "Worried Life Blues"
* "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"
* "Every Little Thing" / "No Sympathy"

Soundtracks|

* Edge of Darkness
* Homeboy
* Rush

Concert films|

* Live 1986
* The Cream of Eric Clapton
* Live in Hyde Park
* In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua
* Sessions for Robert J
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004
* Live at Montreux 1986
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
* Planes, Trains and Eric
* Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019

Collaborations|

* Riding with the King
* The Road to Escondido
* Live from Madison Square Garden
* Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
* Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
* The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
* "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
* "Runaway Train"

Tours|

* Journeyman World Tour
* George Harrison–Eric Clapton 1991 Japanese Tour
* Reptile World Tour
* 2019 Eric Clapton World Tour

Bands|

* The Yardbirds
* John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
* The All-Stars
* Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
* Cream
* Blind Faith
* Delaney & Bonnie
* Derek and the Dominos

Related|

* Blackie
* Brownie
* The Fool
* Marshall Bluesbreaker
* Signature Stratocaster
* Crossroads Centre
* Crossroads Guitar Festival
* Pattie Boyd
* George Harrison
* Ferrari SP12 EC
* Va Bene
* Wonderful Today
* "Clapton is God"
* On Tour with Eric Clapton
* Nothing but the Blues
* Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

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