June 2008 Archives

Set list: 01. Tell The Truth 02. Key To The Highway 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Isn't It A Pity 04. Outside Woman Blues 05. Here But I'm Gone 06. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad 07. Driftin' 08. Rockin' Chair 09. Motherless Child 10. Travellin' Riverside Blues 11. Running On Faith 12. Motherless Children 13. Little Queen of Spades 14. Before You Accuse Me 15. Wonderful Tonight 16. Layla 17. Cocaine Encore: 18. I've Got My Mojo Working (with Robert Randolph)

- Photo © Roy Badley- Report from Terri Weinberger: If someone had told me in Columbus at the end of the 2007 tour that the band could get this much better, it would have been very hard to believe. Not counting the backing vocalists (who were also great), there are five extraordinary musicians in this lineup. It is just fantastic to hear Eric and Doyle play the blues in a "no holds barred" rock band. From Tell the Truth and Key to the Highway to Hear but I'm Gone (which was like the Dominos meets Curtis) and Why Does Love, it was just phenomenal. Motherless Child really rocked with Abe and Willie. Little Queen of Spades was an epic version with spectacular solos by Eric and Doyle. Of the "hits," Before You Accuse Me was the best. Most of the encore, Crossroads, with Sheryl Crow, Robert Randolph, and John Mayer was fairly predictable, but the opening was quite interesting. All in all, a wonderful performance.

MODIFIED ON 24 JUNE 2008: The unknown new Curtis Mayfield song is called "Here But I'm Gone". This song lasts around eight and a half minutes with two amazing solos by Eric. Review by Robert Nickalson: This was a fantastic, amazing show! Two new songs on the set list a...

The second concert of the European Summer Tour was a big adventure for those who attended: a lot of rain and power failures during the concert! Review by Patrick Mulder: What a night! It could have been a nice venue, if it had not been raining so much! The band...

For the opening night of the European part of the 2008 Summer Tour there were a few changes in the set list. Also there were some new faces in the band: Willie Weeks on bass and Abe Laboriel Jr. on drums. Willie Weeks has played in Eric's band in 2006/2007....

This was the last night of the North American part of the Summer Tour 2008. The tour will be resumed on June 20 in Cork, Ireland. Set list: 01. Tell The Truth 02. Key To The Highway 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Little Wing 05. Outside Woman Blues 06. Double...

Eric Clapton was interviewed by Johnnie Walker last Tuesday (3 June 2008). Johnnie asked him some questions about the current tour. Though for Eric the main subject of the interview was the weather, he also talked about the current band (on the previous band: Sometimes I hardly ever got a...

NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Silvertone/Zomba recording artist and five time Grammy winner, Buddy Guy, will release a new album titled, Skin Deep on July 22nd. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has created an album of all original material and enlisted fellow guitar luminaries Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks on his 10th Silvertone/Zomba studio release.

The new David Sanborn CD "Here and Gone" will be released in Japan on June 18 and in the rest of the world August 12 2008. The album was produced by Phil Ramone and guest artists include Eric Clapton, Joss Stone, Sam Moore, Derek Trucks and Anthony Wilson.

UPDATED 15 JUNE 2008 - Interview with Bill Wyman on Sunday Times Online added - Review published on brain-damage.co.uk: Roger, who was part of Eric Clapton's team as they faced The Bunbury's XI, seemed to have a very enjoyable time fielding in the first innings, standing alongside Bill Wyman and Eric much of the time.

Photo: Eric Clapton @ Noblesville 30 May 2008 © Noblesville News Daily Times - UPDATED: Setlist adjusted 11 June 2008: Several fans have mailed us that due to the weather the show was cut short, "Cocaine" was not played in Noblesville. Also Eric played "Let's Talk It Over" "Come Back Baby" instead of "Driftin' ".

Set list: 01. Motherless Children 02. Key To The Highway 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Little Wing 05. Outside Woman Blues 06. Double Trouble 07. Don't Knock My Love 08. Drifting 09. Rockin' Chair 10. Motherless Child 11. Travelling Riverside Blues 12. Running On Faith 13. Tell The Truth 14....

Photo: © Cguadagnino Eric Clapton 2 June 2008 Mohegan Sun - Eric dedicated "Before You Accuse Me" to Bo Diddley died on the 2nd of June, he was 79.

Eric Clapton - Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls OH - Saturday 31 May 2008 Setlist: 01. Motherless Children 02. Key To The Highway 03. Hoochie Coochie Man 04. Little Wing 05. Outside Woman Blues 06. Double Trouble 07. Don't Knock My Love 08. Drifting 09. Rockin' Chair 10. Motherless Child...