Today

15
Jul

1963: EC plays his first gig at the Marquee Club in Soho, London while with his first band, The Roosters
1964: The Yardbirds have a gig at Il Rondo on Silver Street in Leicester, Leicestershire
1965: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers perform at the London College of Fashion
1966: One of EC’s final gigs with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers takes place at the Ricky-Tick Club in Hounslow, Middlesex
1967: Cream’s last gig before their summer break takes place at the Supreme Ballroom in Ramsgate, Kent
1978: Bob Dylan / EC festival date at “The Picnic at Blackbushe” at Blackbushe Aerodrome in Surrey – EC joins Bob during his set for “Forever Young”
1986: EC’s “Clapton Collins Phillinganes East” Tour stops at the NEC in Birmingham – the show is filmed and released on VHS and later, DVD
1989: First of two shows at the Caesarea Amphitheatre in Caesarea, Israel – the 2nd concert happens on the 17 July
1997: The Legends Jazz Tour stops at Red Cliffs of Arbatax in Sardinia, Italy during the Rocce Rosse & Blues Festival in Vienna, Austria – the band is EC, Steve Gadd, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller and Joe Sample
2004: EC concert at the Conseco Field House in Indianapolis, Indiana during the “Me and Mr Johnson” Tour