Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Magazine

Today

02
Nov

1963: The Yardbirds have a gig at the second location of the Crawdaddy Club at the Star Hotel in Croydon, Surrey – they play this venue on a regular basis through the spring of 1964
1967: Cream’s second album, “Disraeli Gears,” is released on mono / stereo LP plus the band have a gig at Romano’s Ballroom in Belfast
1968: EC performs at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York for the first time while a member of Cream – the band is on their Farewell Tour of the US
1975: EC’s Japan Tour wraps at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo
1975: EC ends his Japan Tour with a gig at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan
1988: EC’s 25th Anniversary Tour stops at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo – it’s filmed and recorded for TV and radio broadcast in Japan
1994: EC’s “Nothing But The Blues” North American Tour stops at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona
1998: EC’s “Pilgrim” World Tour stops at Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium
1999: EC receives the first Stevie Ray Vaughan Award from the Music Assistance Program in recognition for his efforts in establishing Crossroads Centre
2010: EC is one of the guests on the live television broadcast of “Later…With Jools Holland” on BBC-2 – he performs a few songs from his new album, “Clapton”