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Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Kick Off Budokan Residency

Bandmates in Blind Faith, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood reunited with three shows at Madison Square Garden (and captured on DVD) in February 2008. Since then, they have performed across the United States, Europe, the UK and now, Japan. On 2 December, the duo kicked off a 5 night residency at Tokyo’s famous Nippon Budokan which will conclude their Japan Tour. Fans have flown in from all over the world to attend these concerts. One checked in with Where’s Eric! moments after the first concert at the Budokan ended and writing, "Great first Tokyo night; very energetic. My favorites werePresence Of The Lord (great wah-wah!), a stomping Crossroads, Midland Maniac, That’s No Way To Get Along in the acoustic set, Gimme Some Lovin’and Voodoo Chile". 
 
Eric and Steve are accompanied by Chris Stainton (keyboards), Steve Gadd (drums), Willie Weeks (bass), Sharon White (backing vocals) and Michelle John (backing vocals). The remaining Tokyo dates take place on 3, 6, 7 and 10 December.
 
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Set List – 2 December 2011
Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (JP)
01. Had To Cry Today
02. Low Down
03. After Midnight
04. Presence Of The Lord
05. Glad
06. Well Allright
07. Hoochie Coochie Man
08. While You See A Chance
09. Key To The Highway
10. Midland Maniac
11. Crossroads
12. Georgia
13. Driftin’
14. That’s No Way To Get Along
15. Wonderful Tonight 
16. Can’t Find My Way Home
17. Gimme Some Lovin’
18. Voodoo Chile
19. Dear Mr. Fantasy (encore)
20. Cocaine (encore)
 
Band Lineup
Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
Steve Winwood – hammond organ, piano, guitar, vocals
Chris Stainton – keyboards
Willie Weeks – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Michelle John – backing vocals
 
FANS! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! – HOW TO SUBMIT SET LISTS, REVIEWS & PHOTOS TO WHERE’S ERIC!
As always, Where’s Eric! will be publishing set lists and reviews in the Tour Archive Section of whereseric.com but, WE! can’t do it without YOU! If you’re heading to one or more of the these gigs in Tokyo, help build the permanent Eric Clapton Tour Archive on this website. Thousands of EC’s fans from all over the world visit whereseric.com daily to check out what songs are played and read what other fans have to say about the shows. Here’s how you can help keep your fellow fans informed:
– Email details to info@whereseric.com
– Include show date and venue name
– The complete set list
– Your review
– Be sure to include your name and city so it can be featured with your review (no aliases or anonymous submissions, please. Upon request, we will use your first name and surname initial only.)
– Feel free to include information about EC’s guitars, amps and effects pedals
– You can also send your photos from the concert or of memorabilia. Things like tickets, handbills, programmes, posters or local concert advertising (the best photos may be even be published in Where’s Eric! Magazine). All photos should be at least 500K in file size; sending your original, unedited images is best. Scans of tickets, flyers etc. should be at 150 dpi.
Please remember that the Where’s Eric! Team is made up of a very small number of fan-volunteers. It is impossible for the staff to be at all shows on a tour. That’s why we ask our fellow fans to assist in building an accurate concert archive by submitting set lists and other details from each tour stop. Even if you don’t have the time to write a full-fledged review, feel free to participate in this project by sending the complete set list. After all, WE! can’t do it without YOU!

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