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Eric Clapton Launches World Tour At La Palestre, Le Cannet, France

5 May 06

Eric Clapton launched his 2006/2007 World Tour on 5 May 2006 at La Palestre, Le Cannet, France. This tour features an expanded band with some familiar faces and some new personnel. Bandmembers are Doyle Bramhall II (guitar), Derek Trucks (guitar), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Tim Carmon (keyboards), Willie Weeks (bass), Steve Jordan (drums), The Kick Horns – Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer and Tim Sanders (brass), Michelle John (backing vocals), and Sharon White (backing vocals).

The set list included some gems from his back catalog along with more recent tracks from his 2005 CD, "Back Home".

The full set list was:

1. Pretending
2. So Tired
3. Got To Get Better In A Little While
4. Lost And Found
5. I Shot The Sheriff
6. Anyday
7. Back Home (acoustic)
8. I Am Yours (acoustic)
9. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out (acoustic)
10. Milkcow Blues
11. Running On Faith
12. After Midnight
13. Little Queen Of Spades
14. Everybody Oughta Make A Change
15. Motherless Children
16. Wonderful Tonight
17. Cocaine
18. Layla
19. Crossroads (Encore)