20 Years Ago Today: Cream Reunion Kicks Off At Royal Albert Hall

Twenty years ago, on May 2, 2005, Cream—one of rock’s most influential bands—reunited for the first of four landmark concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The shows were officially announced by Eric Clapton on BBC Radio 2’s Johnnie Walker Show on December 17, 2004, following weeks of speculation. The Royal Albert Hall was a fitting …