Concert Details

13 March 1981 – Eric Clapton & His Band

Location:

Venue: Dane County Exposition Center

City: Madison

State/Province: WI

Country: United States

Band Lineup:

Eric Clapton – guitar / vocals
Albert Lee – guitar / vocals
Chris Stainton – keyboards
Gary Brooker – keyboards / vocals
Dave Markee – bass
Henry Spinetti – drums

Show Notes:

This concert was the 8th and final performance of a 57 date concert tour. Eric would be hospitalized the next day in St. Paul, Minnesota for stomach ulcers, one of which was close to bursting. The remainder of the tour was cancelled. EC would spend the next several months recovering. His next public appearance would be in September at "The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball" Concerts for Amnesty International.

Set List:

01. Country Boy (featuring Albert Lee)
02. A Whiter Shade Of Pale (featuring Gary Brooker)
03. Tulsa Time
04. Lay Down Sally
05. Wonderful Tonight
06. Worried Life Blues
07. Stay Away From Me
08. Double Trouble
09. Rita Mae
10. Blow Wind Blow
11. Ramblin’ On My Mind > Blues Medley *
12. Blues Power
13. Cocaine
14. Further On Up The Road

* Most likely segued into Have You Ever Loved A Woman based on 7 March set list. These two songs were paired together in past / future tours by EC. The medley sometimes included a third blues between the two.

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