Concert Details
31 December 1997 – The Spiritual Tools
Event:
Private New Year's Eve Dance (Sober & Substance Free)Location:
Venue: Woking Leisure Centre
City: Woking, Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
Band Lineup:
Eric Clapton – guitar / vocals
Paul – guitar
Alan Darby – guitar
Andy Fairweather Low – guitar / vocals
Chris Stainton – keyboards
Dave Bronze – bass
Henry Spinetti – drums
Kevin – vocals
Show Notes:
The New Year’s Eve Dances were private sober and substance free events for people in recovery and their family and friends hosted by Eric Clapton and friends between 1992 and 2012. There was no dance in 1998. Tickets were not available to the general public. Each year, Eric and the other musicians billed themselves under a creative band name.
In 2022, Eric and his friends hosted a New Year’s Eve show in the spirit of recovery at the same location that was open to the public. It was held in memory of Gary Brooker (Procul Harum), who joined Eric on stage at many of the New Year’s Eve dances.
Set List:
01. Reconsider Baby
02. Hoochie Coochie Man
03. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
04. Rolling Man
05. Someday After A While
06. Cocaine
07. Five Long Years
08. You’ll Never Walk Alone
09. Sunshine Of Your Love
10. Every Day I Have The Blues
11. In The Midnight Hour
12. Tore Down
13. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
14. Lay Down Sally
15. Wonderful Tonight
16. I Hardly Ever Do
17. Knock On Wood
18. Gin House
19. Layla