Venue: Aichi-ken Taiikukan
City: Naka-ku, Nagoya
Country: Japan
Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
Chris Stainton – piano, keyboards
Paul Carrack – organ, keyboards
Nathan East – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Michelle John – backing vocals
Sharon White – backing vocals
No Support
The venue is also known as Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium and Dolphins Arena
01. Pretending
02. Key To They Highway
03. Tell The Truth
04. Hoochie Coochie Man
05. Honest Man
06. Wonderful Tonight
07. I Shot The Sheriff
08. Driftin’
09. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
10. Alabama Woman
11. Layla
12. Tears In Heaven
13. How Long (Paul Carrack / Vocals)
14. Before You Accuse Me
15. Crossroads
16. Little Queen Of Spades
17. Cocaine
18. High Time We Went (Encore – Paul Carrack / Vocals)
Review by Hiroshi M.
An impressive show. Eric was definitely on, and more so than usual – his ever-inspired playing changed the show with a usual, predictable setlist into something else. To call this a great show would be an understatement. A magical evening that was.
There were so many highlights there. In particular, a slower than usual version of Sheriff that finished with a bolero-like staccato was an unforgettable show-stopper, as well as Little Queen Of Spades where Eric thrown himself into a super-charged solo that concluded the performance, gave everything, and then some. I could go on and on, but word fails to catch up with the feeling I felt last night at this show.
The setlist consists of 18 songs, but they played full two hours this time.
The Tokyo first night was a disappointment for me, but this show has restored my faith in Eric completely.
Eric Clapton is here to stay!