Eric Clapton World Tour 2004
| Presentation album | Me and Mr. Johnson |
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| Beginning of the tour | March 24, 2004 |
| End of the tour | August 2, 2004 |
| Total concerts (by continent) |
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| Concerts in total | 64 |
| revenue | + $ 54,584,148 |
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Just for You Japan Tour (2003) |
Eric Clapton World Tour (2004) |
Doyle & Derek World Tour (2006-07) |
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The 2004 Eric Clapton World Tour [ ˈɛrɪk klæptɒn wɜːld tʊə ] was a year-long concert tour by British rock musician Eric Clapton . The tour began on March 24, 2004 in Barcelona and ended on August 2 of the same year in Los Angeles . During the tour, Clapton traveled extensively across the continents of Europe and North America and performed 64 times on the tour (29 Europe; 35 North America). Overall, Clapton played before 750,000 spectators and took more than 54 million US dollars a. With revenues of $ 35,487,281 in North America alone, the tour became the 14th most successful in 2004.
During the tour, Clapton wore a mix of hit songs like Let It Rain , I Shot the Sheriff , Badge , Wonderful Tonight , Layla , Cocaine or Sunshine of Your Love and blues titles like Hoochie Coochie Man , If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day and have You Ever Loved a Woman ago, also equally from the studio records and documentation Me and Mr. Johnson and Sessions for Robert J are represented.
Tour events
Clapton began the tour in Spain at the end of March , where he played to a sold out house at Palau Sant Jordi. In the following four days, the British world star performed in France and Switzerland . From March 30th to April 3rd, Clapton played four sold out concerts in Germany . After a short break, Clapton traveled back to France and Germany before performing in Belgium on April 9th. Two consecutive concerts in the Netherlands followed before Clapton played his last two concerts in Germany. On April 17th, Clapton landed a highlight of the entire tour with a sold out concert in the Danish Parken Stadium, where the Briton appeared in front of over 38,000 people. From mid-April to mid-May, Clapton played sold-out concerts in Ireland and Great Britain.
After a few weeks of rest and preparation for his North American concerts, Clapton began the second leg of his tour with the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 , which he held in Dallas, Texas in early June . From early June to early July, Clapton and his band toured the United States extensively . On July 7th, Clapton interrupted his USA concerts with a performance at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Canada . On July 4, 2004, Clapton celebrated Independence Day with his audience and ended the concert with fireworks . After more concerts in July, the 2004 Eric Clapton World Tour ended on August 2, 2004 at the Hollywood Bowl Amphitheater, Los Angeles.
occupation
During the tour (Clapton concerts) the following artists appeared.
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Concert dates
| date | city | country | Venue | Number of visitors | revenue |
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| Europe | |||||
| March 24, 2004 | Barcelona |
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Palau Sant Jordi | 15,000 / 15,000 | $ 875,000 |
| March 26, 2004 | Cournon-d'Auvergne |
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Zenith | NN | NN |
| March 28, 2004 | Zurich |
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Hallenstadion | 12,450 / 12,450 | $ 790,000 |
| March 30, 2004 | Stuttgart |
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Schleyer Hall | 15.170 / 15.170 | $ 914,566 |
| March 31, 2004 | Munich | Olympia Hall | 13.890 / 13.890 | $ 814,995 | |
| April 2, 2004 | Hanover | Preussag Arena | 10.015 / 10.015 | $ 715,998 | |
| April 3, 2004 | Hamburg | Color Line Arena | 14.980 / 14.980 | $ 907,545 | |
| April 6, 2004 | Paris |
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Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | NN | NN |
| April 8, 2004 | Frankfurt |
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Festival hall | 12.744 / 12.744 | $ 799,311 |
| April 9, 2004 | Antwerp |
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Sports paleis | NN | NN |
| April 11, 2004 | Rotterdam |
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Ahoy | ||
| April 12, 2004 | |||||
| April 14, 2004 | Dortmund |
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Westfalenhalle | 14,559 / 14,559 | $ 857,130 |
| April 15, 2004 | Cologne | Kölnarena | 19.004 / 19.004 | $ 1,098,995 | |
| April 17, 2004 | Copenhagen |
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Parking stage | 38.009 / 38.009 | $ 2,980,774 |
| April 23, 2004 | Dublin |
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The point | 8,189 / 8,189 | $ 503,293 |
| April 24, 2004 | Belfast |
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Odyssey Arena | 9,700 / 9,700 | $ 583.502 |
| April 26, 2004 | Glasgow | SECC | 8,878 / 8,878 | $ 772,268 | |
| April 27, 2004 | Newcastle | Telewest Arena | 9,545 / 9,545 | $ 831,120 | |
| April 29, 2004 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | 14.103 / 14.103 | $ 1,214,590 | |
| April 30, 2004 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Center | 11,760 / 11,760 | $ 1,025,639 | |
| May 2, 2004 | Sheffield | Hallam FM Arena | 9,585 / 9,585 | $ 829,735 | |
| May 4, 2004 | London | Royal Albert Hall | 9,070 / 9,070 | $ 860,802 | |
| May 5, 2004 | |||||
| May 6, 2004 | - (a) | ||||
| May 7, 2004 | 18.140 / 18.140 | $ 1,721,604 | |||
| May 8, 2004 | |||||
| May 10, 2004 | |||||
| May 11, 2004 | |||||
| North America | |||||
| June 4, 2004 | Dallas |
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Fair Park & Cotton Bowl Stadium | - (b) | |
| June 5, 2004 | |||||
| June 6, 2004 | |||||
| June 9, 2004 | Norman | Ford Center | 14.203 / 14.203 | $ 1,000,087 | |
| June 11, 2004 | North Little Rock | Alltel Arena | 15.772 / 15.772 | $ 1,193,244 | |
| June 12, 2004 | New Orleans | New Orleans Arena | 15.030 / 15.030 | $ 1,086,302 | |
| June 14, 2004 | Tampa | St. Petersburg Times Forum | 19,750 / 19,750 | $ 1,799,463 | |
| June 15, 2004 | Sunrise | Office Depot Center | 10,000 / 10,000 | $ 708,155 | |
| June 16, 2004 | Jacksonville | Veterans Memorial Arena | 11.819 / 12.013 | $ 798,765 | |
| June 18, 2004 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 10,800 / 13,500 | $ 801,989 | |
| June 19, 2004 | Greenville | Bi-Lo Center | 10.647 / 11.018 | $ 815,917 | |
| June 21, 2004 | Washington | MCI Center | 11.523 / 13.873 | $ 874,495 | |
| June 23, 2004 | Albany | Pepsi Center | 14,321 / 14,321 | $ 1,100,292 | |
| June 26, 2004 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | 12,831 / 15,000 | $ 1,016,187 | |
| June 28, 2004 | new York | Madison Square Garden | NN | NN | |
| June 29, 2004 | |||||
| June 30, 2004 | |||||
| July 3, 2004 | Mansfield | Tweeter Center for Performing Arts | 27,974 / 39,800 | $ 1,983,684 | |
| 4th July 2004 | |||||
| July 7, 2004 | Toronto |
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Air Canada Center | 18.666 / 18.666 | $ 1,599,312 |
| July 9, 2004 | Buffalo |
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HSBC Arena | 11.565 / 12.865 | $ 736,954 |
| July 10, 2004 | Cleveland | Gund arena | 10.465 / 14.666 | $ 615,838 | |
| July 12, 2004 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | 10.169 / 16.169 | $ 689,255 | |
| July 13, 2004 | Auburn Hills | Palace of Auburn Hills | 12.314 / 16.190 | $ 810,497 | |
| July 15, 2004 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | 11,681 / 14,547 | $ 536,678 | |
| July 17, 2004 | Chicago | United Center | 14.241 / 14.241 | $ 1,100,748 | |
| July 18, 2004 | Minneapolis | Xcel Energy Center | 13.478 / 13.478 | $ 1,095,593 | |
| July 20, 2004 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 16.110 / 16.110 | $ 1,344,732 | |
| July 22, 2004 | Omaha | Qwest Center | 14,012 / 14,368 | $ 1,050,668 | |
| July 24, 2004 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 14.007 / 14.007 | $ 1,023,891 | |
| July 27, 2004 | Seattle | Key Arena | 15.888 / 15.888 | $ 1,398,005 | |
| July 28, 2004 | Portland | Rose Garden Arena | 10.643 / 10.643 | $ 896,580 | |
| July 30, 2004 | San Jose | HP Pavilion | 18.932 / 24.556 | $ 1,404,574 | |
| July 31, 2004 | |||||
| August 2, 2004 | los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | 15.422 / 15.422 | $ 1,098,342 | |
| Summary | 751,825 / 815,577 (92%) | + $ 54,584,148 | |||
Notes on individual appearances
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ March 24, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ August 2, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Top Tours 2004. (PDF) Billboard, December 25, 2004, accessed on May 15, 2016 (English).
- ↑ July 20, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ July 4, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ June 9, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ June 14, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ June 19, 2004 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
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↑ a b Dates and ticket sales:
- Eric Clapton ofrece en el Palau Sant Jordi su único concierto en España. Elmundo.es, Europress, accessed on May 15, 2016 (Spanish).
- Eric Clapton ofrecerá el 24 de marzo en Barcelona su único concierto en España. Elpais.com, accessed May 15, 2016 (Spanish).
- Top big. Billboard, May 29, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, June 12, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, June 19, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, June 26, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, July 3, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, July 10, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, July 17, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, July 24, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, July 31, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, August 7, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, August 14, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, August 21, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, August 28, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- Top big. (PDF) Billboard, September 4, 2004, accessed May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ 6 May 2004 - Eric Clapton with Zucchero. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .
- ↑ 6 June 2004 - Crossroads Guitar Festival. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 .