Eric Clapton World Tour 2009

Eric Clapton World Tour

by Eric Clapton

Presentation album	Complete Clapton
Beginning of the tour	February 12, 2009
End of the tour	June 30, 2009
Total concerts (by continent)	* Asia : 11 Europe : 14 North America : 14 Oceania : 4
Concerts in total	43
revenue	+ $ 42,412,298

Eric Clapton Tour Chronology

Eric Clapton World Tour (2008)	Eric Clapton World Tour (2009)	Clapton World Tour (2010-11)

The Eric Clapton World Tour of 2009 [ ˈɛrɪk klæptɒn wɜːld tʊə ] ( English for: "Eric Clapton World Tour") was a concert tour by British rock musician Eric Clapton . The tour began on February 12, 2009 in Osaka and ended on June 30, 2009 in Los Angeles . As part of the tour, the Brit invited some musical guests who also returned several times during the tour. Clapton repeated this principle from 2010 to 2011 .

In 2009 the British guitarist toured the continents of Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania again after a long time. The performances in Australia and New Zealand marked rare concerts for Clapton in this region. In total, the Brit and his band were on tour intensively for four months and performed more than 40 times. Clapton also visited the United Kingdom, Japan , Ireland and the United States .

Tour events

The Japan leg of the tour was announced on November 27, 2008. The concerts in the Super Arena in Saitama with Jeff Beck were added to the calendar on January 6th. Clapton began the tour on February 12th in Osaka and toured the country of Japan until February 28th. The highlight of the concerts in Asia were the two appearances that Clapton and Beck played in the sold-out arena in Saitama in front of over 65,000 spectators. It was the first Beck and Clapton concert that did not take place during a festival. At the beginning of March, the Briton traveled to New Zealand for a sold-out concert and had three sold-out performances in Australia. The concert in Melbourne was originally scheduled to take place on March 11th, but was brought forward one day.

At the beginning of March, Clapton's concerts that were to take place in Europe were also announced. Support groups and guests who would perform with Clapton were also named. In order to maximize ticket sales in Europe, public tenders and competitions were held for the concerts. Except for the concert in Manchester, all events were sold out here too. On May 19, 2009, Clapton's concert made its 150th appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall. He was the record holder as the artist with the most appearances in the arena. In 2014 the Brit reached another milestone in the hall. The Europa-Leg ended on May 31st. On February 11th, the US tour with Steve Winwood was announced from June 10th to 30th . These concerts were also almost sold out.

occupation

The following artists (permanent or guest) and supporting groups appeared.

Eric Clapton - guitar , vocals Doyle Bramhall II - guitar, vocals Andy Fairweather Low - guitar, vocals Chris Stainton - keyboard Tim Carmon - keyboard Willie Weeks - bass guitar Abe Laboriel, Jr. - drums

Steve Gadd - drums Michelle John - backing vocals Sharon White - backing vocals Jeff Beck - guitar (February 21-22) David Sancious - Keyboard (February 21-22) Tal Wilkenfeld - bass guitar (February 21-22) Vinnie Colaiuta - drums (February 21-22)

Steve Winwood - guitar, keyboard (US leg only) Buddy Guy - guitar, vocals (guest; June 17) Danny McCrum Band - opening act Jeff Lang - opening act Ian Moss - opening act Arc Angels - opening act

Setlist

During the entire tour, Clapton changed his setlist for individual sections. During the Japan tour in February 2009, the British rock musician performed mainly a mixture of blues titles such as Hoochie Coochie Man , Key to the Highway and Driftin 'Blues, as well as successful pieces such as Running on Faith , Wonderful Tonight and Layla . However, the Briton varied his selection of blues titles steadily. During Clapton's appearances in a double cast with Beck in Saitama, the Briton cut his setlist by half and performed classic blues pieces and hits from his repertoire together with Beck. Before that, Beck played his material. For his concerts in Oceania, Clapton kept the setlist principle of solo appearances, but varied less.

As part of the European part of the concert tour, Clapton no longer played 18 or more pieces during a concert, but often only 16 pieces including encores. In Europe, the British singer only got involved in one encore per evening. At the end of the tour in North America, Clapton now presented each setlist together with Winwood. The Briton no longer performed as many blues pieces compared to his solo shows and instead chose material such as Presence of the Lord , Had to Cry Today or Dear Mr. Fantasy from his time with Blind Faith . Here, too, Clapton only performed one encore, but now played 22 pieces per concert. A concert lasted between two and two and a half hours.

Concert dates

date	city	country	Venue	Number of visitors	revenue
Asia
February 12, 2009	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall	NN	NN
February 13, 2009
February 15, 2009	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan
February 18, 2009
February 19, 2009
February 21, 2009	Saitama		Great arena	65.450 / 65.450	$ 9,543,022
February 22, 2009
February 24, 2009	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan	NN	NN
February 25, 2009
February 27, 2009
February 28, 2009
Oceania
March 4, 2009	Auckland		Vector arena	10.345 / 10.345	$ 945,201
March 7, 2009	Hunter Valley		Hope Estate Winery	35,000 / 35,000	$ 3,290,211
March 8, 2009	Sydney		Entertainment center	11,850 / 11,850	$ 999,805
March 10, 2009	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena	13.021 / 13.021	$ 932,011
Europe
May 11, 2009	Dublin		The O 2	11.050 / 11.050	$ 889,333
May 13, 2009	Liverpool		Echo Arena	8,751 / 8,751	$ 711,375
May 14, 2009	Manchester		MEN arena	12.120 / 12.500	$ 975,028
May 16, 2009	London		Royal Albert Hall	52.415 / 52.415	$ 8,970,043
May 17, 2009
May 19, 2009
May 20, 2009
May 22, 2009
May 23, 2009
May 25, 2009
May 26, 2009
May 28, 2009
May 29, 2009
May 31, 2009
North America
June 10, 2009	East Rutherford		Izod Center	NN	NN
June 12, 2009	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
June 13, 2009	Washington		Verizon Center
June 15, 2009	Columbus		Schottenstein Center
June 17, 2009	Chicago		United Center	15.012 / 15.012	$ 1,694,150
June 18, 2009	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center	12.825 / 12.825	$ 1,451,750
June 20, 2009	Omaha		Qwest Center	NN	NN
June 21, 2009	Denver		Pepsi Center
June 23, 2009	Dallas		American Airlines Center	13.605 / 13.605	$ 1,597,675
June 24, 2009	Houston		Toyota Center	11,746 / 12,800	$ 1,439,635
June 26, 2009	Glendale		Jobing.com arena	15.921 / 15.921	$ 1,865,321
June 27, 2009	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena	14.982 / 14.982	$ 1,730,044
June 29, 2009	Oakland		Oracle Arena	17.596 / 17.596	$ 2,709,544
June 30, 2009	los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl	17.013 / 17.013	$ 2,668,150
Summary				338,702 / 340,136 (99%)	+ $ 42,412,298

Memorabilia

In the course of the world tour, there were a large number of fan articles and rare memorabilia that were sold shortly before and after the concerts. During the Japan Leg, visitors were able to purchase an official tour program (all concerts after the end of the tour), jackets , baseball caps , accessories for mobile phones , tote bags and T-shirts . When Clapton was holding his concerts in Japan, it was also possible during that period to purchase a limited edition black colored T-shirt with the Duck Records logo and a Japanese headband from Clapton's internet store worldwide. A variety of printed coffee mugs and concert posters were also available and strictly limited.

reception

Rolling Stone critic Daniel Kreps described the initial concerts of the Japan tour as "smoking [and] brilliant [...]". New Zealand Herald journalist Matt Greenop had nothing but positive commentsabout Clapton's concert at the Vector Arena. He's critics praised Clapton's performance of blues, pop and rock songs in one evening. The British musician's guitar playing was "understandable, clear, competent [and] fantastic". The band with whom Clapton performed that evening was also praised by Greenop. According to the journalist, it is “perfectly suited” to the atmosphere and the artist. The only negative point of criticism, Greenop noted, was that the Brit should have played more songs, "especially when the ticket price went up to an almost criminal $ 399".

According to Billboard magazine , the reunion with Winwood in the United States was a complete success, but very debilitating for Clapton, who has struggled to adapt to the new setlist, according to journalists. Nevertheless, the publication praised the joint appearances and the selection of songs and noted that the concerts left the audience with a “great appetite”.

Web links

• Complete tour archive (English)

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ June 30, 2009 - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
3. ↑ 2010 Eric Clapton Tour and Set List Archive. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
4. ↑ 2009 Eric Clapton Tour and Set List Archive. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Eric Clapton To Tour Japan In February 2009. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 (English). 
6. ↑ Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck: Two Special Concerts In Japan. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Eric Clapton Launches Winter Tour In Osaka. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
8. ^ Eric Clapton: Melbourne Concert Date Change. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
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10. ↑ Win To See. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Eric Clapton Performed His 150th Solo Concert At London's Royal Albert Hall On May 19, 2009. Where's Eric !, accessed June 9, 2016 . 
12. ↑ Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Announce 14 City US Tour - It Kicks Off June 10 in New Jersey. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
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17. ↑ May 11, 2009 - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
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19. ↑ June 17, 2009 - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
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31. ↑ Eric Clapton Memorabilia 2000s. Where's Eric !, accessed on June 9, 2016 . 
32. ^ Daniel Kreps: Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood plan to tour together. Rolling Stone Magazine, accessed June 9, 2016 . 
33. ↑ Matt Greenop: Review: Eric Clapton at Vector Arena . In: The New Zealand Herald . Auckland March 5th 2009.
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