Money and Cigarettes Tour

Money and Cigarettes Tour

by Eric Clapton

Presentation album	Money and Cigarettes
Beginning of the tour	February 1, 1983
End of the tour	2nd December 1984
Total concerts (by continent)	* Africa : 1 Asia : 3 Europe : 36 North America : 38 Oceania : 9
Concerts in total	87
revenue	+ $ 3,873,699

Eric Clapton Tour Chronology

Eric Clapton US Tour 1982 (1982)	Money and Cigarettes Tour (1983-84)	Behind the Sun World Tour (1985)

The Money and Cigarettes Tour [ ˈmʌni ænd ˌsɪgəˈrɛts tʊə ] ( English for "money-and-cigarette tour") was a worldwide concert tour by British rock musician Eric Clapton . The tour began on February 1, 1983 in Seattle and ended on December 2, 1984 in Hong Kong . In the two years the Briton performed intensely for a total of seven months and visited the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

He visited Great Britain , Canada , the United States , Ireland , the Federal Republic of Germany , France , the Netherlands , Italy , Spain , Switzerland , Greece , Yugoslavia , Egypt , Israel , Australia and Hong Kong (under British rule ). During the tour, Clapton performed 87 times. In the meantime he interrupted the arena and stadium tour to go on tour with the ARMS project and Roger Waters .

Overall, Clapton joined more than 230,000 spectators, and took more than 3.8 million US dollars a.

Tour events

In early January 1983, Clapton and his band completed the album Money and Cigarettes at Compass Point Studios in Nassau , the capital of the Bahamas . On January 8th of the same year, journalists from Billboard magazine reported that the British rock musician would begin a world tour to present his studio album on February 1st, 1983. As part of the tour in the United States, Ry Cooder will appear as the opening act , the report said. During the touring portion in the summer of 1983, The Blasters appeared as an opening act in the United States. Clapton began the tour from February 1-2, 1983 in Seattle with two concerts. 20 more concerts followed until March 3rd. On February 15, drummer Roger Hawkins played for the last time on the tour.

From the beginning of April to the end of May, the British artist traveled extensively through Europe, visiting England, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. This section consisted of 28 concerts. On June 25th, Clapton continued his North American tour with a concert in Canada. It was the only concert in the country during the tour. 15 more concerts in the United States followed. After guest appearances and participation in the ARMS concerts, Clapton continued his tour in January of the following year in Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia and Greece. Clapton's first concert in Africa followed on February 2, before the Brit traveled to Israel and Australia. On December 2, 1984, the tour came to an end after 87 appearances in Hong Kong.

Performances in Greece

The three planned concerts in Greece were almost canceled due to insufficient police presence before, during and after the concerts in order to prevent riots. Clapton was only allowed to play his three sold-out concerts in the Athens Sports Hall as the police ensured a reasonable number of concert-goers. 4,000 concert tickets were sold per concert, although the hall only had space for 1,000 spectators at concerts. After negotiations between Warner Bros. Entertainment and Half Note Productions, the three performances were approved with an attendance of 2,500 people per concert. This reduced revenue to $ 325,980. A Warner spokesman said, "It's a sad business, but we've mastered it."

Concert partner

The entire tour was sponsored by the tobacco manufacturer Camel Cigarettes . After a previous concert tour by the music group Hall & Oates , the Money and Cigarettes Tour was the first concert series to be supported by a single company with sums of more than 3.5 million US dollars. In order to market the concerts, the cigarette company provided posters, advertising banners, T-shirts and sweaters as well as information brochures.

The US tour promoter Concerts West organized the concert dates for the tour in the United States and announced: “In recent years, many great artists have performed in North America at the beginning of the year and again each summer. This principle increases ticket sales as there is less competition in the areas of rock and pop music in these times [...] ”.

In Germany, the concerts were presented by Volkswagen AG . Like Camel in the United States, this had advertising posters put up in the country. Half Note Productions organized the gigs in Greece.

occupation

The following musicians denied the tour.

Eric Clapton - guitar , vocals Jamie Oldaker - drums Albert Lee - rhythm guitar , backing vocals Chris Stainton - keyboards

Donald Dunn - bass guitar Roger Hawkins - drums Ry Cooder - opening act The Blasters - support act

Song selection

During the tour, the British guitarist performed a selection of new material and older hit songs. The setlist of each concert consisted usually 13 to 18 titles per night. One concert lasted around two hours. The selection of songs changed very little or not in 1983 and 1984. Clapton and his band mainly played pieces from the music genres rock and pop music as well as folk titles . Among others, the songs After Midnight , I Shot the Sheriff , Worried Life Blues , Key to the Highway , Tulsa Time , I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart , Wonderful Tonight , Blues Power , Have You Ever Loved a Woman , Ramblin 'on My Mind , Let It Rain and Layla performed.

Concert dates

date	city	country	Venue	Number of visitors	revenue
North America
February 1, 1983	Seattle		Paramount Theater	NN	NN
February 2, 1983
3rd February 1983	Portland		Memorial Coliseum	NN	NN
February 6, 1983	Sacramento		Convention Center	NN	NN
February 7, 1983	San Francisco		Cow Palace	NN	NN
February 8, 1983	Hollywood		Universal amphitheater	NN	NN
February 9, 1983	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena	NN	NN
February 11, 1983	Phoenix		Veterans Memorial Coliseum	NN	NN
February 13, 1983	Austin		Frank Erwin Center	7.252 / 12.706	$ 72,314
February 14, 1983	Houston		The Summit	NN	NN
February 15, 1983	Dallas		Reunion Arena	9,894 / 19,000	$ 88,918
17th February 1983	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum	NN	NN
February 18, 1983	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium	NN	NN
February 19, 1983	Dayton		Hara Arena	NN	NN
February 21, 1983	Philadelphia		The Spectrum	12,042 / 16,700	$ 136,454
February 22, 1983	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena	18.040 / 18.040	$ 165,392
February 25, 1983	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum	NN	NN
February 26, 1983	Louisville		The Gardens	NN	NN
February 28, 1983	Washington, DC		Capital Center	NN	NN
March 1, 1983	Worcester		The center	13.281 / 13.281	$ 141,009
March 2, 1983	Hershey		Hersheypark Arena	6.281 / 6.281	$ 58,928
March 3, 1983	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena	NN	NN
Europe
April 8, 1983	Edinburgh		The Playhouse	NN	NN
April 9, 1983
April 11, 1983	Newcastle		City Hall	NN	NN
April 12, 1983	Liverpool		Empire Theater	NN	NN
April 14, 1983	Dublin		National Stadium	NN	NN
April 15, 1983
April 16, 1983
April 20, 1983	Bremen		City Hall	13.821 / 13.821	$ 192,283
April 21, 1983	eat		Grugahalle	10.932 / 10.932	$ 147,921
April 23, 1983	Rotterdam		Ahoy Hall	NN	NN
April 24, 1983	Paris		Hippodrome de Vincennes	NN	NN
April 26, 1983	Cologne		Gym	10,000 / 10,000	$ 140,338
April 27, 1983	Frankfurt		Festival hall	6,492 / 6,492	$ 109,280
April 29, 1983	Eppelheim		Rhein-Neckar-Halle	8,054 / 8,054	$ 119,554
April 30, 1983	Basel		St. Jakobshalle	NN	NN
May 2nd 1983	Rome		Palaeur	NN	NN
May 3, 1983	Genoa		Palazzetto dello Sport	NN	NN
May 5th 1983	Toulouse		Palais des Sports	NN	NN
May 8, 1983	San Sebastian		Velódromo de Anoeta	NN	NN
May 13, 1983	St Austell		Cornwall Coliseum	NN	NN
May 14, 1983	Poole		Arts Center	NN	NN
May 16, 1983	London		Hammersmith Odeon	NN	NN
17th May 1983
May 18, 1983
May 19, 1983
May 21, 1983	Manchester		Apollo Theater	NN	NN
May 22, 1983	Leicester		De Montfort Hall	NN	NN
May 23, 1983	Guildford		Civic Hall	NN	NN
North America
June 25, 1983	Toronto		Kingswood Music Theater	14.721 / 14.721	$ 124,980
June 27, 1983	Detroit		Pine Knob Pavilion	28,641 / 33,000	$ 289,661
June 28, 1983
June 29, 1983
July 1, 1983	Saratoga Springs		Performing Arts Center	NN	NN
July 2nd 1983	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater	39.450 / 39.450	$ 372,290
3rd July 1983
5th July 1983	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion	NN	NN
July 7, 1983	Cleveland		Blossom Music Center	NN	NN
July 9, 1983	St. Paul		Civic Center	NN	NN
July 10, 1983	Milwaukee		Henry Maier Festival Park	- (a)
July 11, 1983	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater	23.191 / 23.191	$ 245,005
July 13, 1983	Cincinnati		Timberwolf amphitheater	NN	NN
July 14, 1983	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium	NN	NN
July 16, 1983	Denver		Red Rocks amphitheater	NN	NN
17th July 1983
Europe
20th January 1984	Zurich		Hallenstadion	NN	NN
January 21, 1984
January 23, 1984	Milan		Teatro Tenda	NN	NN
January 24, 1984
January 26, 1984	Belgrade		Beogradski-Sajam Hala 1	NN	NN
January 28, 1984	Athens		Sporting Hall	7,500 / 7,500	$ 325,980
January 29, 1984
January 30, 1984
Africa
2nd February 1984	Cairo		American University	NN	NN
Asia
5th February 1984	Jerusalem		Binyenei HaUma	NN	NN
February 6, 1984
Oceania
November 13, 1984	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion	NN	NN
November 14, 1984
17th November 1984	Brisbane		Festival Hall	NN	NN
November 20, 1984	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion	NN	NN
November 21, 1984
November 23, 1984	Melbourne		Sports and Entertainment Center	NN	NN
November 24, 1984
November 25, 1984
November 28, 1984	Perth		Entertainment center	NN	NN
Asia
2nd December 1984	Hong Kong		Hong Kong Coliseum	NN	NN
Summary				229,592 / 253,169 (91%)	+ $ 3,873,699

Remarks

^(a) This concert was part of the Milwaukee Summerfest 1983.

On June 6, 1983, the British rock musician performed for the first time outside of his touring calendar. For the five tracks Tulsa Time , Stormy Monday , Further on Up the Road , Goodnight Irene and Roll Over Beethoven , Clapton accompanied the music group Chas & Dave on guitar and as a singer at the New Victoria Theater in London. It was a benefit concert for Save the Children . On July 10th of the same year, Clapton performed with his band and standard repertoire of songs as part of the Milwaukee Summerfest. From September 20 to December 9, 1983 Clapton took part in nine concerts by the ARMS band. From June to July 1984, Clapton performed with Roger Waters to tour The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking . On July 7th, Clapton was a guest with Bob Dylan at Wembley Stadium .

reception

Music press

Billboard magazine critic Ethlie Ann Vare rated the concert at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium as follows: “[...] A crowd of over 4,500 visitors to the Memorial Auditorium on February 6th witnessed that the guitar is not dead. Clapton's 1981 tour was severely cut short due to inflammation and fans had to wait a long time to see the master perform again. [...] Relaxed and healthy in jeans and a leather vest, Clapton gave the visitors exactly what they wanted. They wanted guitar solos and they got them. Waterfalls of notes, cascades of riffs and strings pulled and stretched in every direction. [...] With a cigarette stuck under the low E-string, Clapton impressed with a two-hour performance. [...] The only sad thing about the evening was that Ry Cooder did not go on stage with Clapton [...] ", wrote the journalist.

Journalists from the Australian daily newspaper The Age described Clapton's appearances in Australia as "breathtaking" and "as usual professional". The music critics of the publication also praised the sound that the British rock musician had achieved “with a Fender Stratocaster and an amplifier”. In conclusion, the critics noted that all nine concerts in Australia were "completely sold out" and had brought the British and the promoters "exactly 978,000 US dollars", which made the tour one of the most successful of 1984. Finally, the journalists awarded five out of five possible stars for the Australian leg of the tour. Rock Back Pages critics also praised Clapton's performance.

Health commission

The president Grace A. Reinbold of the media and communications company Grace Group sharply criticized the title of the tour and the choice of Camel as the tour's main sponsor. The American wrote on February 19, 1983: “[…] Clapton is shown on the album cover smoking a cigarette. His tour is financially supported by Camel-Zigaretten and during press meetings the Briton wore a tie with the manufacturer's logo on it. Some United States health organizations are already raising concerns about the project; including the American Lung Association . Clapton and the organizers of the concerts should testify to the Federal Trade Commission [...] ”, said President Reinbold.

Publications

No official publications were made during the tour. However, numerous concerts were illegally recorded and published as bootlegs . Over 40 appearances were recorded during the 1983 tour and appeared on compact discs and mini-CDs; including the Germany concerts in Bremen, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main and Eppelheim. No video recordings were made. In 1984, with around 15 audio publications, significantly fewer concerts were documented. However, the concert from Canada was released on DVD . With more than 50 published black pressings, the Money and Cigarettes Tour is one of the most documented music tours by the British rock musician.

Web links

• Complete tour archive (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Erin Morris: Act-ivities. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. January 22, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
2. ↑ February 1, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
3. ↑ December 2, 1984 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Erin Morris: Studio Track / Act-ivities. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. January 8, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Act ivities. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. July 16, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
6. ↑ February 15, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Clapton Concerts at Athens Venue Almost Called Off. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. February 18, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
8. ^ Roman Kozak: Corporate Sponsorship Growing. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. February 5, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
9. ^ John Sippel: Booking Agents Predict Upsurge in Concert Business. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. February 12, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
10. ↑ July 16, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
11. ↑ February 5, 1984 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
12. ↑ February 2, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Dates and ticket sales:
    • Amusement Business - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. March 5, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
    • Amusement Business - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. July 16, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
    • Billboard Boxscore / Top Boxoffice. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
14. ↑ July 10, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
15. ↑ June 6, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
16. ↑ September 20, 1983 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
17. ↑ February 6, 1984 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
18. ↑ July 7, 1984 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
19. ↑ Ethlie Ann Vare: Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. February 26, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
20. ^ Music - Eric Clapton is back successful in Australia . In: The Age . Melbourne, Australia November 29, 1984 (English).
21. ^ Eric Clapton Library. In: Rock Back Pages. Retrieved July 4, 2016 . 
22. ^ Grace A. Reinbold: The Price of Tour Support. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. February 19, 1983, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
23. ^ The 1980s. The EC Shire, accessed July 4, 2016 . 
24. ↑ Video bootleg. The EC Shire, accessed July 4, 2016 .