Pilgrim World Tour

Pilgrim World Tour

by Eric Clapton

Presentation album	Pilgrim
Beginning of the tour	October 7, 1997
End of the tour	November 30, 1999
Total concerts (by continent)	* Asia : 29 Europe : 31 North America : 46
Concerts in total	106
revenue	+ $ 51,053,981

Eric Clapton Tour Chronology

From the Cradle World Tour (1993-96)	Pilgrim World Tour (1997-99)	Reptile World Tour (2001)

The Pilgrim World Tour [ ˈpɪlgrɪm wɜːld tʊə ] ( English for: " Pilgrim World Tour") was a two-year world tour by British rock musician Eric Clapton . The concert tour, which Clapton has taken intensively through Asia, Europe and North America, began on October 7, 1997 in Seoul and ended on November 30, 1999 in Tokyo . In total, Clapton performed 106 times and did not have to cancel any of his concerts. Although Clapton traveled the continents of Europe and North America in one step, he completed his Asia concerts in two separate sections.

Throughout the tour played Clapton over 920,000 spectators and generated revenue of more than 51 million US dollars . The tour was presented in the United States by the automobile manufacturer Lexus . The Briton appeared nine times in Germany alone and received the car manufacturer Volkswagen as a sponsor and promoter. During the tour, Clapton played for the first time since the Journeyman World Tour (1989-1991) again with an orchestra . Guest musicians also invited Clapton during the tour.

Clapton wore a mix of hits like Layla and Tears in Heaven , blues titles like Before You Accuse Me and new songs from the Pilgrim album like My Father's Eyes and Circus (originally composed and recorded for the album Unplugged , 1992) and She's Gone or goin 'down slow ahead.

Tour events

Clapton began his tour with two sold-out concerts in the capital of South Korea , which he had never attended before. It wasn't until 2007 that Clapton came back to town. 13 other concerts followed in Japan , completing the first leg of the Pilgrim World Tour from October 9th to October 31st, 1997. From March to September Clapton traveled extensively across the continent of North America, performing 40 times in the United States and six times in Canada . Highlights of this tour section included three sold-out nights in New York's Madison Square Garden (45,342 visitors) and an appearance in the Sky Dome in Toronto (49,813 visitors). On September 18, 1998, Clapton's concerts in North America ended.

From October to December 1998 Clapton played 31 concerts in Europe, including nine appearances in Germany alone. These concerts were (as far as known) completely sold out. During this tour, Clapton did not appear in the Royal Albert Hall , which he otherwise regularly visited. Clapton again did not travel to any countries of the former Eastern Bloc and did not appear in Austria or Portugal . Clapton ended the third leg of his Pilgrim World Tour on December 11, 1998 with two sold out consecutive concerts in the Hanover Exhibition Center . From November 9 to November 30, 1999, Clapton played 14 concerts in Japan to conclude the tour. In 2000, the Briton appeared only sporadically and in 2001 played the Reptile World Tour .

occupation

The following musicians and groups performed during the tour.

Eric Clapton - guitar , vocals Andy Fairweather Low - guitar, vocals Alan Darby - guitar, vocals Chris Stainton - keyboard Tim Carmon - keyboard Kenneth Crouch - keyboard David Delhomme - keyboard Joe Sample - Piano Dave Bronze - bass guitar

Nathan East - bass guitar Steve Gadd - drums Ricky Lawson - drums Tessa Niles - backing vocals Katie Kissoon - backing vocals Chyna - backing vocals Charlean Hines - backing vocals Nick Ingman - conductor 20-part orchestra

Distant Cousins ​​- opening act Jeffrey Gaines - support act Jann Arden - opening act Dakota Moon - opening act Michel Petrucciani - guest musician (piano) Buddy Guy - guest musician (guitar, vocals) Jimmie Vaughan - guest musician, support act (guitar, vocals) Bonnie Raitt - guest musician, support act (guitar, vocals)

Concert dates

date	city	country	Venue	Number of visitors	revenue
Asia
October 9, 1997	Seoul		Olympic Gymnasium	29.662 / 29.662	$ 1,368,946
October 10, 1997
October 13, 1997	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan	NN	NN
October 14, 1997
October 16, 1997
17th October 1997
October 20, 1997	Fukuoka		Marine fair
October 21, 1997	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
October 22, 1997
October 24, 1997	Hiroshima		Green arena
October 25, 1997	Nagoya		Rainbow Hall
October 27, 1997	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan
October 28, 1997
October 30, 1997
October 31, 1997
North America
March 30, 1998	St. Paul		Civic Center	15.571 / 15.571	$ 743,279
April 2, 1998	Kansas City		Kemper Arena	14,073 / 14,073	$ 733,365
April 3, 1998	St. Louis		Kiel Center	16,577 / 16,577	$ 890,130
April 5, 1998	Moline		Mark of the Quad Cities	10,001 / 10,001	$ 499,823
April 6, 1998	Milwaukee		Bradley Center	17.732 / 17.732	$ 900,103
April 8, 1998	Auburn Hills		Palace of Auburn Hills	16,577 / 16,577	$ 892,230
April 9, 1998	Chicago		United Center	29.676 / 29.676	$ 1,712,716
April 10, 1998
April 12, 1998	Cleveland		Gund arena	16.406 / 16.406	$ 717,477
April 14, 1998	Boston		FleetCenter	14.994 / 14.994	$ 841,307
April 15, 1998	Philadelphia		Core States Center	15.982 / 15.982	$ 895,640
April 16, 1998	Washington		MCI Center	15.772 / 15.772	$ 873,111
April 18, 1998	new York		Madison Square Garden	45.342 / 45.342	$ 3,293,562
April 19, 1998
April 20, 1998
April 22, 1998	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum	14.625 / 14.625	$ 712,775
April 23, 1998	Knoxville		Thompson – Boling Arena	11,570 / 11,570	$ 511.905
April 25, 1998	Miami		Miami arena	13.437 / 13.437	$ 689,621
April 26, 1998	Tampa		Ice Palace	18.963 / 18.963	$ 1,000,453
May 11, 1998	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena	10,953 / 10,953	$ 694,996
May 12, 1998	Cincinnati		The Crown	15.421 / 15.421	$ 854,132
May 14, 1998	Chapel Hill		Dean E. Smith Center	10.829 / 10.829	$ 516,348
May 16, 1998	Nashville		Nashville Arena	14.759 / 14.759	$ 797,579
May 17, 1998	Memphis		The pyramid	14.654 / 14.654	$ 673,435
May 19, 1998	Houston		Compaq Center	11.819 / 11.189	$ 705,678
May 20, 1998	New Orleans		The Superdome	16.915 / 16.915	$ 804,525
May 22, 1998	Dallas		Reunion Arena	14.794 / 14.794	$ 825,330
May 23, 1998	San Antonio		Alamo Dome	14.980 / 14.980	$ 707,300
May 25, 1998	Phoenix		America West Arena	13.347 / 13.347	$ 771,561
May 26, 1998	San Diego		Cox Arena	10.002 / 10.002	$ 495,290
May 27, 1998	los Angeles		The Forum	13.275 / 13.275	$ 705,870
May 29, 1998	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond	12.770 / 12.770	$ 690,835
May 30, 1998	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena	12.773 / 12.773	$ 1,154,325
June 1, 1998	San Jose		San Jose Arena	13.755 / 13.755	$ 719,615
June 2, 1998	Sacramento		ARCO arena	14.173 / 14.173	$ 720,375
June 4, 1998	Nampa		Idaho Center	10.721 / 10.721	$ 500,171
June 5, 1998	Portland		Rose Garden	15.856 / 15.856	$ 874,014
June 6, 1998	Seattle		Key Arena	12,705 / 12,705	$ 741,420
5th September 1998	San Jose		University Center	10,001 / 10,001	$ 591,842
September 6, 1998	Oakland		Oakland Arena	18.001 / 18.001	$ 901,642
September 8, 1998	Vancouver		General Motors Place	17.932 / 17.932	$ 860,832
September 10, 1998	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome	17.832 / 17.832	$ 843,222
September 11, 1998	Edmonton		Edmonton Coliseum	14.002 / 14.002	$ 780,642
September 15, 1998	Ottawa		Corel Center	17.831 / 17.831	$ 843,214
17th September 1998	Toronto		Sky Dome	49.813 / 49.813	$ 4,753,214
September 18, 1998	Montreal		Molson Center	13.965 / 13.965	$ 620,703
Europe
October 13, 1998	Birmingham		National Exhibition Center	NN	NN
October 15, 1998	London		Earls Court Arena
October 16, 1998
October 17, 1998
October 19, 1998	Munich		Olympia Hall	14,350 / 14,350	$ 650,563
October 20, 1998	Frankfurt		Festival hall	11,553 / 11,553	$ 528,433
October 23, 1998	Bologna		Palasport Casselecchio	10.005 / 10.005	$ 485.002
October 24, 1998	Milan		Fila forum	12.001 / 12.001	$ 564,744
October 26, 1998	Barcelona		Palau Sant Jordi	15.832 / 15.832	$ 701,841
October 27, 1998	Marseille		Le Dôme	NN	NN
October 29, 1998	Paris		Le Zénith
October 30, 1998
October 31, 1998	Zurich		Hallenstadion	12.291 / 12.291	$ 589,214
November 2, 1998	Ghent		Flanders Expo	NN	NN
November 3, 1998	Rotterdam		Ahoy Hall
November 4, 1998
November 20, 1998	Berlin		Max Schmeling Hall	20,000 / 20,000	$ 913,996
November 21, 1998
November 23, 1998	Heerenveen		Thialf Stadium	11.832 / 11.832	$ 503,214
November 25, 1998	Oslo		spectrum	10.432 / 10.432	$ 495,249
November 27, 1998	Helsinki		Hartwall Arena	NN	NN
November 28, 1998
November 30, 1998	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
December 2, 1998	Stockholm		Globes
December 3, 1998	Copenhagen		Forum	22.008 / 22.008	$ 998,184
4th December 1998
December 6, 1998	Kiel		Ostseehalle	12.743 / 12.743	$ 585,932
December 7, 1998	Cologne		Kölnarena	18.742 / 18.742	$ 931,942
December 9, 1998	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle	14.291 / 14.291	$ 683,024
December 10, 1998	Hanover		Exhibition hall	21,642 / 21,642	$ 998,090
December 11, 1998
Asia
November 9, 1999	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan	NN	NN
November 11, 1999	Nagoya		Nagoya Taiikukan
November 13, 1999	Fukuoka		Marine fair
November 15, 1999	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
November 16, 1999
November 17, 1999
November 19, 1999	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan
November 20, 1999
November 21, 1999
November 24, 1999	Yokohama		Yokohama Arena
November 26, 1999	Tokyo		Nippon Budōkan
November 27, 1999
November 29, 1999
November 30, 1999
Summary				928.160 / 928.160 (100%)	+ $ 51,053,981

Notes on individual appearances

• During the tour the cast and setlist changed according to the continents.

Web links

• Complete tour archive

Individual evidence

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3. ↑ November 30, 1999 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Slowhand and Fast Cars. (PDF) In: Billboard. April 4, 1998, accessed May 15, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Volkswagen Sound Foundation presents Eric Clapton. Horizont.net, accessed May 15, 2016 . 
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7. ↑ April 3, 1998 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 . 
8. ↑ November 24, 1999 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 . 
9. ↑ September 10, 1998 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 . 
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14. ↑ September 17, 1998 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2016 . 
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