Eric Clapton Announces Summer European Tour

Tour Kicks-Off in May With Stops in 13 European Countries


NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/24/06 -- On the heels of his
latest album, "Back Home," Eric Clapton hits the road again launching
a just announced world tour beginning in Europe on May 5 and
travelling to 13 European countries with an already sold out 7-night
run at London's Royal Albert Hall. Additional news of this tour will
follow shortly, including announcements of several exciting tour dates
featuring venues never-before-played by Clapton and his band.


Clapton has assembled an impressive band, including several album
collaborators. The 2006 tour band will consist of: Eric Clapton,
Guitar, as well as Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks also on Guitar,
Chris Stainton and Tim Carmon on Keyboards, Willie Weeks on Bass,
Steve Jordan on Drums, The Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer,
and Tim Sanders on Brass, and backing vocals by Michelle John and
Sharon White.


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CURRENT LIST OF EUROPEAN TOUR DATES


FRANCE

May 5 2006 (Fri) Le Cannet La Palestre


UNITED KINGDOM

May 8 2006 (Mon) Glasgow SECC

May 9 2006 (Tues) Manchester MEN Arena

May 11 2006 (Thurs) Birmingham NEC

May 12 2006 (Fri) Sheffield Hallam FM Arena

May 14 2006 (Sun) Nottingham Arena

May 16 2006 (Tues) London Royal Albert Hall

May 17 2006 (Wed) London Royal Albert Hall

May 19 2006 (Fri) London Royal Albert Hall

May 22 2006 (Mon) London Royal Albert Hall

May 23 2006 (Tues) London Royal Albert Hall

May 25 2006 (Thurs) London Royal Albert Hall

May 26 2006 (Fri) London Royal Albert Hall


FRANCE

May 28 2006 (Sun) Paris Bercy


BELGIUM

May 31 2006 (Wed) Antwerp Sports Paleis


NETHERLANDS

June 1 2006 (Thurs) Rotterdam Ahoy


GERMANY

June 3 2006 (Sat) Frankfurt Festhalle

June 4 2006 (Sun) Stuttgart Schleyerhalle

June 6 2006 (Tues) Leipzig Arena

June 7 2006 (Wed) Berlin Wuhlheide


UNITED KINGDOM

June 9 2006 (Fri) Surrey Hampton Court Palace Festival

June 10 2006 (Sat) Surrey Hampton Court Palace Festival


ITALY

July 7 2006 (Fri) Lucca Piazza Napoleone

July 8 2006 (Sat) Perugia Arena Santa Giuliana

July 10 2006 (Mon) Verona Arena


GERMANY

July 13 2006 (Thurs) Cologne Arena

July 14 2006 (Fri) Dortmund Westfalenhalle


AUSTRIA

July 16 2006 (Sun) Vienna Stadthalle


HUNGARY

July 18 2006 (Tues) Budapest


CZECH REPUBLIC

July 20 2006 (Thurs) Prague The Arena


GERMANY

July 22 2006 (Sat) Munich Olympiahalle

July 23 2006 (Sun) Mannheim SAP Arena

July 25 2006 (Tue) Hamburg Colorline Arena


DENMARK

July 26 2006 (Wed) Augustenborg Castle


NORWAY

July 28 2006 (Fri) Oslo Spektrum


SWEDEN

July 29 2006 (Sat) Stockholm Globen


FINLAND

July 31 2006 (Mon) Helsinki Hartwall Arena