Kanada Kev Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Wuold be nice if they added a couple of dates closer to here http://www.whereseric.com/news/2009/02/steve-winwood-eric-clapton-announce-us-tour-june-2009.html Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Announce 14 City US Tour - It Kicks Off 10 June in New Jersey News entry published on 11 February 2009 / Last modified on 12 February 2009 On Heels of Three Exclusive Shows at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, Duo Announce A Special 14-City U.S. Tour This Spring After their historic three-nights at Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood announced today an exclusive 14 city U.S. tour beginning June 10, 2009. After a stunning collaboration at the Chicago Crossroads Guitar Festival in July of 2007 and much speculation, Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton announced three eagerly anticipated concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden. Those shows featured the artists performing together in a varied set list with Blind Faith classics and solo hits from each artist. Critics acclaimed the shows as historic and some of the best Clapton Winwood work ever. The tour promises more of the same collaborative musicianship that made these men legendary award-winning artists. Both Winwood and Clapton have long and prestigious musical careers with countless honors and awards to their names. Their musical paths connected in 1969 with the formation of Blind Faith, a group that pioneered the fusion of rock and blues into tremendous studio and stage success. Despite critical and popular acclaim, the band was short-lived with only one album and a brief 1969 tour that debuted July 12 at Madison Square Garden and ended August 24th in Hawaii. Since that final show, Winwood and Clapton have remained friends, but have only performed together a few times over the years for an occasional song at a charity event. The 2008 Madison Square Garden shows were the first full Winwood-Clapton concerts in 40 years. Additionally, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Blind Faith and 40 years since they performed to over 100,000 people in Hyde Park, London. Steve Winwood is currently signed to Columbia Records and released an album of new music, NINE LIVES in 2008. Eric Clapton's compilation album Complete Clapton was released in 2008 on Reprise Records. The duo's captivating performance at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago can be seen as part of a 2-disc DVD available now from Rhino Entertainment. A forthcoming 2-disc DVD/CD of the duo's Madison Square Garden shows will be released this Spring. Ticket On-Sale Information: Check local listings. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com. 2009 TOUR SCHEDULE: June 10 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center June 12 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center June 13 Washington, DC Verizon Center June 15 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center June 17 Chicago, IL United Center June 18 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center June 20 Omaha, NE Qwest Center June 21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center June 23 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center June 24 Houston, TX Toyota Center June 26 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena June 27 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Arena June 29 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena June 30 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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