Other musicians occasionally “guest star” during Eric’s tour performances, but this is a bit of a rarity. In most cases of recent vintage, the “guest” was the opening act. In 2006, on many evenings of the European Tour and all nights on the U.S. / Canada Tour, tour support Robert Cray, joined Eric on stage for “Old Love” and “Crossroads”. In 2007, Robert Cray stepped out for “Crossroads” on a nightly basis for the U.S. / Canada dates. Robert Randolph who opened for Eric during the European and US tour of 2004, joined Eric on stage for the encores, “Sunshine Of Your Love” and “Got My Mojo Working”. In 1998, Bonnie Raitt and Jimmie Vaughan took turns opening the show and would join Eric on stage during the encore. Vaughan did the same while opening for Clapton during the blues tour of 1995 and on select dates in the US during 2004.
Other guest star appearances have included:
15 March 2007 / J.J. Cale - iPay One Center, San Diego
3 March 2007 / Jimmie Vaughan - SBC Center, San Antonio
29 March 2001 / Doyle Bramhall II - Forum, Copenhagen
24 July 2001 / Buddy Guy - United Center, Chicago
15 October 1998 / B.B. King - Earls Court Arena, London
27 February 1996 / Zucchero - Royal Albert Hall, London
1 May 1990 / George Harrison - Forum, Los Angeles, CA
2 April 1990 / Darryl Hall (Hall & Oates) - Madison Square Garden, NYC
23 August 1990 / Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray - Alpine Valley Ampitheater, WI (After the show, Stevie Ray Vaughan and members of Clapton’s road crew were tragically killed. The helicopter on which they were travelling back to Chicago crashed into a hillside near the venue)
30 June 1982 / Muddy Waters - Sportatorium, Miami, FL
7 December 1978 / George Harrison, Elton John, Jerry Portnoy and Pinetop Perkins - Civic Hall, Guildford
1974 US Tour / Pete Townshend and Keith Moon - various dates. Townshend and Moon were on tour with their band, The Who, and their schedule often overlapped with Eric’s
7 July 1974 / Freddie King - Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ
