News Archive 2006
January, 2006
- CREAM To Receive The Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award 11 January 2006
- Blind Faith “Hyde Park 1969” now set to be released 10th April 2006 18 January 2006
- Chuck Berry concert documentary “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll” featuring Eric Clapton and others coming to DVD 26 January 2006
- Where’s Eric! Issue 38 at last 29 January 2006
- Cappuccino … Hiroshi Fujiwara featuring Eric Clapton 31 January 2006
- New Robert Randolph and the Family Band album features Eric Clapton 31 January 2006
- Eric Clapton 2006/07 World Tour: Italian Dates Announced 31 January 2006
February, 2006
- Derek Trucks on working with Eric Clapton 5 February 2006
- CREAM Receives Honorary Grammy Award 8 February 2006
- “BACK HOME” WINS A GRAMMY! 9 February 2006
- Eric Clapton to play historic Hampton Court Palace 11 February 2006
- Eric Clapton Deluxe Edition to be released by Universal 16 February 2006
- New Cream Book due 15 May: “Cream: The Lost Scottish Tour - 1967-68” 19 February 2006
- Eric Clapton’s 2006 Tour Band 24 February 2006
- The first show on the Eric Clapton 2006/07 World Tour 24 February 2006
- ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES THE ROBERT CRAY BAND AS OPENER FOR EUROPEAN TOUR 28 February 2006
- Otis Rush & Friends featuring Eric Clapton and Luther Allison: Live At Montreux 1986 28 February 2006
March, 2006
- Cream: Disraeli Gears Classic Album DVD 2 March 2006
- Kornerstoned: The Alexis Korner Anthology 1954-1983 2 March 2006
- “Before The Music Dies” Film 14 March 2006
- “Highclere Rocks” With Special Guest Eric Clapton 14 March 2006
- New Concert Added To EC European Tour Schedule - Lille, France 23 March 2006
- Eric Clapton Will Play On “Moon And Stars Festival 2006” - 11 July 2006, Locarno, Switzerland 30 March 2006
April, 2006
- Eric Clapton Announces Historic Concert Performance in Red Square, Moscow August 3, 2006 4 April 2006
- Official eBay Store: Eric Clapton Sales Supports Crossroads Centre 5 April 2006
- Eric Clapton Video Anthology: Eric Needs Your Help 7 April 2006
- “Band du Lac: One Night Only” Coming To DVD In June 15 April 2006
- Galleria Ferrari: Eric Clapton’s Guitars On Display 16 April 2006
- WE! Invites Fans To Share Their Clapton Concert Experience 26 April 2006
May, 2006
- Eric Clapton Launches World Tour At La Palestre, Le Cannet, France 5 May 2006
- Eric Clapton World Tour - The Official Tour Opener at SECC, Glasgow 9 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Rocked MEN Arena, Manchester 10 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Deluxe Edition to be released 23 May 10 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Concert Details: 11 May 2006 - NEC, Birmingham, England 12 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Concert Details: 12 May 2006 - Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England 13 May 2006
- Derek Trucks interview / Clapton ticket promotion 15 May 2006
- Eric Clapton & Band Rock Nottingham 15 May 2006
- Press Release: Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton Deluxe Edition 17 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Kicks Off 7 Night Residency at the Royal Albert Hall 17 May 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band Rock The Albert Hall: Night 2 18 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Takes London By Storm: Night 3 At The R.A.H. 20 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Rocks Highclere 21 May 2006
- The Derek Trucks Band at Mean Fiddler, London 24 May 22 May 2006
- Clapton & Company Still Going Strong At The Albert Hall: Night 4 23 May 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band: Night 5 At The Royal Albert Hall 24 May 2006
- Eric Clapton Announces Fall 2006 U.S. Tour 26 May 2006
- Eric Rocks The Albert Again! Night 6 in London 26 May 2006
- Bye bye (For Now) Albert! Night 7 at The Royal Albert Hall 28 May 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band: Concert Details From Paris 29 May 2006
- Ticket Sale Information for NYC, St. Paul and St. Louis 30 May 2006
- Eric Clapton At Zenith Arena on 29 May: Set List and Reviews 30 May 2006
- EC & His Band: Antwerp Concert News 31 May 2006
June, 2006
- Eric Clapton Rocks Rotterdam! 1 June 2006
- Tix On Sale 3 June for Three US Cities; NYC Monday 2 June 2006
- Miami American Airlines Arena - Ticket Information 6 June 2006
- Toronto Air Canada Centre - Ticket Information 6 June 2006
- Ottawa Tickets - Onsale 9 June 10 AM 8 June 2006
- Fall Tour - Updated Ticket Sale Information 8 June 2006
- Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville : Ticket Info 9 June 2006
- EC Wraps Up First Leg of Summer Tour at Hampton Court Palace 10 June 2006
- New York City: Third Show Added! 12 June 2006
- Boston: Second Show On Sale Monday 19 June 16 June 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band To Play New Zealand, Australia 19 June 2006
- Billy Preston Passes Away After Lengthy Illness 21 June 2006
- More “Rock Legends” Footage To Be Released 25 June 2006
- The Derek Trucks Band - Songlines Live - DVD PRE-SALE SPECIAL! 27 June 2006
July, 2006
- Where’s Eric! Invites Fans To Share Their Clapton Concert Experience 6 July 2006
- Eric Clapton & Company Back On The Road 7 July 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band Headline At Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy 8 July 2006
- Eric Clapton Featured On New Sam Moore CD “Overnight Sensational” 8 July 2006
- Eric Clapton Rocks Verona, Italy 11 July 2006
- Eric Clapton: Concert Details From Switzerland 12 July 2006
- Clapton Cologne Concert: 13 July 13 July 2006
- Eric Clapton at Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle 15 July 2006
- Eric Clapton Surprised Budapest 19 July 2006
- Photos From The World Tour 21 July 2006
- US On Sale Dates Announced for CT, DC and GA 21 July 2006
- Clapton Rocks Prague! 22 July 2006
- EC’s World Tour Returns To Germany 23 July 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band Make Music In Mannheim 24 July 2006
- Hamburg’s Happy Following Clapton Performance 26 July 2006
- Clapton Concert News From Augustenborg Slotspark 27 July 2006
- URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Clapton’s Moscow Red Square Concert Cancelled 28 July 2006
- Eric Clapton & His Band: Oslo and Stockholm Concert Details 30 July 2006
- Eric Clapton: Live At Montreux 1986 Coming To DVD 31 July 2006
August, 2006
- Clapton Wraps Up European Tour In Helsinki 1 August 2006
- Virginia Lohle 4 August 2006
- For The Record: New Eric Clapton Releases July/August/Sept. 2006 13 August 2006
- Eric Clapton surprise guest appearance in Columbus Ohio 14 August 2006
- Eric Clapton on Sam Moore’s Overnight Sensation 16 August 2006
- JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED 18 August 2006
- CLAPTON ALUM ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW RELEASES FIRST SOLO RECORDING IN 26 YEARS 24 August 2006
- ROBERT CRAY BAND READIES LIVE FROM ACROSS THE POND, FIRST LIVE ALBUM IN 30+-YEAR CAREER, SET FOR SEPTEMBER 12 RELEASE 27 August 2006
September, 2006
- Billy Preston: Labor Day Weekend of Love 1 September 2006
- Additional Brisbane Concert Announced! 2 September 2006
- Cream: Classic Artists DVD 3 September 2006
- U.S. Tour Starts 16 September…Share Your Concert Experience! 9 September 2006
- Guitar Legends J.J. CALE AND ERIC CLAPTON Unite For an Epic, Soulful CD Release “THE ROAD TO ESCONDIDO” 14 September 2006
- Clapton Starts U.S. Tour at Xcel Energy Center 17 September 2006
- Carl Radle and Leon Russell to be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, 12 October 2006 19 September 2006
- Eric Clapton Rocks St. Louis! 19 September 2006
- Concert Details: 21 September - Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids 21 September 2006
- Eric Clapton: Back in Sweet Home Chicago 21 September 2006
- Auburn Hills Concert Postponed 23 September 2006
- EC on new Jerry Lee Lewis CD: Hear the track now! 25 September 2006
- Concert Details: Air Canada Center, Toronto 25 September 2006
- Auburn Hills: New Date is 5 April 2007 28 September 2006
- Concert Details: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Canada 28 September 2006
- New York, New York! Eric Clapton’s MSG Night One 29 September 2006
- EC Rocks New York! MSG Night Three 30 September 2006
- Raising The Roof At The Garden: Clapton At MSG Night Two 30 September 2006
October, 2006
- Eric Clapton’s Blackie 1 October 2006
- Eric - Slowhand - Clapton In Boston: Night One 4 October 2006
- Eric Clapton & Band: Boston Night Two 5 October 2006
- The Passing Show: The Life & Music of Ronnie Lane 6 October 2006
- Eric Clapton: Mohegan Sun Casino Night One 7 October 2006
- Eric Clapton: Mohegan Sun Casino Night Two 8 October 2006
- Clapton’s Official eBay Store Supports Crossroads Centre 9 October 2006
- Clapton Rocks Philadelphia! 9 October 2006
- Clapton Concert Details: Washington DC 10 October 2006
- Clapton In Charlottesville: Show Report 13 October 2006
- EC’s World Tour Stops In Georgia 14 October 2006
- Online Premiere of “The Road To Escondido” 14 October 2006
- Clapton Rocks The RBC Center! 15 October 2006
- Limited Edition Posters Commemorate Eric Clapton’s 2006 MSG Concerts 16 October 2006
- Eric Clapton News&More Email Alerts 16 October 2006
- Clapton Concert Details: Birmingham, AL 19 October 2006
- Eric Clapton & Band: Orlando Concert News 21 October 2006
- Slowhand Visits Derek Trucks’ Hometown: Jacksonville FL 22 October 2006
- Eric Clapton Autographed Stratocaster Guitar To Benefit Charity (Auction Ends 24 Oct 10AM PDT) 22 October 2006
- Clapton Wraps Up 2006 US Tour In Miami 24 October 2006
- Clapton: Ten Nights In Tokyo 28 October 2006
- Escondido Mayor Proclaims The Road to Escondido Day 28 October 2006
- “Essentially John Mayall” Will Include Previously Unheard Tracks With Eric Clapton 31 October 2006
November, 2006
- New Book on “Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs” Due 28 November 1 November 2006
- Clapton’s Blackie Guitar Recreated By Fender’s Custom Shop 4 November 2006
- Eric Clapton Adds Shanghai Concert To Far East Tour 4 November 2006
- Eric Clapton Japan Tour 2006 Starts 11 November 7 November 2006
- EC Adds Seoul, Korea Date To 2007 Far East Tour 7 November 2006
- Eric Clapton Starts ‘06 Japan Tour 11 November 2006
- US: Upcoming TV and Radio Appearances 11 November 2006
- Carl Radle and Leon Russell Inducted Into Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame 11 November 2006
- Osaka - Night One: Early News 11 November 2006
- Where’s Eric! Issue 39 12 November 2006
- Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale: New Interview 19 November 2006
- Cream, Dominos And Clapton Concerts Online 19 November 2006
- Eric Clapton Announces Second Leg Of U.S. Tour 21 November 2006
- Canadian Dates For ‘07 Announced - On Sale 24 November 21 November 2006
- Ticket On Sale Dates - Select U.S. Cities 22 November 2006
- Houston Tickets On Sale 2 December 23 November 2006
- On Sale Information for Additional U.S. Cities 29 November 2006
December, 2006
- On Sale Info: Las Vegas, Anaheim and LA 6 December 2006
- Denver Tickets On Sale Monday 11 December 7 December 2006
- Additional Information: Anaheim and Los Angeles 9 December 2006
- Eric Clapton Wraps Up ‘06 Japan Tour In Tokyo 10 December 2006
- NPR “World Cafe” Rebroadcast on 28 December 13 December 2006
- Eric Clapton joined Gary Brooker’s No Stiletto Shoes Band 16 December 2006
- CREAM: CLASSIC ARTISTS 19 December 2006
- “Hittin’ the Note” with Derek Trucks and Doyle Bramhall 20 December 2006
- Seasons Greetings 21 December 2006
- MSG ‘06 Ltd Ed Posters Available For Online Purchase 31 December 2006
