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Clapton & Company Perform in Leipzig


Clapton & Company Perform in Leipzig

News entry published on 12 August 2008 / Last modified on 13 August 2008

Eric Clapton and his band performed in Leipzig, Germany on 12 August. The concert was moved from the outdoor Festwiese location to the indoor Leipzig Arena. One fan in attendance emailed Where's Eric! shortly after the concert concluded. The evening's highlights were "Here But I'm Gone", "Isn't It A Pity", "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad", "Layla" and a blistering "Cocaine."

Another reported that the standout songs were "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Here But I'm Gone," "Isn't It A Pity, "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad," "Driftin'" and "Little Queen of Spades."

The show ran about two hours and featured 19 songs.

The band's next concert takes place on 14 August in Gdynia, Poland. It will mark Eric Clapton's first performance in Poland since 1979.

Eric Clapton Concert Set List for 12 August:

01 Tell the Truth
02 Key to the Highway
03 Hoochie Coochie Man
04 Here But I'm Gone
05 Outside Woman Blues
06 Isn't It A Pity
07 Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad
08 Driftin'
09 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
10 Motherless Child
11 Travelling Riverside Blues
12 Running On Faith
13 Motherless Children
14 Little Queen Of Spades
15 Before You Accuse Me
16 Wonderful Tonight
17 Layla
18 Cocaine

Encore:
19 Crossroads

Related links:

Clapton Concert Calendar

Summer Tour 2008 / Set Lists and Fan Reviews

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