Eric Clapton Tickets

Eight rows from the stage. How could it not be amazing?! Saw Clapton yrs. ago in Minneapolis & this was equally as good.

From the incredible soaring guitar work of Eric Clapton in Voodoo Chile to Steve Winwood’s outstanding solo piano rendition of Low Spark, Saturday night’s concert at the MGM Grand was nothing short of spectacular. The 12,000 fans were lifted from their seats a number of times during the show by these two musical masters and their updated versions of such rock standards as Cocaine and After Midnight drove the crowd into a roaring, stomping frenzy. Blues, rock, jazz – here are two British legends who can still sing and play with a youthful exuberance that belies their 40+ years in the business. How about the other players? Chris Stainton plays the keys at a level unrivalled in rock today and his riff in Cocaine brought a mid-song standing ovation. Willie Weeks provided a consistently concrete bass foundation for the high flying duo. The percussion was likewise extremely solid with the rock-steady work and occasional flair of brilliance from Abe Laboriel. And then there were the ladies........ the heavenly voices of Michelle John and Sharon White were absolute perfection and added immensely to the overall sound of the group. Many in the crowd had obviously come to hear the reincarnation of Blind Faith and they were rewarded with a liberal sprinkling of that meteoric band’s numbers. Some (like me) were enthralled with Clapton’s blues selections (Sleeping In The Ground comes to mind) and others by Winwood’s more ethereal renderings. The acoustic work on Layla was nearly flawless – Winwood’s guitar playing is very good and, at times, can almost make you forget the Hammond. But the evening was stolen by the seasoned combination and purely transcendent melodiousness of these two virtuosos in numbers like Voodoo Chile and Dear Mister Fantasy. The lighting was good, although a bit distracting at times; the tricky LED picture framing added to the visual effect; and the aroma of some very good bud created yet more atmosphere. However unlike some musicians today Clapton and Winwood are the music and the music is their show. They make it look so effortless........ the music is coming from inside......... and the fingers are an extension of the melodic spirit pouring out of them. When Clapton took off on Voodoo Chile, the hair on my arms stood up and a prickling sensation shot up my spine. And when I looked through the opera glasses and saw him so totally possessed by the music, I knew why!

I have been to literally hundreds of concerts in my 51 years of life, and this one certainly has landed in the top 10! NOT KIDDING! I have seen Eric C. a couple of times, and Steve W. once. They did each other amazing justice! They are so amazing as solo artists, but, together, they shone brighter then imaginable! I immediately went out and bought both the CD and DVD. Even if neither one of them sung a word, it would have been fantastic. Every song was looonnnnnnggggg. The instrumental was breathtaking!!! I would urge anyone who has not seen this show to go immediately to the internet and find out where they will be playing and travel there and see it!!!!

Like wine, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood have aged well! I can't believe the amazing assortment of songs they did, from Cream to Traffic to Blind Faith to Derek and the Dominoes. I hadn't heard some of the songs in many years, and when they started playing, it brought tears to my eyes and right back to my high school days. Just goes to show how really talented musicians don't need fancy sets and pyrotechics to embellish their show - just honest, really fine, music. I'm so glad that I made it to Vegas to catch this show - a once in a lifetime event.

eric and steve were on their game june 18th...the city of st.paul and the excel energy centre were worth travleing 8 hours for. i was really impressed with steves voice live and thrilled to see eric play live again. i cannot wait to see both of them either together or solo again really soon! Long live EC!

Overall, it was such an incredible night! I loved Eric Clapton for years and nothing could possibly top that night in Columbus. I will say I was only slighly disappointed that he did not play more of his classic songs, but I'm certainly not complaining! Steve Winwood sounded great and was a wonderful addition to the show!