Eric Clapton, the guitarist behind Cream, “Layla” and “Tears in Heaven”, returns to the Royal Albert Hall, a room he has played more than 200 times since 1964.
Eric Clapton plays four nights at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington between Thursday 20 and Monday 24 May 2027. He is the only artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times.
Born in Ripley, Surrey, in 1945, Clapton was raised by his grandparents and grew up believing his mother was his older sister. He joined the Yardbirds in 1963, then John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.
Cream, the trio he formed with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, made four albums before breaking up in 1968. Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos followed, the second leaving “Layla”, still his signature song.
His 1974 cover of “I Shot the Sheriff” helped bring reggae to a mass audience. Slowhand, August and Unplugged followed, and “Tears in Heaven” became one of his most widely known songs. He holds 18 Grammy Awards and a CBE.
The Hall is his London home. He first played it with the Yardbirds in December 1964, gave the 24 Nights concerts there in 1990 and 1991, and led the Concert for George in 2002. He reunited Cream on its stage in 2005, and these nights add to more than 200 performances in the room.