Definitive 24 Nights

In 1990, Eric Clapton performed 18 nights at one of his favorite venues, the famous Royal Albert Hall in London. During the 18 run of shows Clapton performed with 3 different line ups, a rock band, a blues band, and an orchestra. Eric returned to the same venue in 1991 with the same 3 line ups and played a further 24 shows. The huge undertaking of rehearsing for performances of 3 distinctly different genres was made even more challenging by the line up for the rock shows varying from 4, 9 or 13 band members.

Clapton has always played with superlative musicians, and these shows were no exception. The bands included Johnnie Johnson, Jimmie Vaughan, Chuck Leavell, Nathan East, Greg Phillinganes, Steve Ferrone, Ray Cooper and Jerry Portnoy. Additionally, legendary special guests joined Clapton on stage, Phil Collins in the rock ensemble; Robert Cray, Buddy Guy and Albert Collins for the blues shows.

The orchestral performances were arranged and conducted by Michael Kamen, the highly regarded and successful composer who had worked with Clapton previously. The set list included the epic 30 minute "Concerto For Guitar" that Kamen composed especially for Clapton, released now for the 1st time.

Many of the performances in both years were filmed and recorded. The huge volume of audio and film material from the archive has been painstakingly restored and upgraded by Clapton’s team of Simon Climie, Peter Worsley and David Barnard.

This remarkable series of shows will finally be given the release that they deserve. A full concert of each genre has been assembled from the hours of material available and will be released on audio, on CD, LP and digital, and with an accompanying film on BluRay and DVD.

The Clapton classics performed with the rock band include "White Room", "Lay Down Sally", "Wonderful Tonight", "Pretending" and "Layla". The orchestral show features a stunning version of "Layla", plus stand out highlights of "Bell Bottom Blues", "Edge Of Darkness" and "Sunshine Of Your Love". Great covers of "Cocaine", "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door" also feature. The 14 song blues set includes standards such as "Sweet Home Chicago", "Have You Ever Loved A Woman", and "Key To The Highway".

The limited edition "Definitive 24 Nights" deluxe box sets include 47 songs and almost 6 hours of music on 6 CD's or 8 LP's and 3 BluRay’s. Rhino Records, June 23rd, 2023.