Eric Clapton performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 8, 2022.
Eric Clapton has announced U.S. dates for his 2026 tour calendar. The performances this year have been revealed a few at a time and it’s anyone’s guess whether there are more to come including a mini-residence at London’s Royal Albert Hall. A pair of shows in Guildford, U.K., were announced on Jan. 14 at G Live. Those concerts precede the previously announced shows in Europe taking place in April and May. (At Guildford, he’ll be joined by Ronnie Wood and His Band, and others.) Tickets for the U.S. and European shows are available here. The U.S. shows, announced on March 2, go on sale March 6 at 10 a.m. local time.
“Slowhand,” who will turn 81 on March 30, had a fairly busy 2025 schedule with roughly two dozen concerts in Japan, the U.K., Europe and the U.S.
2026 marks Clapton’s 63rd year as a professional musician. The legendary guitarist joined The Yardbirds in 1963 and the following years saw him join John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, and Derek and the Dominos along with a solo career spanning five+ decades.
Clapton‘s band for the 2026 tour will be Nathan East (bass / vocals), Edward ‘Sonny’ Emory III (drums), Doyle Bramhall II (Guitar), Tim Carmon (Hammond / keyboards), Chris Stainton (keyboard) Sharon White (backing vocals) and Katie Kissoon (backing vocals). Jimmie Vaughan is the special guest for the U.S. shows.
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Clapton issued a remastered edition of his 1989 album, Journeyman., in November 2025. This Deluxe Edition includes four bonus tracks, with three that were previously unreleased. The album includes the classic songs “Pretending,” “Bad Love,” and “Before You Accuse Me,” and features guest performances from George Harrison, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Robert Cray, and more. It’s available in the U.S./worldwide here, in Canada here and in the U.K. here.
2023’s Definitive 24 Nights, capturing his extended 1990 residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall, is available here.
Eric Clapton 2026 Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
Apr 20 – Guildford, UK – G Live
Apr 21 – Guildford, UK – G Live
Apr 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Apr 26 – Merksem (Antwerpen) Belgium – AFAS Dome
Apr 29 – Krakow, Poland – TAURON Arena
May 02 – Budapest, Hungary – MVM Dome
May 04 – Praha 9, Czech Republic- O2 Arena
May 07 – Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
May 10 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
May 13 – Mannheim, Germany – SAP Arena
May 15 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
May 17 – Munich Germany – Olympic Hall
Aug 23 – Norfolk, UK – Royal Sandringham Estate (plus very special guests Ronnie Wood and His Band, Andy Fairweather Low & the Low Riders, and Will Wilde)
Sep 06 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Sep 08 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
Sep 11 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sep 13 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Sep 15 – St. Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
Sep 17 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
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Jump into a conversationOh boy! Let’s roll out that exciting show yet one more time — Cocaine, Wonderful Tonight, Lay Down Sally…. the gems just keep coming. I guess Paul Carrack couldn’t bear to sing High Time We left one more time, so he bailed. The saddest part is that as talented as Doyle Bramhall is he can’t seem to turn down the big bucks involved in doing Clapton shows rather than being out playing his own great songs. And then to top it all off at the US shows, we have Jimmy Vaughn opening. So it’ll be a complete evening of total mediocrity that people actually pay to see because it’s “The Blues” baby! Apparently it all works just fine for the many folks who can’t tell the difference.