Eric Clapton Reveals First Concert Dates of 2027 Tour

Eric Clapton performing at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 8, 2022.

Eric Clapton has announced the first dates for his 2027 tour calendar. All are in the U.K. including a mini-residence at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The October 13 news follows two of his busiest years on stage in recent years. [The 81 year-old did roughly two dozens concerts in 2025 in Japan, the U.K., Europe and the U.S. He performed 20 in 2026 in the U.K., Europe and the U.S., including the two-day Crossroads Guitar Festival, held in Austin, Tex., on Sept. 26-27.] A limited pre-sale for the 2027 shows will begin on Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. here and here. Tickets for the general public go on sale on Oct. 16.

2027 will mark Clapton’s 64th 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 hasn’t been announced yet. For the 2026 tour, it was 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).

Watch Clapton perform “Cocaine” at Royal Albert Hall for his 70th birthday celebration

Watch him perform “Layla” with the Tedeschi Trucks Band at the 2026 edition of the Crossroads Guitar Festival in September 2026

2023’s Definitive 24 Nights, capturing his extended 1990 residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall, is available in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here.

Eric Clapton 2027 Tour (Tickets are available here and here)
May 17 – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Live
May 20 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
May 21 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
May 23 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
May 24 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall

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