On Monday night, Eric Clapton delivered his first of three performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
The show began with a cover of “Que Será, Será”, a tribute to the late Doris Day, who passed away on Monday at the age of 97. The show continued with a number of Clapton classics, fan-favorite covers, and rarely played tunes—including his first “Tearing Us Apart” since 2011, his first “Holy Mother” since 2003, and his first cover of Eddie Boyd‘s “Five Long Years” since New Year’s Eve 2012.,,,,
After closing his main set with “Layla”, Clapton returned for the encore to honor the late Prince with a cover of the Purple One’s ubiquitous classic, “Purple Rain”, marking his first time ever covering the song in concert.
Below, you can watch a selection of fan-shot videos from the show:
Clapton will be back in action at Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, May 15th and Thursday, May 16th. He also recently announced a trio of North American shows set for September and is currently prepping for the return of his Crossroads Guitar Festival on 9/20 and 9/21 in Dallas, TX. For more information, head to Clapton’s website.
Setlist: Eric Clapton | Royal Albert Hall | London, England | 5/13/19
Set: Que Será, Será (Doris Day cover), Motherless Children (Blind Willie Johnson cover), Key to the Highway (Charles Segar cover), Pretending, I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
(Willie Dixon cover), I Shot the Sheriff (The Wailers cover), Driftin’ Blues (Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers cover), Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Jimmy Cox cover), Tears in Heaven, Change the World, Running on Faith, Tearing Us Apart, Holy Mother, Five Long Years (Eddie Boyd cover), Crossroads, Layla
Encore: Purple Rain (Prince cover)
[H/T JamBase]