Clapton, Chelsea & the Coda

I have been waiting to see Eric Clapton for along time and was left feeling a little disappointed.

He look very eponymous on stage almost a lookalike ringer for Bill Gates with blue shirt smothered with a dangling cross, red glasses, and bushy white hair. That would all be ok, but there was was no singer audience connection, no charisma. it felt a little like a chore to be at the Albert Hall. In addition, the choice of music was eclectic, enlivened only as the set proceeded with Badge and Cross Road Blues and finally the inspired JJ Cale famous cover Cocaine. In many respect the warm-up act lead by Andy Fairweather-low was more endearing.

Postscript
The best was enjoyed prior to the concert. We awoke at 5am to set off to the Chelsea Flower Show. All fine until midday when the rain set in… we knew it was on the way so managed to cover the gardens outside first and then in the light rain settled down with fish & chips washed down with a glass of Artelium Pinot Noir and enjoyed the La Femme trio. Arrived at the sanctuary of the Coda restaurant a pair of drowned rats, but in good mood to enjoy our sumptuous feast before the show

Set List

Electric Set

Blue Dust
Key to the Highway (Charles Segar cover)
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon cover)
Badge (Cream song)
Prayer of a Child

Acoustic Set
Back Home

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Jimmy Cox cover)
Golden Ring
Tears in Heaven

Electric Set
Got to Get Better in a Little While (Derek and the Dominos song)
You Were There
Cross Road Blues (Robert Johnson cover)
Little Queen of Spades (Robert Johnson cover)
Cocaine(J.J. Cale cover) (with “Close to Home” intro sung by Nathan East.)

Encore:
Before You Accuse Me (Bo Diddley cover) (with Andy Fairweather‐Low)

Albert Hall & Chelsea Flower Show  21st May 2024 Fawkes & S (9.11.24)

Posted by: Fawkes