Eric Clapton to tour North America in the 2004 summer

LOS ANGELES (Eric Clapton Official Website/press release) - Eric Clapton's North American tour, featuring a varied selection of hits from the artist's vast career, kicks off on June 9 and runs through August 2nd. The concert tour follows the extraordinary Crossroads Guitar Festival to be held in Dallas, TX June 4, 5 and 6.

Clapton's 32-city summer tour will feature performances of such favorites as "Cocaine," "Badge," "Wonderful Tonight," "Layla" and many other Clapton classics.
Eric's band lineup includes Doyle Bramhall II (guitar), Chris Stainton and Billy Preston (keyboards), Nathan East (bass), Steve Gadd (drums), and vocalists Michelle John and Sharon White.
Each concert will be both classic and new, as Eric will perform his greatest hits from past albums, as well as touching on a few selected songs from the critically acclaimed album, "Me and Mr. Johnson." The show is a must see for old and new fans alike.
Robert Randolph and The Family Band will appear as special guests on all dates except Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta and Greenville.

2004 Eric Clapton (summer) tour dates follows:
June 4, 5, 6 - Crossroads Guitar Festival - Dallas, TX
June 9 - Ford Center - Oklahoma City, OK
June 11 - Alltel Arena - Little Rock, AR
June 12 - New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, LA
June 14 - St. Petersburg Times Forum - St. Petersburg, FL
June 15 - Office Depot Center - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
June 16 - Jacksonville Veterans - Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
June 18 - Phillips Arena - Atlanta, GA
June 19 - Bi-Lo Center - Greenville, SC
June 21 - MCI Center - Washington, DC
June 23 - Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY
June 24 - Christie's Auction (Festival) - New York, NY
June 26 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, PA
June 28 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
June 29 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
June 30 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY
July 3 - Tweeter Center - Mansfield, MA
July 4 - Tweeter Center - Mansfield, MA
July 7 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
July 9 - HSBC Arena - Buffalo, NY
July 10 - Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
July 12 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
July 13 - Palace of Auburn Hills - Detroit, MI
July 15 - Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN
July 17 - United Center - Chicago, IL
July 18 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
July 20 - Bradley Center - Milwaukee, WI
July 22 - Qwest Center - Omaha, NE
July 24 - Pepsi Center Arena - Denver, CO
July 27 - Key Arena - Seattle, WA
July 28 - Rose Garden Arena - Portland, OR
July 30 - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA
July 31 - HP Pavilion - San Jose, CA
August 2 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA