ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES SUMMER EUROPEAN TOUR

Tour Kicks-Off in May With Stops in 13 European Countries

On the heels of his latest album, Back Home, Eric Clapton hits the road again launching a just announced world tour beginning in Europe on May 5 and travelling to 13 European countries with an already sold out 7-night run at London's Royal Albert Hall. Additional news of this tour will follow shortly, including announcements of several exciting tour dates featuring venues never-before-played by Clapton and his band. Clapton has assembled an impressive band, including several album collaborators. The 2006 tour band will consist of: Eric Clapton, Guitar, as well as Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks also on Guitar, Chris Stainton and Tim Carmon on Keyboards, Willie Weeks on Bass, Steve Jordan on Drums, The Kick Horns: Simon Clarke, Roddy Lorimer, and Tim Sanders on Brass, and backing vocals by Michelle John and Sharon White.

CURRENT LIST OF EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
FRANCE
May 5 2006 (Fri) Le Cannet La Palestre

UNITED KINGDOM
May 8 2006 (Mon) Glasgow SECC
May 9 2006 (Tues) Manchester MEN Arena
May 11 2006 (Thurs) Birmingham NEC
May 12 2006 (Fri) Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
May 14 2006 (Sun) Nottingham Arena
May 16 2006 (Tues) London Royal Albert Hall
May 17 2006 (Wed) London Royal Albert Hall
May 19 2006 (Fri) London Royal Albert Hall
May 22 2006 (Mon) London Royal Albert Hall
May 23 2006 (Tues) London Royal Albert Hall
May 25 2006 (Thurs) London Royal Albert Hall
May 26 2006 (Fri) London Royal Albert Hall

FRANCE
May 28 2006 (Sun) Paris Bercy

BELGIUM
May 31 2006 (Wed) Antwerp Sports Paleis

NETHERLANDS
June 1 2006 (Thurs) Rotterdam Ahoy

GERMANY
June 3 2006 (Sat) Frankfurt Festhalle
June 4 2006 (Sun) Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
June 6 2006 (Tues) Leipzig Arena
June 7 2006 (Wed) Berlin Wuhlheide

UNITED KINGDOM
June 9 2006 (Fri) Surrey Hampton Court Palace Festival
June 10 2006 (Sat) Surrey Hampton Court Palace Festival

ITALY
July 7 2006 (Fri) Lucca Piazza Napoleone
July 8 2006 (Sat) Perugia Arena Santa Giuliana
July 10 2006 (Mon) Verona Arena

GERMANY
July 13 2006 (Thurs) Cologne Arena
July 14 2006 (Fri) Dortmund Westfalenhalle

AUSTRIA
July 16 2006 (Sun) Vienna Stadthalle

HUNGARY
July 18 2006 (Tues) Budapest

CZECH REPUBLIC
July 20 2006 (Thurs) Prague The Arena

GERMANY
July 22 2006 (Sat) Munich Olympiahalle
July 23 2006 (Sun) Mannheim SAP Arena
July 25 2006 (Tue) Hamburg Colorline Arena

DENMARK
July 26 2006 (Wed) Augustenborg Castle

NORWAY
July 28 2006 (Fri) Oslo Spektrum

SWEDEN
July 29 2006 (Sat) Stockholm Globen

FINLAND
July 31 2006 (Mon) Helsinki Hartwall Arena