awel Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I am happy, finally I will be able to see Clapton and not anywhere, in the temple, the Royal Albert Hall. As I will be alone, I just have to plan a good plan to sleep there in London. It's only in May next year so I have time. Just wanted to share :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Good stuff Al. I'm eyeing off Dr Feelgood at the 100 Club there in November. Not quite the same gravitas, but hey - Rock n Roll ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I am happy, finally I will be able to see Clapton and not anywhere, in the temple, the Royal Albert Hall. As I will be alone, I just have to plan a good plan to sleep there in London. It's only in May next year so I have time. Just wanted to share :) I wish you had said. I get free tix for every RAH show (sometimes subject to a draw if over subscribed). Let me know what date, I'll try to get tix and see if I can't bring another forumite with me. I've just opened myself to a deluge of requests haven't I. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awel Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 I wish you had said. I get free tix for every RAH show (sometimes subject to a draw if over subscribed). Let me know what date, I'll try to get tix and see if I can't bring another forumite with me. I've just opened myself to a deluge of requests haven't I. Hmm. the 22nd of May It would be nice to meet someone of this forum for 'real' ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Good for you, awel! ...I'll try to get tix and see if I can't bring another forumite with me...I've just opened myself to a deluge of requests haven't I. Hmm. Oh, allright. I was going to be washing my hair that night but since you asked very nicely I suppose I could try to keep the 22nd free.... Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Eric's Albert Hall sessions have been the stuff of legend for decades... Regularly selling out 7+ nights at said venue Sublime playing and a 'rock' solid repertoire Guaranteed joy Enjoy.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Good for you, awel! Oh, allright. I was going to be washing my hair that night but since you asked very nicely I suppose I could try to keep the 22nd free.... Pip. Well, let's call it first come first served. No guarantees. EC usually ends up with a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Good for you, awel! Oh, allright. I was going to be washing my hair that night but since you asked very nicely I suppose I could try to keep the 22nd free.... Pip. The last time the three of us went to the RAH we never actually made it there! Bloody funny night though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The last time the three of us went to the RAH we never actually made it there! Bloody funny night though!! The last time we went there to see EC we ended up leaving the auditorium and spent the night in the bar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yes, I remember that too! He was very disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 ...EC usually ends up with a draw... He has a lot in common with Falkirk Football Club. The last time the three of us went to the RAH we never actually made it there! Bloody funny night though!! The last time we went there to see EC we ended up leaving the auditorium and spent the night in the bar! Here's hoping Farns DOESN'T get tickets. Then all three of us could go into Victoria on the night and not go to the RAH again!.... Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 No we couldn't! I got into trouble for not using the tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 No we couldn't! I got into trouble for not using the tickets. ...but we wouldn't HAVE tickets! That's the beauty of this cunning plan! :-) Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Ahhh. I get you. Why go to Victoria? It's an arse crack miles from any of us. Actually I'm off to see David Gilmore on Sunday with Flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Actually I'm off to see David Gilmore on Sunday with Flight... Really? The New York Jazz session guitarist? https://en.wikipedia...i/David_Gilmore I hope you both have a really great night out! Not my cuppa, TBH, but it takes all sorts! I can imagine he gets a bit p'd off with all those twats who go to his gigs thinking it's going to be that old has-been who shares a homonymic name with him! Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 1474578445[/url]' post='1801274']Really? The New York Jazz session guitarist? https://en.wikipedia...i/David_Gilmore I hope you both have a really great night out! Not my cuppa, TBH, but it takes all sorts! I can imagine he gets a bit p'd off with all those twats who go to his gigs thinking it's going to be that old has-been who shares a homonymic name with him! Pip. You do travel back and forth to London a bit don't you Pip? Jealous, London is on my bucket list like Australia, I'll probably never get to see. My wife has been there though. I was in heaven seeing New York the 1st time on a bus tour last fall. That was on my list too. I'd love to see Clapton but David Gilmore would win out 1st for me. Love the Pink Floyd stuff. Unfortunately I can do neither. So congrats to any who go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I thought EC had retired from touring If he's changed his mind that's great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 You do travel back and forth to London a bit don't you Pip?...I'd love to see Clapton but David Gilmore would win out 1st for me. Love the Pink Floyd stuff.... Well, I live in London (just! if I lived three streets to the East I'd be in the county of Kent!) so it's pretty easy to get in to town. 18 mins by train and I'm in Victoria Station. I'm sure Farns and Flight will have a great time seeing Gilmour but I'm certainly not going to complain as Farns and I are going to see the P-F tribute band Brit Floyd at the RAH in three weeks' time. Cheers, Farns! Beers (and whiskies) will be on me! I've been fortunate enough to catch quite a bit of PF-related action in London over the last few years. I saw Roger Waters' 'Dark Side of the Moon' tour where he played for four hours - including both the DSotM and Wish You Were Here albums in their entirety (as well as stuff from every PF album on which he was a contributor) - and his 'The Wall' tour at the 02 concert hall. I'm looking forward to the 'Brit Floyd' gig very much. They have had excellent notices. I thought EC had retired from touring ... Now you come to mention it, Rev, so did I. Perhaps he announced he would be retiring in the coming year and this is a last 'Goodbye'? Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Ok, sorry about that Pip. I was thinking you lived in the U.S. and yes, I though Eric Clapton retired too, that's what attracted me to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Excellent I'm sure it will be a great show…! I have tickets for Jona Kauffman at the Royal Theater in Madrid Nov. 22. I payed 300 euros for two tickets that are visually obstructed. Sound better be awesome…! King Crimson are playing in Madrid and Barcelona in November also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 King Crimson are playing in Madrid and Barcelona in November also... Don't miss it. Fripp is past 70 now and it can't go on forever. I saw them last year and it was more than superb. The new 3CD+DVD set "Radical Action".... is almost exactly what I saw and that too is tremendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awel Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 I thought EC had retired from touring If he's changed his mind that's great news No he just said that due to his physical issue he can't stand touring anymore but that he will perhaps do some shows in UK but only few dates. the 3 dates in the Royal Albert Hall are the 3 only dates for 2017 (that's what said on his site) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Through most of my 56 plus years on this earth I had, for whatever reason, always had another commitment whenever EC came through town. I finally did get the chance to witness his skills a few years ago when he toured the States with the Wallflowers and Jacob Dylan. Terrific show although the acoustic version of Layla totally bummed out my wife, as the rockin' original version is her all time Eric fav. My highlight moment= Eric joined the Wallflowers on stage for a jammin' version of "The Weight". I love that kind of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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