04 November 2003
Newsdesk
After telling us that he's fed up with touring Clapton has announced that he plans to spend a month touring Japan beginning November 15 in Hiroshima.
The 58 year-old guitarist will then begin a month-long European leg on April 9 in Antwerp, Belgium. He will finish May 11 after six nights at his adopted home of London's Royal Albert Hall.
Clapton has not released a studio album since 2001's "Reptile." But he can be heard throughout the upcoming "Concert for George†due November 18 from Warner. The show was taped last November as a tribute to late Beatles guitarist George Harrison.
Nov. 15: Hiroshima, Japan (Green Arena)
Nov. 17, 19-20: Osaka, Japan (Osaka-Jo Hall)
Nov. 24: Saitama, Japan (Saitama Super Arena)
Nov. 26-27: Yokohama, Japan (Yokohama Arena)
Nov. 29-30, Dec. 2-3: Tokyo (Budokan Hall)
Dec. 5: Sendai, Japan (Grande 21)
Dec. 7: Sapporo, Japan (Sapporo Dome)
Dec. 9-10, 12-13: Tokyo (Budokan Hall)
April 9: Antwerp, Belgium (Sportpaleis Antwerpen)
April 11-12: Rotterdam, Holland (Ahoy)
April 23: Dublin (the Point)
April 24: Belfast (Odyssey Arena)
April 26: Glasgow (SECC)
April 27: Newcastle, England (Telewest Arena)
April 29: Manchester, England (Evening News Arena)
April 30: Birmingham, England (NEC Arena)
May 2: Sheffield, England (Hallam FM Arena)
May 4-5, 7-8, 10-11: London (Royal Albert Hall)
