Originally Posted by
seypat
Out of all the famous musicians I have seen live, Clapton was the only one that was disappointing. Of course, his opening band was Buckwheat Zydeco. It's hard to follow that and not look dull!
I saw the opposite at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Duke's campus. Graham Parsons and the Shot was playing, but 3 songs in, Clapton came on stage and asked the audience to "show your stuff for this great songwriter and band," then asked Parsons if he could sit in. He played one song with them and then 2+ hours after that. He was not long out of rehab, the khaki/Chuck Taylor era, Rolex on the wrist. Small venue by most comparisons, I suppose, and he lit it up. They had to use dry ice to keep the keyboards cool on Layla. I couldn't hear for 3 days.