Eric Clapton announces spring 2025 UK shows

Eric Clapton has announced a run of headline shows for spring 2025 – you can find all the details below.

The legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist is due to play a live concert at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on Sunday May 18.

He’ll then head to London for three performances at the historic Royal Albert Hall on May 21, 23 and 24.

These dates are set to be Clapton’s only UK dates of 2025. His stop in Nottingham will mark his first stop in the city since 2008.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (December 6) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Check out the announcement post and the full list of dates below.

ERIC CLAPTON ANNOUNCES 4 UK SHOWS FOR 2025!

Eric will return next year to London’s @RoyalAlbertHall for a limited run of 3 shows. Additionally, he will play just one show outside the capital, at Nottingham’s @nottinghamarena, his first show in that city since 2008.

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— Eric Clapton (@EricClapton) December 3, 2024

Eric Clapton’s 2025 UK tour dates are:

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18 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
21 – Royal Albert Hall, London
23 – Royal Albert Hall, London
24 – Royal Albert Hall, London 

Clapton played four concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall this May following gigs in Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham, Dublin and Manchester. The musician has since hit the road in Europe, South America and North America.

He released his 22nd solo studio album, ‘Meanwhile’, online in October. Physical editions of the record will come out in January.

In other news, Clapton hit out at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame earlier this year – despite him being a three-time inductee.

“I think of it as a frat boys club that happened to lure [me] in,” he explained, before adding: “It’s not a place for rebels. It’s establishment stuff.”

Clapton has been inducted into the Rock Hall once as a solo artist, and on two other occasions as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream.

Meanwhile, a draft copy of John Lennon’s famous 1971 letter to Clapton suggesting they form a new band is heading to auction tomorrow (December 5).

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