Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood / U.K. 1st Night 2010 (2CDR)

◆NEC Arena, Birmingham, UK 18th May 2010 -UK 1st Night-
Disc 1
01.intro
02. Had To Cry Today
03.Low Down
04. After Midnight
05.Presence Of The Lord
06. The Shape I'm In
07. Glad
08. Well Alright
09. Tuff Luck
10. Pearly Queen
11.Forever Man
12. Midland Maniac
13. Going Down
14. Georgia On My Mind

Disc 2
01. Drifting Blues (acoustic)
02. How Long (acoustic)
03. Layla (acoustic)
04. Can't Find My Way Home (acoustic)
05. Split Decision
06. Voodoo Chile
07. Cocaine
Encore:
08. Dear Mr. Fantasy

◇Personnel;
Eric Clapton (guitar, vocals)
Steve Winwood (organ, guitar, vocals)
Chris Stainton (keyboards)
Willie Weeks (bass)
Steve Gadd (drums)
Michelle John (backing vocals) & Sharon White (backing vocals)

In May 2010, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood's annual joint tour began in the UK. This recording captures the first show, a live performance in Birmingham on May 18th, in superb sound quality audience recording.

While the setlist remained the same across the three UK shows that began on this day, the band's approach to each song, centered around the two masters and Steve Gadd, is so rich and engaging that comparing the three days' performances is never boring.

The sound quality is simply superb; it's a high-quality master that can be confidently called the pinnacle of modern audience recordings, and it has been remastered by the label itself. It's no exaggeration to say that the sound quality is so high that you couldn't ask for anything more.

The parts of the master that were missing, such as the "Cocaine" section, have been carefully filled in using a high-quality audience master from another source, so you can enjoy this memorable opening performance from beginning to end without any stress.