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You don't expect to hear booing at an Eric Clapton, yet the
guitar legend was indeed met with the Bronx cheer after he walked off stage just a few
words into a performance of "Cocaine" in Glasgow on Saturday night. Fans were given no
explanation at the time for Slowhand's early departure, but Clapton has since issued a
statement about the situation.
Here's what Team Clapton posted
on Facebook about the Glasgow show:
Unfortunately last night in Glasgow we experienced a steadily worsening technical
problem with the PA system that the band battled with throughout the show but by the last
song of the set it became unbearable on stage and Eric was unable to complete that number.
During the encore break we were able to reset and the band finished as planned with the
last number.
The usual touring set length runs at 1hr 35 mins so in fact the full set was performed
apart from the entirety of “cocaine” which had to be curtailed.
Eric is nevertheless sorry for the break in the concert and the disappointment of his
fans.
The venue issued a statement reading:
The production team for last night's performance suffered a technical issue which
resulted in the concert ending earlier than anticipated.
By the time the venue had been made aware of the circumstances patrons were already
leaving the bowl.
However, our stewards and staff did their best to convey this information as it became
known.
Clapton's tour continued last night in Leeds without incident, where Eric and his band
made it through a complete version of "Cocaine."
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