Watch Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, Rod Stewart, Kirk Hammett & More Close Jeff Beck Tribute Concert With ‘Going Down’
Susan Tedeschi, Robert Randolph, Joss Stone, Ronnie Wood and Johnny Depp were among other participants at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
By Scott Bernstein May 23, 2023 • 7:15 am PDT

Guitarist Eric Clapton presented the first of two star-studded tribute concerts honoring the late Jeff Beck last night at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Legendary axeman Jeff Beck died at age 78 in January after suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis. The 26-song performance featured a who’s who of iconic rockers that came together at the end of the night to load the stage for the evening’s “Going Down” finale.
“I wish he was here,” Eric Clapton said as nearly 20 musicians assembled on stage. Derek Trucks, Ronnie Wood, Gary Clark Jr., Susan Tedeschi, Johnny Depp, Kirk Hammett, Doyle Bramhall II, Billy Gibbons and John McLaughlin joined Clapton as the nine-guitar attack on “Going Down,” a song featured on the Jeff Beck Group’s self-titled fourth and final studio album. Backing duties throughout the evening were shared by Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck’s bands with multiple members of each ensemble contributing to the finale.
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Eric Clapton handled lead vocal duties assisted by Rod Stewart, Joss Stone, Imelda May and Olivia Safe. Robert Randolph was also aboard on sacred steel.
The six-minute “Going Down” featured guitar solos from Clapton, Clark Jr., McLaughlin, Depp, Trucks and Tedeschi in that order. Slowhand also filled in the gaps with furious riffs while singing.
Watch the all-star “Going Down” finale from Monday’s Jeff Beck tribute concert below:
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A Tribute To Jeff Beck - Night 1
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Setlist (via Where’s Eric)
Set One: Blue Rainbow (Eric Clapton, EC Band), Shapes Of Things (Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, EC Band), Heart Full Of Soul (Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, EC Band), Wee Wee Baby (Eric Clapton, EC Band), Little Brown Bird (Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, EC Band), Done Somebody Wrong (Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, EC Band), The Sky Is Crying (Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, EC Band), Beck’s Bolero (Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, Ronnie Wood, EC Band)
Set Two: Elegy For Dunkirk (Olivia Safe, Robert Randolph, Jeff Beck Band), Isolation (Johnny Depp, Kirk Hammett, Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck Band), Walkin’ In The Sand (Johnny Depp, Imelda May, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck Band), Goodbye Porkpie Hat (Derek Trucks, Chris Stainton, Jeff Beck Band), You Know You Know (John McLaughlin, Jeff Beck Band), Stratus (John McLaughlin, Jeff Beck Band), Rough Boy (Billy Gibbons, Jeff Beck Band), Rice Pudding (Billy Gibbons, Ronnie Wood, Chris Stainton, Jeff Beck Band), Train Kept A Rollin’ (Johnny Depp, Kirk Hammett, Ronnie Wood, Billy Gibbons, Imelda May, Jeff Beck Band)
Set Three: Freeway Jam (Robert Randolph, Doyle Bramhall, EC Band), I Put A Spell On You (Eric Clapton, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, EC Band), ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers (Eric Clapton, Gary Clark, Jr., EC Band), Let Me Love You (Eric Clapton, Gary Clark, Jr., EC Band), Infatuation (Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, EC Band), Rock My Plimsoul (Rock Me Baby) (Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, EC Band), I Ain’t Superstitious (Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Gary Clark, Jr., EC Band), People Get Ready (Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Gary Clark, Jr., EC Band), Going Down (Everyone)
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