Eric Clapton announces N. American tour dates for 2008

Eric Clapton has announced a string of spring solo dates kicking off on May 3rd in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Eric Clapton North American dates (subject to change):
May 3 - Tampa Bay, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
May 5 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino
May 6 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
May 22 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
May 25 - Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata Hotel
May 27 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
May 28 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
May 30 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
May 31 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
June 2 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
June 4 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts
June 5 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Additional dates are rumored to be added to the itinerary.

Late last month, Clapton performed three shows with Steve Winwood at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

No further shows with Steve Winwood are planned for this spring and summer. Winwood will be opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on their upcoming North American dates which kick off on May 30th in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena.

Eric Clapton thinks his guitar skills have diminished over the years. A few years ago during an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, Clapton said that his playing lacks then intensity that it did back in the mid-'90s: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I got a, a piece of footage from the mid-'90s of me when I was just playing a blues song, and I thought, 'Whoa.' There were some things that I was doing that I just don't even think I -- (I) consciously let go of. I don't do 'em anymore -- probably because they're too hard to do."

Last fall Clapton released his autobiography called Eric Clapton: The Autobiography. A companion compilation album called Classic Clapton was released featuring 36 hits from the course of his career, including Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love," Blind Faith's "Presence Of The Lord," and Derek and the Dominos' "Layla," and such solo hits as "After Midnight," "Let It Rain," "Lay Down Sally," "Wonderful Tonight," and "Tears In Heaven," among others.
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