it has been announced that Eric will start things off himself with an acoustic set Friday night. That night, he's also planning to sit in with many of the guest stars including that night’s headliner, the Allman Brothers Band. Eric Clapton & His Band will headline Saturday, April 13.

We rehearsed way out of London for space, peace, fewer interruptions, and just being able to get more work done. I took a big chance and put up Eric’s old Marshall stack the first day—with his ’57 Twins lurking close by—thinking he’ll love it, or he’ll hate it. His comments were something like, “What the heck is all this, then?” To which I replied, “It’s a Marshall stack man, thought you might want to try it out … give it a go!?” To which he replied, “Get rid of it and set up my Twin, please!” I dangled his Les Pauls in front of him, too, but Strats and Twins were the weapons of choice for this reunion!