Reviews: Clapton takes fans on a melodious journey – Gulf Digital News

Reviews: Clapton takes fans on a melodious journey – Gulf Digital News

“One more song, one more song!” shouted a nearly ten thousand-strong crowd that had packed the recently-opened Al Dana Amphitheatre to hear legendary guitarist Eric Clapton play live in concert.

Clapton, who turns 77 on March 30, had just walked off stage with his band after performing a thirteen-song set non-stop. Aware that they would probably never have the chance to witness him play live in Bahrain again, the crowd didn’t stop their chants imploring him to play just one more song.

In the preceding hour-and-a-half, Clapton had enthralled them with impeccable renditions of some of his most famous songs from the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s.

Starting off with Don’t keep pretending, Key to the Highway and Old Love, Clapton sent the audience into raptures with his famous cover of the Bob Marley classic I Shot the Sheriff.

Later, he moved most to tears when he sang Tears in Heaven.

“He wrote this song for his young son who died in an accident in the early 1990s,” a woman whispered to her friend, as most of the crowd switched their phone lights on and waved them in tribute.

Then, after performing hits Layla and Badge, Clapton launched into his most famous love ballad Wonderful Tonight