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 Bill: Eric Clapton/Wallflowers Venue: Madison Square Garden , 4 Penn Plaza , New York, NY Date: 9/19/25 Ticket: $150 (Section 109, Row 6 face at box office) 8:30 Eric Clapton Active: 1962 (Ripley, Surrey, UK) Affiliated: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes  Latest Release: Meanwhile (Surfdog, 2024)   Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Missed: Wallflowers I thought I had seen Eric Clapton for the last time a few years ago.  The buzz in the air was he was on his way out and between Covid shot paranoia and being rolled around in the wheelchair , the media played that up.  However, 2025 brings us a healthy looking active 80-year-old Clapton on stage, so maybe he has had a bit of a bounce back.   While he wasn't doing jumping jacks and played a large chunk in the center of the set sitting acoustic, there wasn't anything that seemed out of wack for a veteran of his stature.  C...

  Bill: Antone's 50th Anniversary Celebration featuring Jimmie Vaughan/Sue Foley/Benny Turner/Big Bill Morganfield/Lil' Ed Williams/CJ Chenier/Kam Franklin/John Primer/Jivin' Gene/Lurrie Bell/The Texas Horns Venue: Damrosch Park (Gugenheim Bandshell), Lincoln Center , New York, NY Date: 6/29/25 Door: Free 9pm Jimmie Vaughan Active: 1964 (Dallas, TX) Affiliated: The Fabulous Thunderbirds Latest Release: The Jimmie Vaughan Story (The Last Music Company, 2021), Baby Please Come Home (The Last Music Company, 2019) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube 8:50pm Big Bill Morganfield Active: 1983 (Chicago, IL) Affilated: Muddy Waters (father) Latest Release:" Stop This Mess " (William Morganfield, 2020) Facebook Instagram   Discogs Setlist   AllMusic Wiki   YouTube 8:45pm Lurie Bell Active: mid 70's  (Chicago, IL) Affiliated: Koko Taylor, Eddie Clearwater, Big Walter Horton,  Latest Release: Set Me Free (with Frank Catalano) (C...