An evening with CLASSIC CLAPTON, the Eric Clapton Tribute Band 

Performing at The Stables, Park Street Mews on March 18, 2017 

An evening with CLASSIC CLAPTON, the world's number one Eric Clapton tribute band, featuring frontman Mike Hall will be performing at The Stables, Park Street Mews, on Saturday 18 March, from 7:30PM onwards. This will be Classic Clapton’s first visit to Sri Lanka. The opening act for the event will be the well-known band “Flame” with Naushad and the team. 

They will perform all of Eric Clapton’s classic songs including Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven, Crossroads, I Shot The Sheriff, Cocaine, Lay Down Sally and of course Layla, along with an UNPLUGGED segment. The proceeds from this event will be donated towards the Trail project. 

The band was formed in 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the hometown of The Animals, Mark Knopfler and Sting. This was long before the term “tribute band” was invented. Their ability to recreate Clapton’s electrifying stage performances has been a tremendous success. In guitar/vocalist Mike Hall, the band possesses a frontman who not only looks like Eric, he sings and plays guitar like him too! 

In February 2001, the band was honored to perform at Eric Clapton's Fan Club Convention in London. Additionally, the television programme 'COVER THEIR TRACKS' in 2000 on Classic Clapton received rave reviews leading to national recognition. 

The band has toured the UK and Europe and performed at The Royal Festival Hall, London and a triumphant appearance at Glastonbury Festival, England. They have performed numerous concerts in Europe including Spain, Estonia, and Holland and France. In 2009 they appeared for the first time in Mumbai and invited back for 3 more concerts in India in January 2016. 

In the past 32 years CLASSIC CLAPTON has become something of a rock institution. The band comprises 4 excellent musicians, Mike Hall (lead vocals/guitar), Derek Wilson (keyboards/ backing vocals), Danny Davison (drums) and Dave Robson (bass guitar/backing vocals), and have released three albums “THE MUSIC OF ERIC CLAPTON”  the second is a live double CD ''CLASSIC CLAPTON Unplugged'' and the third “CLASSIC CREAM” featuring 20 songs made famous by the sixties supergroup. 

“Eric is now in his 70’s. If Sri Lankan fans want to hear all of his hits performed authentically, we hope to see them at this special evening, as whole of Clapton’s illustrious career will be covered.”, said Mike Hall, leader of the band. 

An Evening with Classic Clapton is organised by  Park Street Mews and Harpos Pizza & Pasta, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts as event partners, along with Commercial Bank and Commercial Bank Max Loyalty Rewards, and radio partners TNL Radio and Lite FM with proceeds towards the Trail project.