Associated album Journeyman | No. of shows 153 | |
Location Asia · Australia · Europe · New Zealand · North & South America Start date January 14, 1990 (1990-01-14) End date March 9, 1991 (1991-03-09) | ||
The Journeyman World Tour is a two-year worldwide concert tour by the British rock musician Eric Clapton to promote his 1989 studio album release Journeyman. Clapton played a total of 153 concerts around the globe, without cancelling or re-scheduling. The performances were recorded for various TV programmes. The tour started on 14 January 1990 at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre and ended at London's Royal Albert Hall on 9 March 1991.
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Death of Stevie Ray Vaughan
Clapton and his band headlined a multiple bill with Stevie Ray Vaughan and other blues guitarists at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre on August 26, 1990. Afterward, Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash, along with the helicopter pilot, two of Clapton's touring crew members, and Clapton's Los Angeles booking agent, Bobby Brooks. Clapton considered cancelling the tour to show his respect, but all of his touring colleagues said they should continue. Their next concert in Bonner Springs, KS was dedicated to Vaughan.
Reception
LGN music critics liked the world tour and especially recognised Eric Clapton's guitar tone throughout the whole Journeyman World Tour, stating: "this period saw a resurrection of Clapton going back to basics. The tones he captured during this era are really amazing. [...] Eric was mainly using a Soldano SLO-100 amp head giving him a very saturated blues tone". Fellow guitar slinger Joe Bonamassa recalled a great Journeyman show, he saw as a teenager and also liked the way Eric Clapton made things sound at the time, calling Eric Clapton's Journeyman tone "one of the best tones Clapton has ever had".