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Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck announce North American tour dates

Eric Clapton performs at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City in 2007. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World file

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Published: 12/1/2009 11:45 AM
Last Modified: 12/1/2009 12:12 PM

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Guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck are officially reuniting for a tour.

Industry tracker Pollstar Pro online confirms three North American tour dates have been added since Monday: Feb. 20 in New York, Feb. 21 in Toronto, Ontario, and Feb. 22 in Montreal, Quebec.

So far, only those three dates have been confirmed, but the dates are enough to stoke hopes of a larger U.S. tour in 2010.

These new shows are added to the previously announced Feb. 13-14 concert appearances at London's 02 Arena.

Details about the new shows have not been announced.

Earlier this year in Tokyo, a joint portion of the Clapton-Beck concert included songs "Want To Take You Higher," "Outside Woman Blues," "Wee Baby" and "Brown Bird," sources report.

The pair were both in the 1960s English band The Yardbirds, but never performed together. Beck replaced Clapton in 1965. However, they have been friends since the 1960s. Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two separate times. Clapton is the only musician in the hall's history to be inducted three times.

Beck's newst release "Live at Ronnie Scotts DVD," has gone platinum in the United States, Canada and Japan.

Clapton's newest "Crossroads Guitar Festival" DVD went multiplatinum in the United States, selling more than 2 million copies. He recently finished a sold-out North American tour with former Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood.

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer

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	Report Comment MBB, (12/1/2009 11:53:19 AM) Eric Clapton is wonderful in concert. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the BOK can book him!!
	Report Comment Four Sixteen Rigby, Tulsa (12/1/2009 12:08:45 PM) Let's just hope they are touring with Tal Wilkenfeld, that HOT little female bass player in Beck's road band. Also, it will be good to see them together. Clapton is great live, but having Beck to push him will make it better. Check out Stevie Ray and Beck together on youtube some time. Wow!
	Report Comment Corvetteguy, Tulsa (12/1/2009 12:21:54 PM) MBB, ........would be a great snag for the BOK center.
	Report Comment OPEN YOUR EYES TULSA, Tulsa (12/1/2009 12:22:02 PM) BOK Center?
	Report Comment 2ndjoyce, BA (12/1/2009 12:29:25 PM) Please.. Eric. Add Tulsa this time!
	Report Comment Ignatz, A nice place where Democrats hold every office in the County. (12/1/2009 6:04:02 PM) If I see EC in 2010 he will be the only artist I have seen in five different decades. What a gift to popular music he has been.
	Report Comment FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (12/1/2009 6:10:11 PM) Two of the best in our time. There are other great guitarist but these two have been knwn to many generations of fans and still perform today.
	Report Comment DavidM F, Somewhere (12/1/2009 6:19:22 PM) Two out of the top five gtr in the world as far rock goes, I've seen both. there great live...
	Report Comment Loki, Broken Arrow (12/2/2009 12:04:33 AM) It would be a mistake to leave out Pete Townshend, Steve Howe (left hand of God), Joe Walsh or Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. And, by God, Believe it or not, Lindsey Buckingham can do magic also.
	Report Comment DavidM F, Somewhere (12/2/2009 12:06:44 AM) Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix being the only one I have not seen.. HA HA.
	Report Comment DavidM F, Somewhere (12/2/2009 12:09:23 AM) All these gtr players are also great as well, Pete is #6....
	Report Comment Elusive, the burbs (12/2/2009 5:50:33 AM) We want Clapton in Tulsa, bring along your other blues guitar buddies as well.
	Report Comment psychedelikrelik, Tulsa (12/2/2009 7:40:19 AM) My husband has been wearin' out a Knopfler CD in the car for a couple weeks now.
	Report Comment What the ?, Tulsa (12/2/2009 10:32:55 AM) Would sell out in 30 seconds.
	Report Comment Ignatz, A nice place where Democrats hold every office in the County. (12/2/2009 2:19:55 PM) Kenny Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Bill Kirtchen, BB, among the living. Don't forget the little Texan, Stevie Ray Vaughn. BB said he was a great one.I saw Jimi in Tulsa and Norman. Best ever.
	Report Comment tiffany_kirby, Eucha (12/5/2009 9:53:05 PM) Man, what do I have to do to get him and jeff to play the BOK? I would do anything within my power to get them here. I have been wanting to see Eric play the BOK since it was built!!!!! Please if anybody can do anything to get him in Tulsa, please do so. i REALLY want him here!!!!!!!!!!!
	Report Comment tiffany_kirby, Eucha (12/5/2009 9:54:43 PM) Oh yah and I love Tal. She is one talented gal.

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