Artist: Eric Clapton

Title: Across 24 Nights (Warner Records)

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Tell me more: In 1990 and 1991, singer-songwriter/guitar master Eric Clapton played a record-breaking 24 nights at London's Royal Albert Hall. These unique concert events featuring blues, rock and orchestral sets are revisited via Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights; the global cinema event arrives on Wednesday, May 17. Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights features standout performances from the run of shows staged more than 30 years ago, and the restored visual and audio quality of the performances shines throughout the outstanding performances. A who's who of top-tier guests are featured performing with Clapton, further elevating the magic of the film.

Early highlights of the film include an inspired take on the Cream classic "Crossroads," reggae-tinged take on the Bob Marley and the Wailers favorite "I Shot the Sheriff" featuring drummer Phil Collins, ambitious rocker "White Room," a funk-flavored "Tearing Us Apart" (elevated by the guest vocals of Katie Kissoon and Nathan East's bass playing), and a three-song run where blues greats including Jimmy Vaughan, Albert Collins, Jerry Portnoy, Johnnie Johnson and Buddy Guy share the limelight.

When Clapton and his bandmates team up with conductor Michael Kamen and the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Clapton standards take on a new life that frequently reveals new emotional and sonic layers. Indeed, a lavish take on "Holy Mother," poignant "Wonderful Tonight" (the latter showcasing Clapton's nuanced guitar playing and strong lead vocals) and soaring "Layla" are truly memorable via the symphonic readings featured in the fast-moving film. Area residents can catch the May 17 screening at Century Theatres at the River at 7:15 p.m. in Rancho Mirage. To purchase tickets to Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights visit www.ericclaptoncinema.com.

The film is directed by David Barnard (The Lady in the Balcony) and produced for Bushbranch Studios by Peter Worsley (Slowhand at 70, The Lady in the Balcony).
 
Additionally, June 23, Warner Records will release The Definitive 24 Nights as limited-edition boxed sets including nearly six hours of live music, and 35 unreleased performances (available now to pre-order HERE). The collection distills Clapton’s 1990-91 Albert Hall residencies using the best performances from the rock, blues, and orchestral nights to create full concerts for each genre. Clapton’s previously unreleased 1991 orchestral performance of “Layla” is available now digitally – click HERE to listen now.
 
All the audio and video included in The Definitive 24 Nights  was painstakingly restored and upgraded by Clapton’s team of Simon Climie (audio production and mixing), producer Peter Worsley (Slowhand at 70 and The Lady In The Balcony), and director David Barnard (The Lady In The Balcony). The limited-edition boxed sets will be available as either 6-CDs ($139.98) or 8-LPs ($199.98) on June 23 and both versions come with three Blu-ray discs for the video content, a hardbound book, and an individually numbered lithograph featuring a photograph of Clapton by Carl Studna. Standalone versions of the individual concerts – 24 Nights: Rock, 24 Nights: Blues, and 24 Nights: Orchestral – will be released the same day in 2-CD/DVD ($29.98) and 3-LP (Rock and Orchestral) ($49.98) and 2-LP (Blues) ($39.98) configurations.