After Midnight

After Midnight (aka CLASSIC CLAPTON) are the World's No1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band featuring front-man Mike Hall. They undertook a major tour throughout the UK, Europe & Asia during 2009. In 2012 they are continuing their UK Tour.

The band was formed in 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the home-town of The Animals, Mark Knopfler and Sting. This was long before the term “tribute band” was invented. The band originally called themselves “After Midnight” after EC’s first solo US hit. Their ability… Show more to re-create Clapton’s electrifying stage performances really caught the audience’s imagination. In guitar/vocalist Mike Hall, the band possesses a front man who not only looks like Eric, he sings and plays guitar like him too!

In 1999, Mike won a national look-alike competition held at Madam Tussauds, London. Mike has met Slowhand twice and even received a message of encouragement from the guitar maestro (written on a Concorde menu). CLASSIC CLAPTON are now acknowledged as The World's Number 1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band.

TYNE TEES TELEVISION were so impressed, they made a programme about them, called 'COVER THEIR TRACKS'. It was screened in the UK in 2000 and received rave reviews, leading to national recognition.

In 2001 they embarked on an extensive tour of UK Theatres. When the band started playing outside Newcastle, they had to think of a name for the show which was easily recognisable by people in other regions, who perhaps had not heard EC’s hit record "After Midnight". They called the tribute show "CLASSIC CLAPTON".

Since then, they have continued to perform throughout the UK and Europe including concerts at The Royal Festival Hall, London and a triumphant appearance at Glastonbury Festival in 2002. In the past few years they have performed numerous concerts in Europe including Spain, Estonia and Holland.

On 17 July 2009 they appeared at St Andrews Auditorium in Mumbai. A 10,000 mile round-trip for 1 concert, but it was a great experience.

In the past 27 years After Midnight have become something of a rock institution.

After Midnight comprises 4 excellent musicians:- Mike Hall (lead vocals/guitar), Paul Warren (keyboards/ backing vocals), Danny Davison (drums) and Dave Robson (bass guitar /backing vocals). Dave previously played in CLASSIC CLAPTON between 1995 – 2002. He is also a former member of chart band Geordie. In fact he was with them at the time Brian Johnson left to join AC/DC.

They have released three albums. Firstly “THE MUSIC OF ERIC CLAPTON” contains brilliant cover-versions of 17 Clapton Classics. Their second album is a live double CD ''CLASSIC CLAPTON Unplugged'' recorded at Belfast Waterfront Hall. In 2005 they released their third album “CLASSIC CREAM” – featuring 20 songs made famous by the sixties supergroup.

If fans want to hear all of Eric Clapton’s hits performed in more intimate surroundings, they really should attend an After Midnight concert.

The band will be performing authentic versions of all the popular Clapton Classics including Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven, Crossroads, I Shot The Sheriff, Sunshine of Your Love, Lay Down Sally, Cocaine and of course Layla! The whole of Clapton’s illustrious career will be covered including Cream, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, Derek & The Dominos and the solo years. There will even be an “UNPLUGGED” segment.

NEARLY 2 HOURS OF CLASSIC CLAPTON

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