Eric Clapton, 2026 tour brings blues legend to Germany and the US

Eric Clapton is extending his long touring career with a fresh run of arena dates in 2026. According to a detailed tour announcement from fan site WheresEric, the guitarist will play a spring leg across Europe, including three German arenas, before heading to the United States in September.

German arena dates anchor the 2026 schedule

The 2026 tour includes three German stops that are particularly relevant for fans based in the country. As WheresEric outlines, Clapton’s European run visits SAP Arena in Mannheim on May 13, Lanxess Arena in Cologne on May 15 and Munich’s Olympiahalle on May 17, all billed as part of his 2026 European tour leg. The WheresEric tour report also notes that the Munich date marks the final concert of the European run.

A separate event listing for the Olympiahalle confirms that Clapton will perform there on May 17, 2026, with doors opening at 6:15 p.m. and show time at 7:45 p.m., underlining the arena-scale nature of the Munich concert in the city’s Olympic Park complex. The Olympiahalle event page describes him as one of the most influential blues-rock musicians and highlights his return to the venue.

US fall run and Crossroads festival close out 2026

After the European leg, Clapton’s 2026 touring continues with a limited series of US arena dates. WheresEric lists six American shows starting on September 6, 2026, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and continuing through Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Kansas City, with those concerts positioned as his only solo US dates that year. The same report adds that the year’s live calendar concludes with two Crossroads Guitar Festival nights at Austin’s Moody Center on September 26 and 27, 2026, a pattern that mirrors earlier editions of the charity-focused event.

A press release from Detroit promoter 313 Presents reinforces the American dates and local details. It states that Clapton will perform at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on September 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., and confirms that blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan joins as special guest for the fall US run. The announcement lists matching dates and venues for the six-city tour, from Detroit and Cincinnati through to T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on September 17, 2026, framing the shows as a concentrated arena swing rather than an exhaustive national tour.

The current live band and sound

Clapton’s recent tours have featured a seasoned ensemble that leans into electric blues, classic rock and quieter acoustic segments within the same set. Reports from the ongoing touring cycle describe a mix of signature songs such as Layla, Tears in Heaven, Holy Mother and Cocaine alongside Robert Johnson covers, with extended guitar solos preserving his reputation as a blues-oriented lead player.

What’s next for Eric Clapton

With the European dates in April and May 2026 and the US leg running from September 6 to September 17, 2026, Eric Clapton’s next confirmed live appearance after today is his Detroit show at Little Caesars Arena on September 6, 2026.