Reptile World Tour
| World concert by Eric Clapton | |
| Associated album | Reptile |
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| Start date | February 3, 2001 |
| End date | December 15, 2001 |
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The Reptile World Tour (pronounced /ˈrɛptaɪl wɜːld tʊə/), or sometimes just The Reptile Tour was a global concert tour held by the British Rock musician Eric Clapton in support of his fifteenth studio album Reptile. The tour started on February 3, 2001 at London's Royal Albert Hall and ended on December 15, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama. The tour included notable nights like Clapton's first long concert stint at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time since 1996, rare appearances in South America, as well as first-ever performances in Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia, Mexico and Venezuela.
For the tour, Clapton selected a number of musicians who also recorded on the 2001 Reptile album. The basic line-up consisted of Andy Fairweather Low on rhythm guitar, Nathan East on electric and acoustic bass guitar, Steve Gadd on drums and David Sancious on keyboards and rhythm guitar. Other musicians like Billy Preston on Hammond organ, Greg Phillinganes on keyboards and Hammond organ, Paulinho da Costa on percussion as well as The Impressions only appeared on selected dates of the tour. The tour's set list also underwent changes during the tour. In 2001, Clapton said this was going to be his last major world tour. However, he did perform another world tour in 2011 to support his Clapton album.
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