Eric Clapton Touring With Roger Daltrey

Eric Clapton Touring With Roger Daltrey

In early February, Roger Daltrey, as lead singer of The Who, performed during halftime of Super Bowl XLIV. The little game just so happened to be the most watched program in the history of television.

So what can Daltrey do for an encore? Well, nothing. He'll never be able to top that performance but opening for Eric Clapton in concert is the next best thing.

As for Slowhand, he may not have performed at a major sporting event but he did co-headline three shows with former Yardbirds alumni, and fellow guitar god, Jeff Beck.

After his rock adventures with Beck wrapped, Clapton and Daltrey hit the road (Feb. 25) beginning with a show in Pittsburgh. Their jaunt is scheduled to hit 11 markets, a majority of which are in the south.

After rocking the Steel City, Eric and Roger traveled to Nashville, Birmingham, Tulsa, and Kansas City.

On March 5, Clapton and Daltrey will rock Memphis at the FedEx Forum. The following day Clapton and Daltrey are scheduled to visit New Orleans.

From there, Clapton and Daltrey will perform in Raleigh, North Carolina. The next day, March 9, Clapton and Daltrey play The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia.

The tour concludes in the state of Florida. There's a Clapton/Daltrey concert set for March 11 in Ft. Lauderdale and another Clapton/Daltrey concert planned for Orlando on March 13.

From Orlando, Clapton (sans Daltrey) returns to Europe for a series of shows with his Blind Faith comrade, Steve Winwood. That tour starts May 18 in Birmingham and wraps up June 13 in Istanbul (not Constantinople).

As for Daltrey he might hit the road with another guitar god, Jimmy Page. And by "might" we mean in the Who's frontman's dreams.

“I’d love to do an album with Jimmy Page. He needs a singer to drive him. I’m a great blues singer,” explained Daltrey.

Apparently Page is itching for a project, especially since his Led Zeppelin mates have been so busy. Robert Plant has been working with Alison Krauss and John Paul Jones is rocking it old school in the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. Their endeavors have fueled Page's desire to return to making music.

“[This] year I have every intention of playing music live and manifesting it,” said Page. “I’ve got the music waiting, and that’s what I’ll be doing.”

First, it was Clapton and Beck. Now, it's Clapton and Daltrey. Soon, it will be Clapton and Winwood. And maybe in the future, Page and Daltrey. It's a good time to be a rock and roll fan.