Eric Clapton will perform a pair of tribute concerts in memory of Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall in London, May 22-23.
Rod Stewart, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp, and former Allman Brothers member Derek Trucks are among the already confirmed guests.
Clapton and Beck were both members of the Yardbirds and although both were on the album, Having A Rave Up, they were never in the band at the same time. Clapton left in 1965 and Beck joined shortly after that.
Jeff Beck died in January after contracting bacterial meningitis. He was 78.
The shows were announced in conjunction with Beck's widow, Sandra. Additional details to follow soon.
TL;DR:
- Eric Clapton will perform a pair of tribute concerts in memory of Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall in London in May.
- Rod Stewart, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp, and former Allman Brothers member Derek Trucks are among the already confirmed guests.