After Midnight
Formed in 1985, from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Member since: 18 April 2011
Genres:Pop, Rock
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AFTER MIDNIGHT are the World's No1 Eric Clapton Tribute Band featuring front-man Mike Hall. In 2011 their 25th Anniversary Tour continues throughout the UK. The band was formed in 1985 in Newcastle upon Tyne long before the term “tribute band” was invented, and named themselves ''After Midnight'' after Eric Clapton’s first solo hit. Their ability 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 in London. Mike has met Slowhand twice, and even received a message of encouragement from the guitar maestro (written on a Concorde menu). TYNE TEES TELEVISION were so impressed, they made a programme about them, called 'COVER THEIR TRACKS'. They filmed the band's concert at Newcastle Opera House in front of 600 ecstatic fans. It was shown in August 2000 and received rave reviews, leading to national recognition. In 2001 they embarked on an extensive tour of UK Theatres. 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. In July 2009 they appeared at St Andrews Auditorium in Mumbai. This was a great concert - it sold out and apparently many people were turned away. There were quite a few Bollywood stars & celebrities in the audience. A 10,000 mile round-trip for 1 concert, but it was a great experience. In the past 25 years AFTER MIDNIGHT have become something of a rock institution. AFTER MIDNIGHT comprises 4 excellent musicians:- Mike Hall (lead vocals/guitar), John Forster (bass guitar /backing vocals), Paul Warren (keyboards/ backing vocals) and Neil Cochrane (drums). John Forster played in a band with John Miles when they were both up & coming musicians. The band has 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 by the sixties supergroup. Eric Clapton’s recent tours unfortunately have visited only a limited number of large UK arenas. If fans want to hear all of his hits performed in more intimate surroundings, they really should attend an AFTER MIDNIGHT concert. They will be performing authentic versions of all the popular Clapton Classics including Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven, Crossroads, Lay Down Sally, I Shot The Sheriff, Sunshine of Your Love, 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 CLAPTONInfluences
Eric Clapton, Cream, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, Free, The Beatles, Taste, Rory Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, Dire StraitsArticle Comments (0)
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- CLASSIC CLAPTON performed by After Midnight@Whitley Bay Playhouse
September 30 2011
