John Van Hamersveld Clapton & Winwood Japan 2011 Tour Poster
Aritst's/Printer's Proof prints - 24"w x 36"h image area (25"w x 38"h overall print size) with 8 custom spot colors printed on FSC "Green" archival cover stock using soy-based inks. Signed lower-right in black pen (also features a JVH signature in the plate).
Copyright 2011 Drumlin Inc. and John Van Hamersveld/Post-Future Art.
These are proof prints of the same first-edition posters that were sold UNSIGNED by the tour promoters, with one big exception – these are HAND-SIGNED by JVH (see close-up photo for detail)!
Please note – these prints are from the artist's own reserve collection, so when they're gone, they're gone!
Shipped unmatted/unframed
John Van Hamersveld, well-known for his psychedelic poster and album cover work on the West Coast created these prints for the loyal Clapton, Winwood and Blind Faith fans who will find this special print perfect for their home, office or other music listening area...
JVH was originally commissioned to produce the commemorative poster for the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood reunion concerts that were staged at NY's Madison Square Garden in February of 2008, and fan response was so great that he was hired again to produce the tour poster prints sold at the 2009 U.S. Tour and 2010 European Tour stops.
According to Post Future - "Since John is so influenced by Hokusai and the Japanese printmakers (as you can see in his 'Waterworks' drawings + prints), the Clapton 'camp' knew that this 4th poster in the tour series would, without a doubt, be a masterpiece by JVH. However, the original plans were dashed when the Japanese tour merchandisers asked for a very cheap re-do of one of the existing posters. Now, you know we would never compromise the quality of any JVH poster or print - and neither would Clapton's side - so we arrived at another solution: a Clapton Company-commissioned venue poster only available on-line and not at the concert halls."
The main edition of 250 limited-edition posters (signed, numbered and chopped) was available at the Clapton on-line store and SOLD-OUT quickly.
Clapton/Winwood 2011 Japan Tour Overview - 13 shows at 8 venues, including a 5-show stint at Tokyo's famed Nippon Budokan.
Nov 17 - Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo; Nov 19 - Yokohama Arena, Yokohama; Nov 21 & 22 - Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka; Nov 24 - Marine Messe, Fukuoka; Nov 26 - Green Arena, Hiroshima; Nov 28 - Ishi Waka Sports Center, Kanazawa; Nov 30 - Japan Gaishihoru, Nagoya; Dec 02, 03, 06, 07 and Dec 10 - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
The band lineup for this tour included:
Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals; Steve Winwood – Hammond organ, piano, guitar, vocals; Chris Stainton – keyboards; Willie Weeks – bass; Steve Gadd – drums; Michelle John – backing vocals and Sharon White – backing vocals
The 2 hour + shows included both classic Clapton/Winwood/Blind Faith hits and some band favorites. For example, the set list for the final show was as follows:
1. Had To Cry Today; 2. Low Down; 3. After Midnight; 4. Presence Of The Lord; 5. Glad; 6. Well Alright; 7. Hoochie Coochie Man; 8. While You See A Chance; 9. Key To The Highway; 10. Pearly Queen; 11. Crossroads; 12. Georgia; 13. Driftin'; 14. That's No Way To Get Along; 15. Wonderful Tonight; 16. Can't Find My Way Home; 17. Gimme Some Lovin'; 18. Voodoo Chile; 19. Dear Mr. Fantasy (encore); 20. Cocaine (encore)
A good time was had by all. The show was dedicated to former Clapton band member Dick Sims, who died on December 8th, two days before this final show.
