Slowhand will kick it off in grand fashion, with a six-night stand at Royal Albert Hall. He’s done several of these multi-show runs at the world famous venue, and if he sticks to tradition, the London fans can expect a slew of special guest performers.

Clapton will be supporting his most recent release – Riding With The King – a collaboration with another blues guitar god, B.B. King.

The record was released in June and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart.

Clapton will tour arenas in the United Kingdom through February 16, then he heads for the Continent with stops in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland. The 23-city initial leg ends in Moscow on April 10.

He’ll likely be on the road most of the year with performances planned in North and South America, and the Far East. New shows will announced here as dates are confirmed.