{"id":22437,"date":"2026-05-13T05:43:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/22437\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:43:52","slug":"eric-clapton-leaves-madrid-stage-without-encore-after-vinyl-record-hits-him-in-the-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/22437\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Clapton Leaves Madrid Stage Without Encore After Vinyl Record Hits Him in the Chest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The only three-time inductee in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame history, Eric Clapton transformed the genre with his blues-infused style of playing guitar. Known for songs like <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/why-eric-claptons-layla-is-one-of-the-most-star-studded-collaborations-of-rock-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cLayla\u201d<\/a> and \u201cTears in Heaven\u201d, the Surrey, United Kingdom-born Clapton is one of the best-selling musical artists in history, finding success both solo and as a member of the supergroup Cream.<\/p>\n<p>Now 81 years old, the 18-time Grammy winner is currently playing shows in Europe and the United Kingdom ahead of a scheduled six-city U.S. tour in September 2026. Unfortunately for those attending Clapton\u2019s gig in Spain, this week, one unruly crowd member ruined the encore for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Clapton Fans Outraged After Musician Struck Onstage<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (May 7), Eric Clapton was winding down his set at the Movistar Arena in Madrid when a fan tossed a vinyl LP toward the stage, hitting him in the chest.<\/p>\n<p>Clapton had just finished playing \u201cCoc*ine\u201d and was preparing for an encore performance of \u201cBefore You Accuse Me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/eric-clapton-cuts-madrid-show-short-after-being-hit-by-object-thrown-from-crowd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appearing uninjured<\/a>, the guitarist decided not to retake the stage after the incident, cutting the show short with no final encore.<\/p>\n<p>Fans captured footage of the moment and shared it to social media. You can view it below.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very sad indeed. What kind of idiot does that? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0bNZ3wYFU7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0bNZ3wYFU7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pablo Rodr\u00edguez (@Paulhewsonrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paulhewsonrm\/status\/2052493747116560871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Online, fans expressed their disgust with the audience member\u2019s actions. \u201cthat is disgusting! What is wrong with people nowdays?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Merianosdad\/status\/2052920069689425947\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote one<\/a> X\/Twitter user.<\/p>\n<p>Added <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gabluerainbows\/status\/2053155168842101010\" rel=\"nofollow\">another<\/a>, \u201cHe is 81 years old and performing. You do not throw things. Sigh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, several reports have surfaced of concertgoers throwing objects onstage during performances. Back in June 2023, country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini halted a performance in Boise, Idaho, after a fan threw a friendship bracelet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/fans-throw-objects-concerts-bebe-rexha-kelsea-ballerini-rcna92352\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">striking her<\/a> in the face.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/adele-calls-out-inappropriate-fan-behavior-challenges-audience-to-throw-objects-at-her\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[RELATED: Adele Calls Out Inappropriate Fan Behavior\u2014\u201dStop Throwing Things at the Artist!\u201d]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clapton Announces U.S. Tour<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 60 years after his 1970 self-titled solo debut, Eric Clapton has announced six shows in the United States scheduled for September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He kicks off with a September 6 concert at Detroit\u2019s Little Caesars Arena, making stops in Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul before wrapping up September 17 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWonderful Tonight\u201d singer will also play two shows at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026 in Austin, Texas, September 26-27.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The only three-time inductee in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame history, Eric Clapton transformed the genre with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11925,10806,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-22437","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-classic-rock","9":"tag-eric-clapton","10":"tag-madrid"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}