Sore Throat Forces Clapton Cancellation

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (September 24, 2006) — Eric Clapton’s concert scheduled for Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills was postponed because the three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has a sore throat.No additional shows on the North American tour, which kicked off last weekend, are affected at this time, tour publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday in an e-mail. His next scheduled concert is Sunday in Toronto.“He is indeed under the weather with a sore throat,” Foster said.A rescheduled date for the show in suburban Detroit will be announced next week, The Palace said.The 22-date tour of the U.S. and Canada includes stops in 20 cities, including two concerts Sept. 28-29 at Madison Square Garden. Clapton, 61, then travels for shows in Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

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