Eric Clapton has ended a gig in Madrid early after having a vinyl record thrown at his chest while he was on stage.
The veteran rockstar was playing at the Movistar Arena in the Spanish capital on Thursday night (May 7) as part of his current European tour, and as he was winding down a hits-packed set, a fan in one of the front rows hurled a vinyl LP at Clapton, hitting him on the chest.
The guitarist had just finished a rendition of ‘Cocaine’, and had been scheduled to return for an encore of ‘Before You Accuse Me’, but in the end he chose not to retake the stage.
Very sad indeed. What kind of idiot does that? pic.twitter.com/0bNZ3wYFU7
— Pablo Rodríguez (@Paulhewsonrm) May 7, 2026
Eric Clapton played:
‘Badge’
‘Key To The Highway’
‘I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man’
‘I Shot The Sheriff’
‘Kind Hearted Woman Blues’
‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out’
‘Golden Ring’
‘Layla’
‘Tears In Heaven’
‘Holy Mother’
‘Cross Road Blues’
‘Little Queen Of Spades’
‘Cocaine’
Clapton is set to play a huge one-off show in the UK this summer, at the Sandringham Estate on August 23. He will be joined on the bill by Ronnie Wood and His Band, as well as Andy Fairweather Low and The Low Riders.
