Regular readers may recall my trip to London last spring to see the rock group Cream perform its first full concerts in 37 years. Well, if you didn't make it to the Royal Albert Hall in May or Madison Square Garden in October, you may still have a chance to catch the musical legends live:

Legendary rock trio Cream, which reunited last year for a handful of concerts in London and New York after a bitter break-up in 1968, has scheduled more shows, bassist and singer Jack Bruce said on Tuesday.

But don't expect a world tour. Rather, Bruce told Reuters that he, guitarist
Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker will set up camp in select cities for multiple dates, just as they did last year.

"What we feel is that it's so special, and also so emotionally draining that it's not something we could do every day," he said. "We will play more, but where and when I'm not at liberty to say."

He declined to say when an official announcement might be made, joking that he would "get chopped" if he said anything.

If they come to Vegas, I know how I'll be spending a big chunk of my tax refund. I guess I can always buy a new sofa next year.

[Yahoo! News] British rock group Cream to play more reunion shows

The DVD release of the Cream reunion shows hits stores today. Filmed during the band's 4 night run at London's Royal Albert Hall in May, the 2 DVD set includes a performance of each song the band played at the shows, plus alternate versions of "Sleepy Time Time," "We're Going Wrong," and "Sunshine of Your Love." In addition, there are interviews with all three band members.

During the portions of the DVD taken from the Thursday night show, be sure to look into the choir seats behind the left side of the stage (over Jack Bruce's shoulder). I'm up there somewhere.

The first time they did it for the fans. This time, they're doing it for... American Express?

British rock trio Cream, will whip up a "Strange Brew" for American fans next month when it plays its first U.S. arena shows since breaking up in 1968, the band announced on Tuesday.

Guitarist Eric Clapton, bass player Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker will play Madison Square Garden in New York on October 24, 25 and 26. [...]

Tickets go on sale on September 12 for American Express cardholders, and to the general public on September 19. [Emphasis added]

Fortunately, the band wasn't as picky about its payment methods when I saw them at London's Royal Albert Hall in May.

[Yahoo! News] Cream reuniting for 3 New York shows next month

There's still no word about when tickets for the Cream reunion shows will go on sale. As of Saturday, neither the Royal Albert Hall nor Pollstar has any shows listed on its calendar.

I'm not particularly hopeful that we'll be able to snag any tickets. The Royal Albert Hall only seats 5000 people, and this is a show that many, many celebrities will be attending. I doubt seriously that they'll have to wait until the box office opens to lay claim to their tickets. That will leave us clamoring with everyone else in the UK for the few tickets that'll remain when the general sales begin.

I also suspect that at least the first night (if not all 4) will be priced well out of our price range.

Eric Clapton has already said these will be the only 4 shows the band performs, so the likelihood of a U.S. tour is pretty much nonexistent. Thus, it's London or bust.

On the bright side, if I don't have to set aside money for a trip to England, I'll be able to buy a Mac Mini much sooner.

I somehow managed to miss this news for over two weeks, but I read yesterday that Cream is reuniting for 4 shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in May. This is huge news! So huge, in fact, that a friend and I have agreed that if we can score 2 tickets at face value (for any of the shows), then we're going to England.

Eric Clapton claims tickets will go on sale very soon.

More to come...