Positive for COVID, Clapton cuts shows
Eric Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for COVID -19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs. Clapton’s upcoming shows in Zurich on Tuesday and Milan on Wednesday will be rescheduled, he announced on his Facebook page and official online site. The 77-yearold rocker tested positive following his concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 8. Clapton has expressed skepticism of the COVID -19 vaccine in the past. In 2020, he and Van Morrison released an antilockdown song titled “Stand and Deliver.”
Clapton got both Astrazeneca vaccine shots against the virus but said he had severe reactions and feared he’d never play again.