Overview
- During a May 7 concert at Madrid’s Movistar Arena, a thrown object that appeared to be a vinyl record sleeve struck Clapton in the chest.
- He paused, walked off, and did not return for his usual encore of Before You Accuse Me, ending the show earlier than planned.
- Clapton appeared uninjured and performed in Barcelona on May 10, indicating no interruption to his schedule.
- His itinerary lists three German dates from May 13 to May 17, a one-off UK show in August, and a U.S. run in September.
- Outlets framed the Madrid incident as part of a wider pattern of fans throwing objects at performers in recent years, a trend that has raised fresh concerns about concert safety.