Eric Clapton Budokan Tokyo Japan April 19th 2025(4th night of Eric’s 2025 Tokyo Residency) 2nd of 4 nights MK4 Nbox+(T&J)

1. Concert & Torrent Info

(1) Artist: Eric Clapton and his friends
Band Lineup:
Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
Nathan East – bass, vocals
Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, vocals
Chris Stainton – keyboards
Tim Carmon – Hammond organ, keyboards
Sonny Emory – drums
Sharon White – backing vocals
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals

(2) Date: April 19th 2025
Night 4 of an 8-night residency in Tokyo.

(3) Venue: Budokan Arena, Tokyo Japan

(4) Disc Title : 2nd of 4 nights (T&J attended)(T&J-TWOSP-209-210)

(5) The Production Team:
The Wall of Sound Project (the Box Lunch Project)
a Tapers: Tom & Jerry
b. Sound Editor: The Naniwa Hot Brothers
c. Art Work Designer: Mickey Jaggar

(6) Artwork included.

2. Recording + Remastering Info

MK4>Nbox+>Sony D100(24bit98kHz, line-in, Rec Level 5.5)>PC
Wav Files (16bit44kHz)>FLAC Tiles
Sound Forge Ver.11, RX6 Audio Editor and Traders Little Helper used for the post production.

3. Quality;

PLAY IT LOUD QUALITY

4.Set List /Track List

00.1Pre-Show Announcement
00.2Show Starts
00.3Eric and His Band on the Stage
01. White Room
02. Key To The Highway
03. Hoochie Coochie Man
04. Sunshine Of Your Love
05. Kind Hearted Woman
06. The Call
07. Golden Ring
08. Can’t Find My Way Home (Nathan East / vocals)
09. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
10. Tears In Heaven
11. Badge
12. Old Love
13. Crossroads
14. Little Queen Of Spades
15. Cocaine
16. Before You Accuse Me (Encore)
17. After Show Announcement

5. Taper’s memo

I recorded the entire show from a seat that wasn’t perfect, but still a big improvement over the previous night’s—just a few rows forward and bit off-center from the venue’s so-called sweet-sounding sections. Despite its iconic status and striking appearance to both performers and fans, Budokan Hall isn’t known for great acoustics. Sound tends to bounce off the floor and hollow out toward the back. The speaker stacks were also hung a bit higher than usual, angled more toward the second-tier seats. As a result, the structurally "sweet" spots are quite limited. This time, I taped from a spot closer to those areas and aimed the Schoeps MK4s directly at the main speaker stacks. I’d learned the hard way: you just can’t expect decent sound from the decorative on-stage speakers. So this is essentially a stack-focused recording.


This was the fourth night of Clapton’s eight-night residency in Tokyo. These days, he doesn’t perform on consecutive nights and typically takes a day or two off between shows—even at the same venue. Since he had just played the night before, I expected he might be a bit more relaxed or even slightly unfocused, as I’ve noticed in some shows on past tours. But to my surprise, his performance was rock-solid and full of energy. I was especially impressed by how strong and memorable the latter part of the set was—from “Badge” through the encore—even though those are his usual greatest hits. I’ve found myself returning to this recording quite a bit. “Old Love” stretched out to over 12 minutes, and not once did it feel too long or repetitive. Tim Carmon’s performance was absolutely fantastic. I often use Crossroads as a benchmark to gauge his playing—and this time, it was bursting with energy and adrenaline. He really delivered.

This was one of those special nights. After the show, I found myself thinking how glad I was to have recorded it. I truly hope you enjoy it as much as I did.



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