Eric Clapton, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett, Rod Stewart, Johnny Depp and Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry have been among the many musicians who got here collectively to pay tribute to the late Jeff Beck at two particular concert events final week (Could 22-23).
Beck died immediately in January on the age of 78 after he contracted bacterial meningitis.
The ensemble of musicians took to the stage on the Royal Albert Corridor to carry out materials and covers that Beck himself performed all through his lifetime. Among the many highlights have been a canopy of John Lennon‘s ‘Isolation’ carried out by Hammett, Depp and ZZ Prime‘s Billy Gibbons, in tribute to Beck and Deep’s tackle the music that was launched in 2022. As well as, Stewart performed a four-song medley with Clapton and Gibbons and Depp took on ZZ Prime’s ‘Tough Boy’, a music Beck and Gibbons used to play collectively.
Clapton additionally performed an prolonged set on each nights which featured a few of Beck’s originals like ‘Beck’s Bolero’, in addition to songs from their time within the Yardbirds and blues requirements by Buddy Man and Muddy Waters.
Different notable performers throughout the 2 nights included Imelda Could, John McLaughlin, Robert Randolph, Olivia Protected, Joss Stone, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Vehicles, Ronnie Wooden, and members of the Jeff Beck Band: Rhonda Smith, Anika Nilles, and Robert Stevenson.
Try fan-filmed footage of the exhibits under:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9uPa5K7Wy0
Surplus earnings from the 2 concert events has been donated to Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Beck rose to fame with The Yardbirds, whom he joined in 1965, changing Clapton within the band’s line-up. The 2 musicians went on to tour collectively as soloists of their later years. Again in 2018, Beck opened up about his previous “uncomfortable rivalry” with Clapton.
Clapton paid tribute to Beck on social media within the wake of the guitarist’s demise earlier this yr. “‘At all times and ever’,” he captioned {a photograph} of the late artist.
Jeff Beck’s funeral service was held on February 3. Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Web page described him within the eulogy he gave as “the quiet chief”, based on comic Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) who was in attendance.
