Exclusively Cream. (cover story)

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    • Subject Terms:
      NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State)
    • Subject Terms:
      CREAM (Performer); BRUCE, Jack, 1943-2014; BAKER, Ginger, 1939-2019; CLAPTON, Eric, 1945-
    • Abstract:
      This article focuses on the upcoming trilogy of Cream dates at the Madison Square Garden. The legendary power trio of Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton will play Garden on October 24-26, 2005. The New York shows, with ticket prices topping out at $350, should gross north of $7 million, according to Billboard estimates. While Clapton has toured steadily through the years and will go out in 2006 to support his new "Back Home" album, seeing the guitar god with former bandmates Baker and Bruce is a true rarity. While no one involved in the show would comment on Cream's payday for the Garden concerts, industry sources put the guaranteed minimum at $1 million per show or 95 percent of gross ticket sales, whichever is greater.