Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight (Live Video) ｜ Warner Vault

What this video is

This live video captures Eric Clapton at the apex of his late-career prestige revival, during his landmark Royal Albert Hall residency in 1990–1991 — 42 nights that broke venue records. The performance documents the orchestral-band configuration featuring the National Philharmonic Orchestra, presenting the 1977 Slowhand ballad in a lush, cinematic concert setting. Originally written for Pattie Boyd in 1976 and…

Why it matters

Represents the apex of the prestige classic-rock concert film as music video artifact — a format elevated in the early 1990s by artists like Clapton, Prince, and Queen. The video's documentary restraint and reliance on performance authenticity rather than constructed narrative distinguish it from…

The director

Gavin Taylor (c. 1942–12 June 2013) was a British film and television director specializing in live concert broadcasts. He worked for Tyne Tees Television from 1960 to 1996 and directed landmark concert films including U2 Live at Red Rocks: Under a Blood Red…