Eric Clapton’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ to Be Released in Theaters With Bonus Content
variety.comEthan Shanfeld Eric Clapton‘s 1992 “MTV Unplugged” performance will soon grace the big screen, as well as launch on Paramount+.
With bonus content of Clapton discussing the inspiration behind songs right before he took the stage, the 90-minute special will premiere in select cinemas in the U.S.
and U.K. on Monday, Jan. 27, and Tuesday, Jan. 28. Among the theaters are the AMCs in New York’s Times Square and Los Angeles’ CityWalk. “Eric Clapton Unplugged… Over 30 Years Later” will then launch on Paramount+ on Feb.
12. Clapton’s acoustic performance, in which he reworks his Derek and the Dominos hit “Layla” and performs a stripped-down version of “Tears in Heaven,” is one of the most famous installments of “MTV Unplugged.” In addition to performing some of his greatest songs, he also paid homage to the music that shaped him, with covers of blues standards like “Before You Accuse Me,” originally recorded by Bo Diddley, and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” originally recorded by Bessie Smith.
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