The sons of two members of Britain’s first supergroup, ‘Cream’, which included Eric Clapton, will perform in North Shields for the very first time at The Exchange 1856.
Sons of Cream – Malcolm Bruce, Kofi Baker and Robert Johnson - will honour the incredible legacy of Cream in an exciting show featuring all the supergroup’s best known hits as well as a few songs from related bands such as Blind Faith.
The band Cream was formed in London in 1966 and included lead vocalist and bassist, Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Famous for blending blues with rock and psychedelia, the group sold more than 15 million records worldwide. Now, nearly 60 years after the famous trio burst onto the scene, North Tyneside is welcoming the new generation.
This is the first time Sons of Cream has performed in North Shields, and they are looking forward to playing in the town.
Malcolm Bruce, son of Jack Bruce, said: “We are excited to be coming to North Shields and The Exchange 1856 to play the music of Cream. It’s a new venue for us. I have great formative memories of visiting Chas Chandler in the general area as I grew up with his son Steffan”.
So how does the band feel about following in the footsteps in such famous fathers?
Malcolm continues: “We are comfortable playing the music as we have been playing together for a while, but also because we are not approaching this as a tribute act per se. As we are all actually related to the original band members and grew up performing with our dads, we are essentially an extension of the whole thing.
“Although of course we play all the songs that people know and love, we understand and approach the music from the point of view that it is based on improvisation, so it is fresh and new every time we perform. So we go off on a musical journey with the material in an organic way. This is what the original band did and how we understand it ourselves. And this gives us the freedom to let ourselves discover our own way of playing, and that to some degree takes the pressure off! We are not pretending to be Jack, Ginger and Eric, that would be impossible anyway. So, we use the material as a vehicle for self-expression rather than simply playing it note for note.
“All the songs get a great reaction depending on the night, of course the best known songs like ‘White Room’ and ‘Sunshine of your Love’ are crowd favourites but also less well known songs such as ‘We’re Going Wrong’ are a joy to play because they are so direct and expressive and go off into uncharted territory every time we play them. It’s all about the journey for us.”
Sons of Cream will perform at 8pm, Wednesday, 7 August with tickets priced at £15 available via The Exchange 1856 website.
