From January to July 1966, EC played club dates with John Mayall. Clapton's scorching club performances in London during this time quickly established a cult following for the young guitarrist. "Clapton Is God" graffiti began appearing around the city, defining a central tenet of Clapton mythology to this day.
John regularly taped the gigs with his 2-track reel-to-reel, bad sadly these tapes were detroyed in a fire in 1979 at his Laurel Canyon home, only 30 minutes of a show in the Flamingo survived and were later released as an official John Mayall album.
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John Mayall's Blues Breakers - U.K. Club, ballroom and college circuit |
| Sat | 01-Jan-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Sun | 16-Jan-1966 | Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel | London-Bromley (England) |
| Mon | 17-Jan-1966 | Star Club, Star Hotel | London-Croydon (England) |
| Fri | 04-Feb-1966 | Links Youth Centre, Maxwell Rd | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (England) |
| Sat | 05-Feb-1966 | Central Polytechnic | London (England) |
| Sun | 06-Feb-1966 | Woolwich R&B Club, Shakespeare Hotel | London (England) |
| Tue | 08-Feb-1966 | Klooks Kleek R&B Club, Railway Hotel | London-West Hampstead (England) |
 | Wed | 09-Feb-1966 | BBC Studios | London (England) |
| Sat | 12-Feb-1966 | Star Club, Star Hotel | London-Croydon (England) |
| Tue | 15-Feb-1966 | Fishmongers Arms | London-Wood Green (England) |
| Fri | 18-Feb-1966 | Bluesville Club, The Manor House | London (England) |
| Sat | 19-Feb-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Sun | 27-Feb-1966 | Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel | London-Bromley (England) |
| Fri | 04-Mar-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
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Jam session with Wilson Pickett |
| Fri | 11-Mar-1966 | The Scotch of St. James Club | London (England) |
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John Mayall's Blues Breakers - U.K. Club, ballroom and college circuit (cont.) |
| Mon | 14-Mar-1966 | BBC Studios | London (England) |
| Thu | 17-Mar-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 18-Mar-1966 | Ram Jam Club | London-Brixton (England) |
| Fri | 18-Mar-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Sun | 20-Mar-1966 | Eel Pie Island | London-Twickenham (England) |
| Sat | 26-Mar-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Wed | 06-Apr-1966 | Bluesville Club, The Manor House | London (England) |
| Mon | 11-Apr-1966 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 22-Apr-1966 | Refectory | London-Golders Green (England) |
| Sun | 24-Apr-1966 | Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel | London-Bromley (England) |
| Wed | 27-Apr-1966 | Castle Club | London-Tooting (England) |
| Sat | 30-Apr-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Sat | 07-May-1966 | Ram Jam Club | London-Brixton (England) |
| Mon | 09-May-1966 | Klooks Kleek R&B Club, Railway Hotel | London-West Hampstead (England) |
| Tue | 10-May-1966 | Star Club, Star Hotel | London-Croydon (England) |
| Sat | 14-May-1966 | Tofts Club | Folkestone, Kent (England) |
| Tue | 17-May-1966 | Fishmongers Arms | London-Wood Green (England) |
| Sat | 21-May-1966 | Ricky Tick, Thames Hotel | Windsor, Berkshire (England) |
| Sun | 22-May-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 27-May-1966 | Refectory | London-Golders Green (England) |
| Mon | 30-May-1966 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 03-Jun-1966 | Cellar Club | London-Kingston-upon-Thames (England) |
| Sun | 05-Jun-1966 | Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel | London-Bromley (England) |
| Fri | 10-Jun-1966 | Ram Jam Club | London-Brixton (England) |
| Thu | 16-Jun-1966 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street | London-Soho (England) |
| Thu | 23-Jun-1966 | Fishmongers Arms | London-Wood Green (England) |
| Sat | 25-Jun-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 01-Jul-1966 | Bluesville Club, The Manor House | London (England) |
| Tue | 05-Jul-1966 | Klooks Kleek R&B Club, Railway Hotel | London-West Hampstead (England) |
| Fri | 08-Jul-1966 | Ricky Tick, Corn Exchange | Newbury, Berkshire (England) |
| Thu | 14-Jul-1966 | Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel | Guildford, Surrey (England) |
| Fri | 15-Jul-1966 | Ricky Tick | London-Hounslow (England) |
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Cream - Unofficial debut concert |
| Fri | 29-Jul-1966 | Twisted Wheel | Manchester (England) |
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Cream - 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival |
| Sun | 31-Jul-1966 | Royal Windsor Racecourse | Windsor, Berkshire (England) |
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Cream - U.K. Club, ballroom and college circuit |
| Tue | 02-Aug-1966 | Klooks Kleek R&B Club, Railway Hotel | London-West Hampstead (England) |
| Fri | 05-Aug-1966 | Cooks Ferry Inn | London-Edmonton (England) |
| Sat | 06-Aug-1966 | Torquay Town Hall | Torquay, Devon (England) |
| Tue | 09-Aug-1966 | Fishmongers Arms | London-Wood Green (England) |
| Tue | 16-Aug-1966 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 19-Aug-1966 | Cellar Club | London-Kingston-upon-Thames (England) |
| Fri | 26-Aug-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Sat | 27-Aug-1966 | Ram Jam Club | London-Brixton (England) |
| Fri | 02-Sep-1966 | Bluesville Club, The Manor House | London (England) |
| Sun | 04-Sep-1966 | Ricky Tick, Thames Hotel | Windsor, Berkshire (England) |
| Sun | 11-Sep-1966 | Skyline Ballroom | Kingston-upon-Hull (England) |
| Thu | 15-Sep-1966 | Gaumont Cinema | Hanley, Staffordshire (England) |
| Fri | 16-Sep-1966 | Hermitage Ballroom | Hitchin, Hertfordshire (England) |
| Sat | 17-Sep-1966 | Town Hall | Grantham, Lincolnshire (England) |
| Sun | 18-Sep-1966 | Blue Moon Club | London-Hayes (England) |
| Mon | 19-Sep-1966 | Woking Cinema | Woking, Surrey (England) |
| Fri | 23-Sep-1966 | Ricky Tick, Corn Exchange | Newbury, Berkshire (England) |
| Mon | 26-Sep-1966 | Star Club, Star Hotel | London-Croydon (England) |
| Tue | 27-Sep-1966 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 30-Sep-1966 | Ricky Tick | London-Hounslow (England) |
| Sat | 01-Oct-1966 | Regent Polytechnic | London (England) |
| Sat | 08-Oct-1966 | Kings College | Brighton, East Sussex (England) |
| Sun | 09-Oct-1966 | Birdcage Club | Portsmouth, Hampshire (England) |
| Tue | 11-Oct-1966 | Flamingo Club | London-Soho (England) |
| Wed | 12-Oct-1966 | Central Polytechnic | London (England) |
| Thu | 13-Oct-1966 | McIlroys Ballroom | Swindon, Wiltshire (England) |
| Fri | 21-Oct-1966 | BBC Radio Studios | London (England) |
| Fri | 21-Oct-1966 | Bluesville Club, The Manor House | London (England) |
| Thu | 03-Nov-1966 | Ram Jam Club | London-Brixton (England) |
| Fri | 04-Nov-1966 | BBC Television Studios | London-Wembley (England) |
| Sat | 05-Nov-1966 | Town Hall | London-East Ham (England) |
| Mon | 07-Nov-1966 | <unknown> | Gosport, Hampshire (England) |
| Tue | 08-Nov-1966 | BBC Radio Studios | London (England) |
| Tue | 08-Nov-1966 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street | London-Soho (England) |
| Fri | 11-Nov-1966 | Public Baths | London-Sutton (England) |
| Sat | 12-Nov-1966 | Liverpool University | Liverpool (England) |
| Sun | 13-Nov-1966 | Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel | Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland (England) |
| Tue | 15-Nov-1966 | Klooks Kleek R&B Club, Railway Hotel | London-West Hampstead (England) |
| Thu | 17-Nov-1966 | Burkes | London (England) |
| Fri | 18-Nov-1966 | Village Hall | Hoveton, Norfolk (England) |
| Sat | 19-Nov-1966 | Blue Moon Club | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (England) |
| Mon | 21-Nov-1966 | BBC Radio Studios | London (England) |
| Mon | 21-Nov-1966 | The Pavilion | Bath, Somerset (England) |
| Tue | 22-Nov-1966 | Chinese R&B Jazz Club, Corn Exchange | Bristol, Gloucestershire (England) |
| Fri | 25-Nov-1966 | California Ballroom | Dunstable, Bedfordshire (England) |
| Mon | 28-Nov-1966 | BBC Radio Studios | London (England) |
| Fri | 02-Dec-1966 | Hornsey Art College | London-Hornsey (England) |
| Sat | 03-Dec-1966 | Birdcage Club | Portsmouth, Hampshire (England) |
| Sun | 04-Dec-1966 | Starlite Ballroom | London-Greenford (England) |
| Mon | 05-Dec-1966 | Baths Hall | Ipswich, Suffolk (England) |
| Wed | 07-Dec-1966 | University of Hull | Kingston-upon-Hull (England) |
| Fri | 09-Dec-1966 | BBC Radio Studios | London (England) |
| Fri | 09-Dec-1966 | Bluesville Club, The Manor House | London (England) |
| Sat | 10-Dec-1966 | Polytechnic | London-Isleworth (England) |
| Mon | 12-Dec-1966 | Cooks Ferry Inn | London-Edmonton (England) |
| Tue | 13-Dec-1966 | Exeter University | Exeter, Devon (England) |
| Wed | 14-Dec-1966 | Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel | London-Bromley (England) |
| Thu | 15-Dec-1966 | University of Sussex | Brighton, East Sussex (England) |
| | 16 - 18-Dec-1966 | TV and radio appearances in France |
| Sat | 17-Dec-1966 | La Locomotive Club, Place Blanche | Paris (France) |
| Mon | 19-Dec-1966 | Agincourt Ballroom | Camberley, Surrey (England) |
| Wed | 21-Dec-1966 | BBC Radio Studios | London (England) |
| Thu | 22-Dec-1966 | The Pavilion | Worthing, West Sussex (England) |
| Fri | 23-Dec-1966 | Odeon | Birmingham (England) |
| Fri | 30-Dec-1966 | Roundhouse | London-Chalk Farm (England) |
