In January 1981, Eric did a short Irish tour. At the end of the tour he also played a single concert at the Rainbow in London, from which he donated the profits to a trust fund administrated by Meg Patterson.
An American tour in support of "Another Ticket" opened in Portland, Oregon on 2nd March. During the eighth concert of the projected 57-date tour, Eric collapsed and he was rushed to St.Paul's United Hospital. The remainder of the dates were cancelled.
Clapton emerged on 9th September, when he appeared at the Amnesty International Comedy Gala "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball". He played together with Jeff Beck on "Further On Up The Road", "Crossroads" and "'Cause We Ended As Lovers".
In October, Eric and his band toured Scandinavia. In Randers, Eric attempted to play saxophone on "Further On Up The Road"!
In late November, the group began the usual tour of Japan.
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Another Ticket - Irish Tour |
| Sat | 31-Jan-1981 | Simmonscourt | Baile Átha Cliath/Dublin, Dublin (Ireland) |
| Sun | 01-Feb-1981 | Leisureland | Gaillimh/Galway, Galway (Ireland) |
| Mon | 02-Feb-1981 | City Hall | Corcaigh/Cork, Cork (Ireland) |
| Tue | 03-Feb-1981 | Youree Youth Centre | Ceatharlach/Carlow, Carlow (Ireland) |
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Live Rehearsal for the U.S.A. Tour |
| Wed | 25-Feb-1981 | Rainbow Theatre | London (England) |
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Another Ticket - Aborted U.S.A. Tour |
| Mon | 02-Mar-1981 | Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon (United States) |
| Tue | 03-Mar-1981 | Coliseum | Spokane, Washington (United States) |
| Thu | 05-Mar-1981 | Paramount Theatre | Seattle, Washington (United States) |
| Fri | 06-Mar-1981 | Paramount Theatre | Seattle, Washington (United States) |
 | Sat | 07-Mar-1981 | Paramount Theatre | Seattle, Washington (United States) |
| Mon | 09-Mar-1981 | Yellowstone Metra | Billings, Montana (United States) |
| Tue | 10-Mar-1981 | Four Seasons Arena | Great Falls, Montana (United States) |
| Fri | 13-Mar-1981 | Dane County Exposition Center | Madison, Wisconsin (United States) |
| Sat | 14-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Arena Auditorium | Duluth, Minnesota (United States) |
| Sun | 15-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Civic Center Arena | St. Paul, Minnesota (United States) |
| Tue | 17-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Hilton Coliseum | Ames, Iowa (United States) |
| Thu | 19-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Kansas Coliseum | Wichita, Kansas (United States) |
| Fri | 20-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Southwest Missouri State University | Springfield, Missouri (United States) |
| Sat | 21-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri (United States) |
| Sun | 22-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: University of Nebraska Arena | Lincoln, Nebraska (United States) |
| Tue | 24-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Louisiana State University, Assembly Center | Baton Rouge, Louisiana (United States) |
| Wed | 25-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Municipal Auditorium | New Orleans, Louisiana (United States) |
| Fri | 27-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, Tennessee (United States) |
| Sat | 28-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: South Illinois University Arena | Carbondale, Illinois (United States) |
| Sun | 29-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Henry W. Kiel Municipal Auditorium | St. Louis, Missouri (United States) |
| Tue | 31-Mar-1981 | Cancelled: Barton Coliseum | Little Rock, Arkansas (United States) |
| Wed | 01-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum | Shreveport, Louisiana (United States) |
| Fri | 03-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: University of Texas, Activity Center | Austin, Texas (United States) |
| Sat | 04-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Summit | Houston, Texas (United States) |
| Sun | 05-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Reunion Arena | Dallas, Texas (United States) |
| Tue | 07-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona (United States) |
| Wed | 08-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Sports Arena | San Diego, California (United States) |
| Thu | 09-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Convention Arena | Long Beach, California (United States) |
| Sat | 11-Apr-1981 | Cancelled: Almeda County Coliseum | Oakland, California (United States) |
| Fri | 01-May-1981 | Cancelled: Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana (United States) |
| Sat | 02-May-1981 | Cancelled: Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, Ohio (United States) |
| Sun | 03-May-1981 | Cancelled: Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan (United States) |
| Tue | 05-May-1981 | Cancelled: Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana (United States) |
| Thu | 07-May-1981 | Cancelled: Michigan State University Arena | East Lansing, Michigan (United States) |
| Fri | 08-May-1981 | Cancelled: Chicago Stadium | Chicago, Illinois (United States) |
| Sat | 09-May-1981 | Cancelled: Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland, Ohio (United States) |
| Sun | 10-May-1981 | Cancelled: Civic Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States) |
| Tue | 12-May-1981 | Cancelled: Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, Connecticut (United States) |
| Wed | 13-May-1981 | Cancelled: Broome County Coliseum | Binghampton, New York (United States) |
| Fri | 15-May-1981 | Cancelled: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale (Long Island), New York (United States) |
| Sat | 16-May-1981 | Cancelled: Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island (United States) |
| Sun | 17-May-1981 | Cancelled: Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland, Maine (United States) |
| Tue | 19-May-1981 | Cancelled: War Memorial Coliseum | Rochester, New York (United States) |
| Wed | 20-May-1981 | Cancelled: Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) |
| Fri | 22-May-1981 | Cancelled: Capitol Centre | Landover, Maryland (United States) |
| Sat | 23-May-1981 | Cancelled: Scope | Norfolk, Virginia (United States) |
| Sun | 24-May-1981 | Cancelled: Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina (United States) |
| Tue | 26-May-1981 | Cancelled: Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, North Carolina (United States) |
| Wed | 27-May-1981 | Cancelled: Carolina Coliseum | Columbia, South Carolina (United States) |
| Fri | 29-May-1981 | Cancelled: Hollywood Sportatorium | Miami, Florida (United States) |
| Sat | 30-May-1981 | Cancelled: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Jacksonville, Florida (United States) |
| Sun | 31-May-1981 | Cancelled: Sun Dome | Tampa, Florida (United States) |
| Tue | 02-Jun-1981 | Cancelled: Grand Ole Opry House | Nashville, Tennessee (United States) |
| Thu | 04-Jun-1981 | Cancelled: State Fair Coliseum | Jackson, Missouri (United States) |
| Fri | 05-Jun-1981 | Cancelled: Municipal Auditorium | Mobile, Alabama (United States) |
| Sat | 06-Jun-1981 | Cancelled: Jefferson County Civic Centre | Birmingham, Alabama (United States) |
| Sun | 07-Jun-1981 | Cancelled: Omni Theatre | Atlanta, Georgia (United States) |
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'The Secret Policeman's Other Ball' - Amnesty International Comedy Gala |
| Wed | 09-Sep-1981 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | London (England) |
| Thu | 10-Sep-1981 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | London (England) |
| Fri | 11-Sep-1981 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | London (England) |
| Sat | 12-Sep-1981 | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | London (England) |
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Scandinavian Tour |
| Wed | 07-Oct-1981 | Messuhalli | Helsinki (Finland) |
| Fri | 09-Oct-1981 | Isstadion | Stockholm (Sweden) |
| Sat | 10-Oct-1981 | Scandinavium | Göteborg (Sweden) |
| Mon | 12-Oct-1981 | Drammenshallen | Oslo (Norway) |
| Tue | 13-Oct-1981 | Olympen | Lund (Sweden) |
| Thu | 15-Oct-1981 | Forum | København (Denmark) |
| Fri | 16-Oct-1981 | Vejlby-Risskovhallen | Århus (Denmark) |
| Sat | 17-Oct-1981 | Randershallen | Randers (Denmark) |
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Charity Concert for the John Wile Testimonial |
| Mon | 16-Nov-1981 | Civic Hall | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (England) |
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Japanese Tour |
| Fri | 27-Nov-1981 | Niigata Kenmin Hall | Niigata (Japan) |
| Mon | 30-Nov-1981 | Koseinenkin Hall | Nagoya (Japan) |
| Tue | 01-Dec-1981 | Festival Hall | Osaka (Japan) |
| Thu | 03-Dec-1981 | Sun Paresu Hall | Fukuoka (Japan) |
| Fri | 04-Dec-1981 | Kyoto Kaikan Daiichi Hall | Kyoto (Japan) |
| Mon | 07-Dec-1981 | Budokan | Tokyo (Japan) |
| Tue | 08-Dec-1981 | Bunka Taiikukan | Yokohama (Japan) |
| Wed | 09-Dec-1981 | Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai Hall | Tokyo (Japan) |
