Arts & Entertainment

Eric Clapton Rocks The Greenwich Town Party

The annual all-day music festival on Saturday - a popular kickoff to summer in Greenwich - featured the iconic singer-songwriter-musician.

GREENWICH, CT — Grammy Award winner and three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eric Clapton headlined the eighth annual Greenwich Town Party Saturday, May 26, at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich.

The all-day, family-friendly music festival is held annually on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, and this year's concert also featured Tedeschi Trucks Band, which performed at the event for the third time; Preservation Hall Jazz Band in its second stint; Trout Steak Revival and singer-songwriter Charlie Scopoletti and his band, The Truth.

Volunteer-supported, the community event is a popular kickoff to summer. It also brings multiple generations of Greenwich residents together to celebrate town pride and the spirit of giving through live music, local food favorites, and family-fun activities.

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Photos of music legend Eric Clapton performing Saturday at the eighth annual Greenwich Town Party. Photo credit: Greenwich Town Party

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