Eric Clapton booed after storming out of Glasgow show, issues apology

Eric Clapton has apologized for walking off-stage at a Glasgow gig, after what has been described as "unbearable" technical difficulties.

The show, which took place on Saturday (21 June) at Glasgow's SSE Hydro, saw the rock legend walk out on a sold out crowd just over an hour into the show. Understandably this was met with boos from the crowd, some of whom demanded refunds after shelling out up to £125 for a single ticket.

"Unfortunately last night we experienced a steadily worsening technical problem with the PA system that the band battled with throughout the show," a rep for Clapton has said. "But by the last song of the set it became unbearable on stage and Eric was unable to complete that number."

"During the encore break we were able to reset and the band finished as planned with the last number," the statement continues. "The usual touring set length runs at 1hr 35 mins so in fact the full set was performed apart from the entirety of Cocaine which had to be curtailed."

The rep also added:  "Eric is nevertheless sorry for the break in the concert."

A spokeswoman for the Glasgowvenue has said: "The production team for last night's performance suffered a technical issue which resulted in the concert ending earlier than anticipated."