Last bow for Clapton and Cream

After reunion concerts packed with nostalgia and their signature gritty blues-rock, Eric Clapton and his pioneering British band “Cream” are parting ways again, their promoters said Thursday.

Performances in New York and London were the last planned for the band that broke up in 1968 after turning obscure blues songs into Top 40 hits and transforming guitarist Clapton into a household name and rock ‘n’ roll legend.

“The band has no plans for the future,” said publicist Kristen Foster of KFPR. A few U.S. newspaper headlines poked fun at the aging trio of Clapton, drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce after their final performance in New York on Wednesday night, one summing up their style as “geezer” rock. But the Madison Square Garden concert won generally glowing reviews.