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Eric Clapton is hosting CROSSROADS GUITAR FEST in Chicago Jun 26th British rock guitar God - Eric 'Slowhand' Clapton is soon going to announce his 3rd edition of the CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL set for Chicago at Toyota Stadium on Sat. June 26th. The first one was held in 2004 in Dallas, the second in Chicago in 2007 and true to form, 3 years later another one.
The proceeds benefit his drug addiction clinic in Antigua (Crossroads Centre is a non-profit, International Centre of Excellence for the treatment of alcohol and other drug addictions. The program was founded by Mr. Eric Clapton on the beautiful island of Antigua, West Indies. Residential and outpatient services are provided within a Twelve-Step framework while integrating key complementary therapies to provide a whole person approach to treatment and ongoing recovery) Based on interviews and statement by artists slated to be on the show, the talent line-up for this one day/all day event are: Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Carlos Santana (he said he was appearing, but he is not on Clapton's list) B.B. King Buddy Guy Vince Gill Joe Bonamassa John Mayer Steve Winwood Clapton is believed to be announcing the event officially during his TOGETHER - APART tour with fello British guitar God Jeff Beck, which starts Feb, 13th in London at the O2 Arena. [Edited 2/10/10 8:27am] [Edited 2/10/10 14:20pm] Music Royalty in Motion | |
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The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, John Mayer, B.B. King and Sheryl Crow will join Eric Clapton at his third Crossroads Guitar Festival, which will take place June 26 at Toyota Park in Chicago -- where Clapton also held the 2007 event.
The day-long festival will feature 26 axe-wielding acts in total, also including Robert Cray, Earl Klugh, Robert Randolph, Joe Bonamassa, Sonny Landreth, Keb' Mo', Albert Lee, Bert Jansch, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Clapton Band member Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Hubert Sumlin, James Burton, Jimmie Vaughan, Joao Gilberto and Pino Daniele. Proceeds will once again benefit the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, an addiction treatment and education facility founded by Clapton. Tickets are $100 and go on sale at 11 a.m. EST Feb. 20, at the box office and via Ticketmaster. Clapton launched the Crossroads Festival fundraiser in 2004 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Both of the previous festivals have been documented on DVDs; the 2007 edition was also edited into a two-hour special for PBS' "Great Performances" series. "It's an amazing event," Derek Trucks, who played the 2007 festival as a member of Clapton's band and with his own group, told Billboard.com. "To be in the midst of all that talent and all that great playing and music was just..unreal. It's like a master class in guitar up there." Beck added that "it was as much fun to sit back and listen to everyone else play as it was to play myself. It really was a great day." And Gill noted that the he was happy to see country get to be part of the festival alongside blues and rock; "I think that really speaks to (Clapton's) appreciation for guitar playing and players in general. He's very open and generous." It's not yet known who Clapton will play with that day. The 2007 festival was the catalyst for subsequent dates with his Blind Faith bandmate Winwood, while Clapton and Beck will be playing several shows together this year. Beck, Winwood, Mayer, Gill, Crow, Guy, Landreth, Bramhall, Trucks, Randolph, Cray, Sumlin, King, Mayer, Lee and Los Lobos are all returnees from the 2007 show. Updates will appear at the festival web site, www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com. Music Royalty in Motion | |
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