The Crossroads Guitar Festival is a series of music festivals and benefit concerts founded by Eric Clapton. The festivals benefit the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton, a drug treatment center in Antigua. The concerts showcase a variety of guitarists, selected by Eric Clapton personally. To the 2007 audience, Clapton declared that each performer was one of the very best, and had earned his personal respect.
The first Crossroads Benefit concert was held at Madison Square Garden, New York on June 30, 1999. It was held under a different title which was Eric Clapton & Friends In Concert: A Benefit For The Crossroads Centre At Antigua. The first official Crossroads Guitar Festival did not happen until 2004.
Held at Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas, from June 4, 2004, to June 6, 2004. A two-disc DVD containing 250 minutes of footage of the 2004 concert was released in the same year.[1] This became the first official Crossroads Guitar Festival even though the 1999 concert had a different title. It was also the first benefit concert under the Crossroads Guitar Festival name.
The 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on July 28, 2007. Tickets were estimated as sold out for the 28,000 capacity park in twenty two minutes. A DVD of the concert was released on November 20, 2007.
Performers
Eric Clapton played alongside various performers, and there were many one-off collaborations during the show. In order of appearance, the performers on the main stage were
Outdoor Venue: Among the Village Stage performers will be surprise main stage artists, along with special guest guitarists such as Eric Johnson, Joe Robinson, Andy Timmons, Paul Reed Smith, Boscoe France, Bryan Ewald, Ryan McGarvey and Peterson Brothers, with others. In addition, next-gen guitarists Jacob Reese Thorton and Brotherhood of the Guitar, the Ernie Ball Play Crossroads national contest winner, and Gibson’s G3 trio will make their Crossroads debut on the Village stage.[8]
References
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^Blistein, Joe (March 28, 2019). "Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Returns With Gary Clark, Jr., Bonnie Raitt". Rolling Stone.
^"ERIC CLAPTON'S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2019 ANNOUNCES GUITAR CENTER VILLAGE". Whereseric.com. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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For other uses see Crossroads disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crossroads Guitar Festival news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Crossroads Guitar Festival is a series of music festivals and benefit concerts founded by Eric Clapton The festivals benefit the Crossroads Centre founded by Eric Clapton a drug treatment center in Antigua The concerts showcase a variety of guitarists selected by Eric Clapton personally To the 2007 audience Clapton declared that each performer was one of the very best and had earned his personal respect Crossroads Guitar FestivalEric Clapton and Bill Murray kicking off the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007GenreBlues country rock bluegrassDatesSummerLocation s 1999 New York City2004 Dallas Texas2007 2010 Bridgeview Illinois2013 New York NY2019 Dallas TexasYears active1999 2004 2007 2010 2013 2019Founded byEric ClaptonWebsitehttp crossroadsguitarfestival org Official website The first concert was held on June 30 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and there again in 2013 The 2004 concert was held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas while the 2007 and 2010 festivals were held at Toyota Park Bridgeview Illinois just outside Chicago The festival returned to Dallas in 2019 at the American Airlines Center Contents 1 1999 festival 1 1 Performers 2 2004 festival 2 1 Performers 3 2007 festival 3 1 Performers 4 2010 festival 4 1 Performers 5 2013 festival 5 1 Performers 6 2019 festival 6 1 Performers 7 References 8 External links1999 festival EditThe first Crossroads Benefit concert was held at Madison Square Garden New York on June 30 1999 It was held under a different title which was Eric Clapton amp Friends In Concert A Benefit For The Crossroads Centre At Antigua The first official Crossroads Guitar Festival did not happen until 2004 Performers Edit Some performers at the 1999 Concert were David Sanborn Sheryl Crow Bob Dylan and Mary J Blige Backup musicians included Nathan East bass Steve Gadd drums Andy Fairweather Low guitars Tim Carmon keyboards and Dave Delhomme keyboards Back up vocals were by Tessa Niles and Katie Kissoon 2004 festival EditHeld at Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas Texas from June 4 2004 to June 6 2004 A two disc DVD containing 250 minutes of footage of the 2004 concert was released in the same year 1 This became the first official Crossroads Guitar Festival even though the 1999 concert had a different title It was also the first benefit concert under the Crossroads Guitar Festival name Performers Edit Some performers at the Crossroads Guitar Festival such as Jeff Beck Pat Metheny Neal Schon and Styx were not included on the DVD Eric Clapton Johnny A Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Ron Block Joe Bonamassa Booker T amp the M G s Doyle Bramhall II JJ Cale Larry Carlton Robert Cray Steve Cropper Sheryl Crow Bo Diddley Jerry Douglas David Honeyboy Edwards Rocky Frisco Vince Gill Buddy Guy David Hidalgo Zakir Hussain Eric Johnson B B King Sonny Landreth Jonny Lang Robert Lockwood Jr John Mayer John McLaughlin Robert Randolph Duke Robillard Carlos Santana Hubert Sumlin James Taylor Susan Tedeschi Derek Trucks Dan Tyminski Steve Vai Jimmie Vaughan Joe Walsh ZZ Top David Johansen2007 festival EditThe 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview Illinois on July 28 2007 Tickets were estimated as sold out for the 28 000 capacity park in twenty two minutes A DVD of the concert was released on November 20 2007 Performers Edit Eric Clapton played alongside various performers and there were many one off collaborations during the show In order of appearance the performers on the main stage were Bill Murray Sonny Landreth John McLaughlin Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas Doyle Bramhall II The Derek Trucks Band joined by Susan Tedeschi and Johnny Winter Robert Randolph and the Family Band The Robert Cray Band joined by Jimmie Vaughan Hubert Sumlin and B B King Aaron Loesch winner of Guitar Center s 2007 King of the Blues contest John Mayer Vince Gill joined by Albert Lee Sheryl Crow Peter Stroud and Willie Nelson Los Lobos Jeff Beck with Tal Wilkenfeld Vinnie Colaiuta and Jason Rebello Eric Clapton joined by Robbie Robertson and Steve Winwood Buddy Guy Finale featuring Buddy Guy with Eric Clapton Robert Cray John Mayer Hubert Sumlin Johnny Winter and Jimmie Vaughan On the second stage at the Festival Village performers included Orianthi Harvey Mandel Jedd Hughes Pete Huttlinger Tab Benoit and Louisiana s LeRoux Jeff Baxter Todd Wolfe Tyler Bryant 2 Flophouse2010 festival EditThe 2010 Crossroads festival was again held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview IL outside Chicago on June 26 2010 Performers Edit In order of appearance Artists in bold have received star billing in advertisements 3 Comedian Bill Murray MC ed Kirby Kelley winner of Guitar Center s 2009 King of the Blues contest Sonny Landreth Robert Randolph and the Family Band joined by Joe Bonamassa and Pino Daniele The Robert Cray Band with Jimmie Vaughan and Hubert Sumlin Bert Jansch Stefan Grossman joined by Keb Mo ZZ Top Doyle Bramhall II and Faded Boogie joined by Gary Clark Jr and Sheryl Crow and Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Vince Gill joined by Albert Lee James Burton and Keb Mo Citizen Cope joined by Sheryl Crow Earl Klugh with Yonrico Scott and Joseph Patrick Moore John Mayer Trio Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang and Ronnie Wood The Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Band joined by Warren Haynes Sheryl Crow David Hidalgo Cesar Rosas and Johnny Winter This set replaced the originally scheduled Allman Brothers Band Jeff Beck with Rhonda Smith Narada Michael Walden and Jason Rebello Eric Clapton with Steve Winwood joined by Citizen Cope and Jeff Beck B B King with The Robert Cray Band Jimmie Vaughan and Eric Clapton Finale set with many artists returning for a performance of Sweet Home Chicago artists who also performed at the 2004 festival artists who also performed at the 2007 festival 2013 festival EditThe 2013 festival was held April 12 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York City 4 Performers Edit Performers included 4 5 6 Albert Lee Alice Smith Allan Holdsworth Allman Brothers Band Andy Fairweather Low B B King Beth Hart Blake Mills Booker T Buddy Guy Citizen Cope Dave Biller Derek Trucks Doyle Bramhall II Earl Klugh Eric Clapton Gary Clark Jr Jeff Beck Jimmie Vaughan John Mayer John Scofield Keb Mo Keith Richards Keith Urban Kurt Rosenwinkel Los Lobos Matt Murphy Paul Carrack Quinn Sullivan Robbie Robertson Robert Cray Robert Randolph Sonny Landreth Steve Cropper Taj Mahal Vince Gill2019 festival EditThe 2019 festival was held on September 20 21 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas 7 MC Bill Murray Performers Edit Performers included Alan Darby Albert Lee Andy Fairweather Low Artur Menezes Billy Gibbons Bonnie Raitt Bradley Walker Buddy Guy Band Daniel Santiago Derek Trucks Doyle Bramhall II Eric Clapton Gary Clark Jr Gustavo Santaolalla James Bay Jeff Beck Jerry Douglas Jimmie Vaughan Joe Walsh John Mayer Jonny Lang Keb Mo Kurt Rosenwinkel Lianne La Havas Los Lobos Pedro Martins Peter Frampton Robert Cray Robert Randolph Sheryl Crow Sonny Landreth Susan Tedeschi Tom Misch Vince Gill Citizen Cope The Marcus King Band Outdoor Venue Among the Village Stage performers will be surprise main stage artists along with special guest guitarists such as Eric Johnson Joe Robinson Andy Timmons Paul Reed Smith Boscoe France Bryan Ewald Ryan McGarvey and Peterson Brothers with others In addition next gen guitarists Jacob Reese Thorton and Brotherhood of the Guitar the Ernie Ball Play Crossroads national contest winner and Gibson s G3 trio will make their Crossroads debut on the Village stage 8 References Edit Crossroads Guitar Festival June 4 6 2004 Archived from the original on April 5 2004 Retrieved 2015 12 21 Tyler Bryant abc7chicago com Abclocal go com July 1 2009 Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved December 8 2012 Crossroads 2013 Crossroadsguitarfestival com Retrieved December 8 2012 a b Crossroads Guitar Festival 12 13 April 2013 Madison Square Garden Eric Clapton Music News June 12 2012 Retrieved December 8 2012 Eric Clapton s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 Thegarden com Archived from the original on December 4 2012 Retrieved December 8 2012 Official DVD performer credits for Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 Blistein Joe March 28 2019 Eric Clapton s Crossroads Guitar Festival Returns With Gary Clark Jr Bonnie Raitt Rolling Stone ERIC CLAPTON S CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL 2019 ANNOUNCES GUITAR CENTER VILLAGE Whereseric com 24 August 2019 Retrieved 29 November 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroadsguitarfestival org was the official site for the Crossroads Guitar Festival It now 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