OVER 30 OF THE
WORLD’S GREATEST GUITARISTS PLAY SIDEMEN TO EACH OTHER OVER TWO NIGHTS AT THE
WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA,
MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN, APRIL 12-13
Two-Night Festival To Feature Legendary Music
And Collaborations Including: Allman Brothers Band, BB King, Brad Paisley, Eric
Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck John Mayer, Keith Urban, Vince Gill and many
more
(November 19, 2012)
Widely
considered one of the world’s all time greatest guitarists and known amongst his
peers as a great collaborator, Eric Clapton announced today a major U.S. tour
culminating in his fourth Crossroads Guitar Festival presented by Chase. The
Festival, which has become legendary in its own right for hosting performances
and impromptu collaborations from the world’s most legendary guitar players,
will take place April 12-13 for the first time at New York City’s famed Madison
Square Garden. See full listing below of artists performing.
Clapton and
his band will visit more than a dozen cities across the U.S. beginning March 14,
2013 (see itinerary below). The tour will end with the two-night Festival where
Clapton will gather the past, present and future of guitar music onto one stage
for an unparalleled musical event. All profits from the Festival will benefit
The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by
Clapton for chemically dependent persons. The Festival is presented by
Chase.
Since its inception, Clapton’s vision for the Crossroads Guitar
Festival has been to create an event where his friends and contemporaries can
have fun and perform together for the benefit of a good cause. This year’s
Festival will feature two-nights of musical performances with once-in-a-lifetime
guitar collaborations. Known as pioneers in their field, the roster of artists
spans old and new. The audience can expect unrivaled entertainment, brilliant
guitar work, surprise guests and impromptu jams that are the hallmark of these
performers.
The first Crossroads Guitar Festival, in June 2004 at the
Cotton Bowl in Dallas, was an unprecedented collection of guitar icons from
blues, rock and contemporary music. The sold-out show was chronicled in a 2-disc
DVD that has since gone on to become one of the world’s top-selling music DVD’s.
The Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 and 2010 were the second and third such
concerts by Clapton and were staged at Toyota Park in Chicago. Both Festival
were filmed for DVDs and met similar acclaim and achieved multi-platinum
status.
This will be the Festival’s first-ever
visit to New York and Madison Square Garden.
“The Crossroads
Festival is the realization of a dream for me, to gather a group of amazingly
talented musicians to perform on one stage,” said Clapton. “The Crossroads
performers are all musicians I admire and respect.”
In addition to the
concerts, the “Guitar Center Road to Crossroads Exhibition” will be featured on
the Terrace level @ Madison Square Garden and will excite fans with an
incredible guitar-centric celebration of past Crossroads Guitar Festivals. This
exhibition will feature the “Legends Guitar Walk”, with some of the most
valuable guitars in the history of Rock and Blues, including historic guitars
from Guitar Center’s Legends Collection featuring Eric Clapton’s two most famous
Fender Stratocasters®, BLACKIE® and ‘Brownie,’ Gibson ES-335 as well as Stevie
Ray Vaughan’s ‘Lenny’ Fender Stratocaster®, plus selections from Guitar Center,
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Experience Music Project.
Additionally, Fender, Gibson, Ernie Ball and Martin will host
interactive exhibits where guitar lovers can plug in and play new products and
classic favorites, while all visitors will be able to peruse memorabilia and
watch archival footage of once-in-a-lifetime performances from prior Crossroads
festivals on video walls throughout the exhibition. The “Road to Crossroads
Exhibition” will open at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, and is free
to all ticket holders.
Tickets for the Crossroads Guitar Festival
Presented By Chase will be offered as an advance sale to Chase customers
beginning Monday, November 26 at 12pm EST via www.ticketmaster.com through Thursday, November 29
at 10pm.
General Public On-Sale will begin Friday, November 30 at
12pm EST.
Tickets for the Clapton 2013 U.S. Tour will go on-sale
beginning November 30, 2012. Please check local venue listings for more
detailed information.
For more information go to www.ericclapton.com or www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com
CURRENT CROSSROADS FESTIVAL ARTIST LISTING
(Note: Two Different Nights of
Music. Not All Artists Will Perform Both Nights)
Albert Lee
Allan Holdsworth
Allman
Brothers Band
Andy Fairweather Low
BB King
Blake Mills
Booker
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Brad Paisley
Buddy Guy
Citizen Cope
Dave Biller
Doyle Bramhall
II
Earl Klugh
Eric Clapton
Gary Clark Jr.
Jeff Beck
Jimmie
Vaughan
John Mayer
John Scofield
Jonny Lang
Keb Mo
Keith
Urban
Kurt Rosenwinkle
Los Lobos
Quinn Sullivan
Robbie
Robertson
Robert Cray
Robert Randolph
Sonny Landreth
Taj
Mahal
Vince Gill
ERIC CLAPTON 2013 TOUR and
ITINERARY
Clapton has assembled an impressive band for the 2013 U.S.
dates which will consist of long-time touring partners:
Doyle Bramhall II (guitar), Steve Jordan (drums),
Chris Stainton (piano and keyboards), and Willie Weeks (bass), along with
newcomers Paul Carrack (organ and keyboards) and Greg Leisz (pedal steel
guitar). Michelle John and Sharon White will join the touring band again as
backing vocalists.
The tour will also feature special guests,
The Wallflowers. Please check local listings for ticketing
information.
Thursday, March 14 Phoenix, AZ
U.S. Airways Center
Saturday, March 16 Houston, TX
Toyota Center
Sunday, March 17 Austin, TX
Frank Erwin Center
Tuesday, March 19 Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
Wednesday, March 20 Oklahoma City, OK
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Friday, March 22 Nashville, TN
Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, March 23 New
Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
Tuesday, March 26
Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Wednesday,
March 27 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Arena
Friday, March
29 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock
Live
Saturday, March 30 Hollywood, FL Seminole
Hard Rock Live
Tuesday, April 2 Charlotte, NC
Time Warner Cable Arena
Wednesday, April 3 Raleigh, NC
PNC Arena
Friday, April 5 Uncasville, CT
Mohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, April 6
Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
Friday, April 12 New York,
NY Madison Square Garden
Saturday, April 13 New York,
NY Madison Square Garden
