Photo: Eric Clapton, Crossroads Guitar Festival
Today, Eric Clapton announced the 6th installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival with a roster of 41 guest musicians and bands. The festival, which has become legendary in its own right for hosting performances and impromptu collaborations from the world’s most renowned guitar players, will take place over two nights on September 23rd and 24th at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA.
Musicians include Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr, Joe Bonamassa, Doyle Bramhall II, Sheryl Crow, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jerry Douglas, Eric Gales, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, H/.E.R., Stephen Stills, Jimmy Vaughan, Sonny Landreth, John Mayer Trio, Keb’ Mo’, Albert Lee, Roger McGuinn,and many more. See here for full line up.
Tickets are on sale Friday, April 21 at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster. For more info, see HERE
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Clapton will gather the past, present and future of guitar music onto one stage for an unparalleled musical event. Tickets to the festival will go on sale this Friday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m. local via Ticketmaster. Please note that each day will be sold as its own ticket and there will not be 2-day passes.
An online auction will take place to benefit the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, with guitars donated by the performing musicians and other items, and will take place for three weeks following the Crossroads Guitar Festival. The final live auction hosted by Heritage Auctions will take place on October 21st.
Guitar Center, a co-sponsor since 2004 and a strong supporter of the Crossroads At Antigua Foundation, will once again host the Guitar Center Festival Village on-site adjacent to the arena on Xbox Plaza and Chick Hearn Court at L.A. LIVE. Some of the world’s best guitar and gear manufacturers, including Fender, Gibson, Martin, BOSS, D’Angelico, Ernie Ball, Focusrite, Ibanez, Mark Bass, Marshall, Mitchell, PRS, Shure, Yamaha, and more, will host interactive exhibits where guitar enthusiasts can plug in and play new products and classic favorites.
In addition to the guitars and gear exhibited throughout the Village, Guitar Center will again be exhibiting important selections from its must-see, multi-million dollar Legends Collection of historically significant guitars, including Clapton’s “Blackie” Strat and cherry ES-335, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Lenny” Strat. Additionally, Guitar Center, in partnership with Eric Clapton, will unveil the 25th Anniversary Crossroads Guitar Collection – a rare series of meticulously crafted, limited-edition guitars, based on vintage, iconic instruments that Clapton played early in his career with Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos. This collection will be of interest to both passionate players and serious collectors alike, and available exclusively through Guitar Center stores with a significant share of the profits going to the aid of Crossroads Centre at Antigua.
One of the recurring highlights of the Village will be nonstop live performances on the outdoor Village Stage on Xbox Plaza, on which main stage artists, other world-renowned guitarists, and next-gen virtuosos will be featured throughout both days. Meanwhile, local food trucks will offer a convenient selection of Southern California cuisine throughout the Village’s operating hours.
Proceeds go to Crossroads Centre, in Antigua, founded by Clapton in 1998 to provide a treatment center for those suffering with addiction to drugs or alcohol.
More than three dozen musicians slated for both shows, only Eric Clapton will perform both nights. This is the first time this event will takle place in Los Angeles and sixth time it’s taken place since the debut 19 years ago.
Clapton will gather the past, present, and future of guitar music onto one stage for an unparalleled musical event!
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I wish I could go to this once in a lifetime concert !!! Just can’t walk to far these days but I can still dream ♥️