Crossroads Guitar Festival
Crossroads Guitar Festival | |
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Location(s) | 2004: Dallas, TX 2007: Bridgeview, IL |
Years active | 2004, 2007 |
Founded by | Eric Clapton |
Date(s) | Summer |
Genre(s) | Blues, country, Rock, bluegrass |
Website | Official website |
The Crossroads Guitar Festival was music festival and benefit concert for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Centre located in Antigua first held in 2004 and again in 2007.
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2004 Festival
The concert was held at the Cotton Bowl stadium of 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.
Performers
Some performers at the Crossroads Guitar Festival such as Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny, Neal Schon, and Styx were not included on the DVD. Other scheduled performers such as Steve Lukather and Brian May did not appear.
DVD Tracklisting
Disc 1
1. "Cocaine" (Eric Clapton)
2. "Love In Vain Blues" (Robert Lockwood Jr.)
3. "Killing Floor" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan)
4. "Sweet Home Chicago" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan)
5. "Six Strings Down" (Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph & Jimmie Vaughan)
6. "Rock Me Baby" (Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B. B. King & Jimmie Vaughan)
7. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (Dan Tyminski with Ron Block)
8. "Road to Nash Vegas" (Dan Tyminski with Ron Block)
9. "Copperline" (James Taylor with Jerry Douglas)
10. "Steamroller" (James Taylor with Joe Walsh)
11. "Oklahoma Borderline" (Vince Hill with Jerry Douglas)
12. "What the Cowgirls Do" (Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas)
13. "After Midnight" (J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton)
14. "Call Me the Breeze" (J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton)
15. "The March" (Robert Randolph & The Family Band)
16. "Green Light Girl" (Doyle Bramhall II)
17. "Jingo" (Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton)
18. "City Love" (John Mayer)
Disc 2
1. "Rag Bihag" (Vishwa Mohan Bhatt)
2. "Tones for Elvin Jones" (John McLaughlin)
3. "Josie" (Larry Carlton)
4. "Going Down Slow" (David "Honeyboy" Edwards)
5. "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" (Eric Clapton)
6. "Time Makes Two" (Robert Cray)
7. "Give Me Up Again" (Johnny Lang)
8. "Neighborhood" (David Hidalgo)
9. "I'm the Hell Outta Here" (Steve Vai)
10. "Desert Rose" (Eric Johnson)
11. "Funk 49" (Joe Walsh)
12. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Joe Walsh)
13. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Eric Clapton)
14. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Blues in C)" (Eric Clapton)
15. "La Grange" (ZZ Top)
16. "Tush" (ZZ Top)
Layla appears as a bonus hidden track: On Disc 2, access the "Extras" option. Once there, press your Left button so that nothing becomes highlighted with the menu. Now press your Enter button. This reveals the non-listed song "Layla".
2007 Festival
The 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois on July 28, 2007. Tickets sold out for the 28,000 capacity park in around 22 minutes. A DVD of the concert is scheduled for a fall release.
Performers
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^ - artists who also performed at the 2004 festival.
External links
- 2004 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Auction
- Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Press Release
- Crossroads Guitar Festival Article - A New Texas Jam - Dallas Observer
- Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Performer Schedule
- Review of Crossroads Guitar Festival - Austin Chronicle
- Spending a Weekend in Guitar Heaven
- Early Tracking List of Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD from Executive Producer Jarrod Vrazel
- Crossroads Guitar Festival Photos 2004
- Where's Eric: Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD “Easter Eggs”
- Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Internet Movie Database
- Eric Clapton announces 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival
- Fender Creates Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocasters and Amps
- Aaron Loesch Ready for 2007 Eric Clapton Crossroads Concert
- Eric Clapton's 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival Announces Festival Village
- Review: 2007 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Concert (includes extensive concert photo gallery)