NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 26, 2007 -- Credited throughout his career with creating
super sounds in super groups, the ultimate Clapton collaboration will take
place July 28, 2007 when he gathers the past, present and future of guitar
music onto one stage for an incredible full day musical event. Announced
today, the second Crossroads Guitar Festival, scheduled for July 28, 2007
at Toyota Park in Chicago, will be a cornerstone of this year's summer
music festival season. All profits from the Festival will benefit The
Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by
Clapton for chemically dependent persons.
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 jam together for the benefit of a good cause. This year's Festival
will feature a full day of musical performances with once-in-a-lifetime
guitar collaborations. Known as pioneers in their field, the roster of
artists spans old and new, from BB King to John Mayer (anticipated guest
list below). The audience can expect unrivaled entertainment, brilliant
guitar work, surprise guests and impromptu jams that are the hallmarks 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 DVDs,
recently achieving the 8x platinum mark in the United States alone.
"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."
Additional Festival artists and elements to be announced shortly.
Tickets for the Crossroads Guitar Festival will go on sale to the public on
Saturday, March 31 at 10am Central Time (11am EDT) via
www.ticketmaster.com
or Ticketmaster phone charge at 312-559-1212 or Ticketmaster retail
outlets. Both reserved and general admission tickets will be available for
this event. Tickets will be priced at $90 plus applicable
ticketing/service charges. The ticket price includes parking for the day.
About Toyota Park:
Conveniently located just 15 minutes southwest of Downtown Chicago (at 71st
and Harlem in Bridgeview), Toyota Park (
www.toyotapark.com) is
Chicagoland's newest and most exciting outdoor concert facility.
For Photos of the first Crossroads Festival, follow this link:
http://www.rhino.com/media/photosearch.lasso?action=photosearch&Artist=&Title=Crossroads
CURRENT ARTIST LISTING CONFIRMED
Jeff Beck
Doyle Bramhall II
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Sheryl Crow
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
BB King
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Willie Nelson
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Hubert Sumlin
The Derek Trucks Band featuring Susan Tedeschi
Jimmie Vaughan
Steve Winwood
About Crossroads
Founded in 1997, Crossroads Centre, Antigua was created to provide
treatment and education to chemically dependent persons, those with other
compulsive addictive behaviors, their families and significant others.
Treatment is provided through residential care, family and aftercare
programs. The pathway to recovery is founded on the movement toward a
change in lifestyle. Crossroads Centre, Antigua also operates a 16 bed
halfway-house called The Bevon House (exclusively for local Antiguan
residents) and facilitates a school-based education series, Breaking the
Cycle, in all local schools.
www.crossroadsantigua.org
Contact Information: Contact:
Kristen Foster
KFPR
646-792-2230
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