Friday, November 23, 2012

Huge Eric Clapton News

EC will again be touring the US for a month beginning in early March. But, the really big news is the announcement of the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Madison Square Garden capping the tour in April.

We don't yet have the exact performance schedule for the fest, but here's who's showin' up:

Albert Lee
Allan Holdsworth
The Allman Brothers Band
Andy Fairweather Low
B.B. King
Blake Mills
Booker T.
Brad Paisley
Buddy Guy
Citizen Cope
Dave Biller
Doyle Bramhall II
Earl Klugh
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

Need anything else be said?

Here are the dates and venues for the entire tour:

March 14 – Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Center
March 16 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
March 17 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
March 19 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
March 20 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena
March 22 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
March 23 – New Orleans, La., New Orleans Arena
March 26 – Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena
March 27 – Duluth, Ga., The Arena At Gwinnett Center
March 29 – Hollywood, Fla., Seminole Hard Rock Live
March 30 – Hollywood, Fla., Seminole Hard Rock Live
April 2 – Charlotte, N.C., Time Warner Cable Arena
April 3 – Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena
April 5 – Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
April 6 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Consol Energy Center
April 12 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena (Crossroads Guitar Festival)
April 13 – New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden Arena (Crossroads Guitar Festival)

Demand for EC passes is always huge. Don't delay; request today!

Here's almost 2 hours from the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival.