May 21, 2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Clinics and Concert Update
Eric Clapton has announced that Jeff Beck will join him on stage at the Crossroads Guitar Festival to be held in Dallas June 4- 6, 2004.
CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL CONCERT AND CLINIC, AN SBC PRESENTATION
TALENT LINE-UP
Friday, June 4, the Guitar Center Village, located on the grounds of Fair Park, will open to the public at 4:00pm. Guitar clinics and concert performances are as follows:
| 4:00pm |
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Paul Reed Smith clinic at the Sirius stage |
| 5:45pm - 6:45pm | OHM clinic at the Sirius stage |
| 6:00pm - 6:30pm | Luther Tatum and Guitar clinic |
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
Acoustic clinic featuring Doyle Dykes, Pete Huttlinger and Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney & Wings) at the Ernie Ball stage |
| 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
Metal Shop clinic featuring Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society) and George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob) at the Esplanade |
| 8:00pm - 9:00pm |
Blues clinic with Honey Boy Edwards and guests at the Sirius stage |
Saturday, June 5, the Guitar Center Village will open to the public at 10:00am. The day's events include guitar clinics and live performances on the fairgrounds:
| 10:00am |
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Rock Club Jam with Tommy Shaw and James Young (Styx) and very special guests at the Esplanade |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Shredders clinic featuring Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and Tony Franklin (The Firm) and other special guests at the Esplanade |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Memento clinic at the Sirius stage |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm |
Guitarmageddon 2004 Grand Finals! |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm |
Guitar Pull clinic with Buck Page (Riders of the Purple Sage), Slim Bryant (Jimmie Rogers) and Sonny Curtis (Buddy Holly's Crickets) at the Ernie Ball stage |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Jonny Lang live performance |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
Fender presents Roscoe Beck, Greg Koch and John Calarco featuring Mike Cross |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter clinic at the Sirius Stage |
| Live Performances by: |
Doyle Bramhall II Eric Johnson Dan Tyminski J.J. Cale John Mayer Robert Randolph Special Guest performance TBA All Star Blues Jam |
Sunday, June 6, the Guitar Center Village will open to the public at 10:00am and remain open through the remainder of the day, followed that afternoon by the spectacular culmination of the festival with an 11-hour concert at the Cotton Bowl:
| 10:00am |
FAIRGROUNDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Johnny A clinic |
| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Picker's Corner clinic with Marty Stuart, James Burton (Elvis Presley), Doyle Dykes and guests at the Sirius stage |
| 12:00pm | COTTON BOWL CONCERT BEGINS (in order of appearance) Neal Schon Steve Vai Larry Carlton Sonny Landreth Pat Metheny John McLaughlin Robert Cray Band Jimmie Vaughan Band with Hubert Sumlin and David Johansen Booker T & the MG's Bo Diddley/David Hidalgo/Joe Walsh Vince Gill James Taylor (with Joe Walsh) BB King with Jimmie Vaughan Buddy Guy with Jimmie Vaughan Carlos Santana Intermission Eric Clapton (with Jeff Beck) ZZ Top (with Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck) |
NOTE: This is a preliminary artist and performance schedule and is subject to change. For more information, please visit www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com.
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