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Eric Clapton Reveals Details, Lineup for Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

Eric ClaptonEric Clapton has revealed both the plans and the players for his third Crossroads Guitar Festival. The single-day event will return to Toyota Park in Chicago on June 26. Not surprisingly, it boasts a lineup loaded with real-life guitar heroes including BB King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, Robert Randolph and Sheryl Crow. Um...do we really need to say that Clapton will headline? Duh.

"I do it because I want to hear these players," Clapton told Rolling Stone. "It comes from the heart of a musician. It's not a business deal and there is an enlightenment in that." True. And the event benefits the Crossroads Centre, an addiction-treatment facility that Clapton founded -- therefore, we'll even forgive the big corporate sponsorship that has kinda taken over the official website.

In addition to guitar rockers like ZZ Top and the Allman Brothers, Clapton personally assembled a lineup that highlights many different shades of the guitar -- not just shredders. Better brush up on your air guitar moves if you plan on attending -- you'll have an entire day to bust them out.

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Sue

Would like to know about GA. Bring a blanket or chairs or cooler????

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joey sevilla

An event to watch... nice line up... thanks for the organizer especially Eric Clapton... Mabuhay !!!

February 17 2010 at 12:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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David Fell

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Malia Ann Llanes

Thank you EC, We keep a picture of you with your daughters and Malia and your son at the entrance to our recording studio on the Island of Hawaii (the Big Island)...Just Beautiful...
Gives me something to look forward to...I'm only eleven years old...but I'm awesome at engineering...thanks to my mentor...he likes to be called Huatziz Naym..
Mahalo and Aloha, Malia Ann...One day at a 'Time'...
PS EC...Can't make this gig (too young to travel alone) but looking forward to future events...Great line-up...

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