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Performances to Take Place Throughout Three-Day Weekend Event
 Dallas,
Texas - April 27, 2004
Eric Clapton has announced the event schedule and concert line-up
for the Crossroads Guitar Festival, to take place Friday, June 4
through Sunday, June 6 at Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas,
Texas.
In addition to spectacular concerts and once-in-a-lifetime clinics
with some of the best guitarists in the world, the weekend will
feature the Guitar Center Village including the Hard Rock Café's
"50 years of American Rock and Roll" display, interactive
booths from leading guitar manufacturers and Vintage Showcase "buy-sell-trade."
Concerts begin Friday evening and continue into Saturday afternoon
on multiple indoor and outdoor stages. The event will culminate
with an 11-hour concert at the Cotton Bowl on Sunday.
Friday, June 4
The Guitar Center Village, located on the grounds of Fair Park,
will open to the public at 4:00pm followed by a Blues Guitar Clinic
and a Metal Clinic headed by Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label
Society), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) and George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch
Mob). A live performance, to be announced, is set to follow later
in the evening.
Saturday, June 5
The Guitar Center Village will open to the public at 10:00am. The
day's events include live performances on the fairgrounds by Neal
Schon/ Jonathan Cain (Journey), Tommy Shaw/James Young (Styx), Del
Castillo, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jonny Lang, Doyle Bramhall
II, Eric Johnson, Dan Tyminski, JJ Cale, John Mayer, Robert Randolph
and an All-Star Blues Jam beginning at 9:00pm. An Acoustic Guitar
and Shredders Clinic along with additional artist performances and
open Q&A forums continue through the day.
Sunday, June 6
The Guitar Center Village will open to the public at 10:00am followed
by the Picker's Corner Clinic featuring James Burton (Elvis Presley)
and Marty Stuart. The festival will conclude with a concert at the
Cotton Bowl Stadium beginning at 12:00pm. Artists scheduled to perform
include Neal Schon, Steve Vai, Larry Carlton, Sonny Landreth, Vince
Gill, Pat Metheny, Brian May, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan &
Hubert Sumlin with Booker T, Bo Diddley, David Hidalgo, Joe Walsh,
John McLauchlin, James Taylor, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan & BB
King, Carlos Santana, ZZ Top and Eric Clapton. NOTE:
This is a preliminary artist and performance schedule and is subject
to change. For more information, please visit
www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com
Tickets to each day of the Crossroads Guitar Festival are available
through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.
Tickets are $15 for Friday, $45 for Saturday and $60 for Sunday
including all concerts.
 The
Crossroads Guitar Festival is the first event of its kind to create
a unique bridge between fans and musicians through leading guitar
manufacturer exhibits and guitar clinics. Attendees will be offered
once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to be in an intimate setting with
artists giving fans the ultimate look into their craft. This one-time
event, created for music enthusiasts around the globe, will raise
money for Crossroads Centre Antigua, the treatment and education
center founded in 1997 by Eric Clapton.
Sirius is the official satellite radio partner of the Crossroads
Guitar Festival and will host one of the stages in the village.
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
Festival Contacts:
Ronnie Lippin/Paki Newell
The Lippin Group
(323) 965-1990
ronnie@lippingroup.com
pnewell@lippingroup.com
Crossroads:
Tim Sinnott
Executive Officer Crossroads
Tel: (001) 268 562 0035
tsinnott@crossroadsantigua.org
Event Management:
Pam Moore/Tracey Wiedeman
Octagon
(503) 856-0630
pam.moore@octagon.com
tracey.wiedeman@octagon.com
THE LIPPIN GROUP
6100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90048-5111
(323) 965-1990
Fax (323) 965-1993
369 Lexington Avenue
22nd Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 986-7080
Fax (212) 986-2354
16-19 Southampton Place
London, England WC1 A2AX
+44 (207) 745-7189
Fax +44 (207) 745-7190
Crossroads Guitar Festival &
Vintage Guitar Showcase
June 4-6
Fair Park
Dallas, TX
(972) 240-1465
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