2004-05-27
DALLAS, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/27/2004 -- Eric Clapton today announced an
updated event schedule for the spectacular three-day Crossroads Guitar Festival,
an SBC Presentation, June 4-6, 2004, at Fair Park and Cotton Bowl Stadium. The
event will include continual concerts and once-in-a-lifetime guitar clinics by
the world's leading artists.

The weekend will feature the Guitar Center Village including a display of
guitars donated from Eric Clapton & Friends' personal collections for the
forthcoming June 24 Christie's auction with proceeds benefiting the Crossroads
Centre, the Hard Rock Café's "50 years of American Rock and Roll" display,
interactive booths from leading guitar manufacturers, and the "buy-sell-trade"
Vintage Showcase. The weekend includes concerts and clinics -- schedule below:

CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL CONCERTS
AND CLINICS, 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 follow:

4:00pm Fairgrounds Open to the Public Including Clinics and
Live Performances
4:30pm - 5:30pm Paul Reed Smith clinic at the Sirius Stage
5:45pm - 6:45pm Chris Poland's OHM clinic at the Sirius Stage
7:00pm - 8:00pm Acoustic clinic with Doyle Dykes, Pete Huttlinger,
Laurence Juber and guests at the Ernie Ball stage
8:00pm - 9:00pm Blues clinic with Honey Boy Edwards, Robert Jr.
Lockwood (Robert Johnson's son) and Duke Robillard 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
10:00am - 11:00am Jay Gordan at the Ernie Ball Stage
11:00am - 12:00pm Tommy Shaw, James Young and guests at the Guitar
Center Village Main Stage
11:30am - 12:30pm Slide Guitar Clinic with Luther Tatum at the Ernie
Ball Stage
12:00pm - 1:30pm Shredders clinic with Nuno Bettencourt, George Lynch
and Tony Franklin at the Guitar Center Village Main
Stage
1:30pm - 2:00pm Del Castillo at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
1:30pm - 2:00pm Nishat Khan at the Ernie Ball Stage
2:00pm - 3:00pm Memento at the Sirius Stage
2:30pm - 4:00pm Guitarmageddon at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
3:00pm - 4:30pm Guitar Pull with Buck Page, Norm Stephens, Sonny
Curtis and Ramblin' Jack Elliot at the Ernie Ball
Stage
4:00pm - 4:30pm Jonny Lang at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
4:30pm - 5:30pm Fender presents Roscoe Beck, Greg Koch, and John
Calarco featuring Mike Cross at the Guitar Center
Village Main Stage
5:30pm - 6:30pm Jeff "Skunk" Baxter clinic at the Sirius Stage
5:30pm - 6:00pm Eric Johnson at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
6:00pm - 6:30pm Vishwa Mohan Bhatt at the Guitar Center Village Main
Stage
6:30pm - 7:00pm Dan Tyminski at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
7:00pm - 7:30pm Doyle Bramhall II at the Guitar Center Village Main
Stage
7:30pm - 8:00pm J.J. Cale at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
8:00pm - 8:30pm John Mayer at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage
8:30pm - 9:00pm Robert Randolph at the Guitar Center Village Main
Stage
9:00pm - 10:30pm All Star Blues Jam hosted by Eric Clapton with Buddy
Guy, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and Jimmie Vaughan
at the Guitar Center Village Main Stage


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 at the Ernie Ball Stage
12:30pm - 2:00pm Pickers' Corner with Marty Stuart, James Burton,
Doyle Dykes and guests at the Sirius stage
2:30pm - 3:30pm Fender Presents Roscoe Beck, Greg Koch and John
Calarco Clinic at the Sirius Stage
3:30pm - 4:30pm Marc Seal Clinic at the Ernie Ball Stage
5:00pm - 6:00pm Gman Clinic at the Ernie Ball Stage

11:50am COTTON BOWL CONCERT BEGINS
11:50am Neal Schon
12:10pm Steve Vai and his band
12:30pm Sonny Landreth
1:00pm Larry Carlton and his Band
1:30pm Pat Metheny Trio
2:00pm John McLaughlin
2:30pm Robert Cray Band
3:00pm Jimmie Vaughan
3:20pm Hubert Sumlin with guest vocalist David Johansen
3:40pm Booker T and the MGs
3:50pm Bo Diddley
4:00pm David Hidalgo
4:30pm Joe Walsh
5:00pm Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas
5:30pm James Taylor and his band
6:00pm Buddy Guy with Tilt-a-Whirl
6:30pm B.B. King with Tilt-a-Whirl
7:00pm Carlos Santana
8:00pm Eric Clapton
9:20pm Jeff Beck with Eric Clapton
9:45pm ZZ Top
10:30pm Finale with ZZ Top, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton

NOTE: This performance schedule 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. Price includes admission to the Guitar Center
Village and all live performances.

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. www.SiriusRadio.com


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