Guitar hero Eric Clapton has announced the release of a new live album and concert film documenting the 2023 edition of his Crossroads Guitar Festival. The title, available in various configurations, including 4-CD/2-Blu-ray, 6-LP vinyl, 2-DVD (and streaming with Dolby ATMOS mix), arrives on November 29th, 2024, via Rhino.
Clapton hosted and curated the seventh installment of his festival on September 23rd and 24th, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. It notably marked the event’s return after a four-year break, selling out on both days. Once again, Clapton carefully assembled a powerhouse cohort of influential guitarists representing various eras and styles. The impressive lineup joining Clapton included Stephen Stills, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Eric Gales, H.E.R., Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Los Lobos, John Mayer, The Marcus King Band, Taj Mahal, Roger McGuinn, John McLaughlin, Santana, The Wallflowers, and many more. Bill Murray served as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies.
The two evenings’ sets rotated between blues staples, American Songbook classics, and generational rock ‘n’ roll anthems including “Layla,” “Eight Miles High,” “I Put a Spell On You,” and “I Shot the Sheriff.”
Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival continues a legacy of its own, beginning with the first iteration in New York in 1999 and carried through Dallas, TX in 2004, Bridgewater, IL in 2007 and 2010, New York in 2013, and Dallas, TX in 2019. As always, all profits benefited The Crossroads Centre Antigua, a treatment and education facility for chemically dependent persons founded by Clapton.
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