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Eric Clapton announces 2013 tour and fourth Crossroads Guitar Festival

Written by admin on November 20, 2012 – 1:30 pm -



Eric Clapton has announced a major tour for 2013, which will include a two-day Crossroads Guitar Festival at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Clapton’s 12-city US tour opens on March 14 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ. He will be joined on the tour by long-time backing musicians Doyle Bramhall II (guitar), Steve Jordan (drums), Chris Stainton (piano and keyboards), and Willie Weeks (bass); and newcomers Paul Carrack (organ and keyboards) and Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar). Michelle John and Sharon White will return as backing vocalists.

Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

Eric Clapton 2013 US tour dates

  • March 23 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Arena
  • March 26 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
  • March 27 – Atlanta, GA – Gwinnett Arena
  • March 29 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Live
  • March 30 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Live
  • April 2 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
  • April 3 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
  • April 5 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • April 6 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center
  • April 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
  • April 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden.

The two-day Crossroads Guitar Festival is the fourth in the series and the first to take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The artists scheduled to perform at the Festival are: Albert Lee, Allan Holdsworth, Allman Brothers Band, Andy Fairweather Low, BB King, Blake Mills, Booker T, Brad Paisley, Buddy Guy, Citizen Cope, Dave Biller, Doyle Bramhall II, Earl Klugh, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, Jimmie Vaughan, John Mayer, John Scofield, Jonny Lang, Keb Mo, Keith Urban, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Los Lobos, Quinn Sullivan, Robbie Robertson, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Sonny Landreth, Taj Mahal, and Vince Gill.

Profits from the Crossroads Guitar Festival will benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility founded by Clapton for chemically dependent persons.

The Festival will be accompanied by the “Guitar Center Road to Crossroads Exhibition” on the Terrace level at Madison Square Garden, which will feature some of the most valuable guitars in the history of rock and blues.

Clapton will take his show to Europe in May, including a seven-night stint at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Eric Clapton 2013 European tour dates

  • May 9, 2013 – Dublin, Ireland – O2
  • May 10, 2013 – Belfast, Ireland – Odyssey Arena
  • May 13, 2013 – Birmingham, UK – LG Arena
  • May 14, 2013 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
  • May 17, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 18, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 20, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 21, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 23, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 24, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 26, 2013 – London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
  • May 29, 2013 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
  • May 30, 2013 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
  • June 1, 2013 – Hamburg, Germany – O2 World
  • June 2, 2013 – Leipzig, Germany – Leipzig Arena
  • June 4, 2013 – Kaunas, Lithuania – Zalgirio Arena
  • June 5, 2013 – Riga, Latvia – Riga Arena
  • June 7, 2013 – Lodz, Poland – Poland Atlas Arena
  • June 9, 2013 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
  • June 11, 2013 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
  • June 12, 2013 – Stuttgart, Germany – Schleyerhalle
  • June 14, 2013 – Oberhausen, Germany – Koenig-Pilsener Arena
  • June 15, 2013 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
  • June 18, 2013 – Nuernberg, Germany – Arena Nuernberger Versicherung
  • June 19, 2013 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena Prague.



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One Comment to “Eric Clapton announces 2013 tour and fourth Crossroads Guitar Festival”

  1. John Ott Says:

    Yikes.. 388 dollars for a ticket at MSG.. ohhh but I want to go.

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