Eric Clapton has finalised the program for his Crossroads Guitar Festival and Clinic for Dallas June 4-6.
Artists hosting guitar clinics include Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne), Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter (Doobie Brothers), Laurence Juber (Wings), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Sonny Curtis (Buddy Holly's Crickets) and James Burton (Elvis Presley).
As well as Eric Clapton, some of the acts scheduled to appear include ZZ Top, JJ Cale, BB King, Joe Walsh, Tommy Shaw (Styx) and Carlos Santana.
The full line-up for the weekend is:
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 are as follows:
4:00pm FAIRGROUNDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
4:30pm - 5:30pm Paul Reed Smith clinic at the Sirius stage
5:45pm - 6:45pm OHM clinic at the Sirius stage
6:00pm - 6:30pm Luther Tatum and Guitar clinic
7:00pm - 8:00pm Acoustic clinic featuring Doyle Dykes,Pete Huttlinger and Laurence Juber (Paul McCartney & Wings) at the Ernie Ball stage
7:30pm - 9:00pm Metal Shop clinic featuring Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society) and George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob) at the Esplanade
8:00pm - 9:00pm Blues clinic with Honey Boy Edwards and guests 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
11:00am - 12:00pm Rock Club Jam with Tommy Shaw and James Young (Styx)and very special guests at the Esplanade
12:00pm - 1:30pm Shredders clinic featuring Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and Tony Franklin (The Firm) and other special guests at the Esplanade
2:00pm - 3:00pm Memento clinic at the Sirius stage
2:30pm - 4:00pm Guitarmageddon 2004 Grand Finals!
3:00pm - 4:30pm Guitar Pull clinic with Buck Page (Riders of the Purple Sage), Slim Bryant (Jimmie Rogers) and Sonny Curtis (Buddy Holly's Crickets) at the Ernie Ball stage
4:00pm - 4:30pm Jonny Lang live performance
4:30pm - 5:30pm Fender presents Roscoe Beck, Greg Koch and John Calarco featuring Mike Cross
5:30pm - 6:30pm Jeff "Skunk" Baxter clinic at the Sirius Stage
Live Performances by:Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Johnson, Dan Tyminski, J.J. Cale, John Mayer, Robert Randolph, Special Guest performance TBA, All Star Blues Jam
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 clinic
12:30pm - 2:00pm Picker's Corner clinic with Marty Stuart,James Burton (Elvis Presley), Doyle Dykes and guests at the Sirius stage
12:00pm COTTON BOWL CONCERT BEGINS
(in order of appearance)
Neal Schon, Steve Vai, Larry Carlton, Sonny Landreth, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, Robert Cray Band, Jimmie Vaughan Band with Hubert Sumlin and David Johansen, Booker T & the MG's, Bo Diddley/David Hidalgo/Joe Walsh, Vince Gill, James Taylor (with Joe Walsh), BB King with Jimmie Vaughan, Buddy Guy with Jimmie Vaughan, Carlos Santana
Intermission
Eric Clapton (with Jeff Beck), ZZ Top (with Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck)
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