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 Caf?'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 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

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

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