Bill Murray, Robbie Robertson, and Johnny Winter Added to Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Concert

Press release
Source: Kristen Foster Public Relations

The just-announced additions of Robbie Robertson, Johnny Winter and event host Bill Murray have just made this historic event even more memorable for those fans lucky enough to attend this sold out show.

As previously released, the Festival will now also feature a Guitar Village. The Village will be comprised of interactive guitar exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and classic guitars on display. In a rare historic showing, three of the world’s most infamous originals – Eric Clapton’s “Blackie,” his Gibson “335” guitar and Clapton/Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Lenny” will be showcased thanks to the efforts of Guitar Center which will be ensuring that the renowned guitars, purchased in 2004 with $2.4 million dollar charity donation to The Crossroads Centre, make it safely to their destination. In addition, fans can get the first glimpse of the brand-new Fender limited edition “Eric Clapton Crossroads Stratocaster”. Designed by Clapton himself, Fender will make only 100 of the custom pieces for sale, with all money going to the Crossroads Centre, Antigua. These exhibits, plus other participants including Ernie Ball and Harman Music’s DigiTech/DigiTruck, will be open to the public in the concourse starting at 9:00 a.m.

Please note the following information to help you plan for your day:

8:00am Parking Lots Open
9:00am Stadium Gates Open to the Concourse and The Festival Village
9:30am Seating Area Open
11:45am Event Host Bill Murray will welcome the crowd
12:00pm At Noon Eric Clapton will take the stage and introduce the event’s first performance by Sonny Landreth

A significant number of tickets, just released by the festival’s production team, will now be available for this previously sold-out event. These tickets can be purchased beginning Friday, July 20th at 4:00pm at the Toyota Park box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 312-559-1212. There is a 4-ticket limit per purchase. Both full-view and limited-view tickets will be available for sale.

About Toyota Park:
Conveniently located just 15 minutes southwest of Downtown Chicago (at 71st and Harlem in Bridgeview), Toyota Park (www.toyotapark.com) is Chicagoland’s newest and most exciting outdoor concert facility.

CURRENT ARTIST LISTING CONFIRMED

Jeff Beck
Doyle Bramhall II
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
Sheryl Crow
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
BB King
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
John Mayer
John McLaughlin
Willie Nelson
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Robbie Robertson
Hubert Sumlin
The Derek Trucks Band
Jimmie Vaughan
Johnny Winter
Steve Winwood

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. For more information, please visit www.crossroadsantigua.org.

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