Last spring in New York City, Eric Clapton once again assembled an unparalleled line up of the world’s most celebrated guitarists for the fourth incarnation of his legendary CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL. While the previous three festivals were all hosted in sprawling outdoor stadiums, Clapton took the festivities indoors for the first time this year to “The World’s Most Famous Arena” Madison Square Garden.
Held every three years since 2004, the Crossroads Guitar Festival has quickly become the ultimate guitar-concert event, where the world’s greatest players perform together to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua. Clapton founded this treatment and education facility in 1998 to help people suffering from chemical dependency.
This year’s shows featured performances by Clapton, the Allman Brothers
Band, Blake Mills,
Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Jeff Beck, John
Mayer, Keith Richards, Keith Urban, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Sonny Landreth,
Steve Cropper, Vince Gill, Warren Haynes and more.
The 2DVD features nearly five hours of music across 45 tracks, plus conversations with the artists and other behind-the-scenes footage from this all-star concert.