A live album and concert video capturing highlights from the 2023 edition of Eric Clapton’s star-studded Crossroads Guitar Festival will be released on November 29. The two-day event took place on September 23 and 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. It was the seventh installment of Clapton’s fund-raising music extravaganza.
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 can be preordered now. It will be available in various formats and configurations, including four-CD/two-Blu-ray set, a six-LP vinyl collection, a two-DVD package, and via digital formats.
The 2023 concerts featured performances by Clapton and a variety of respected and famous musicians and bands, sometimes showcasing collaborations between multiple artists.
The lineup included Santana, ZZ Top, Stephen Stills, The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr., Jimmie Vaughan, Los Lobos, The Wallflowers, Joe Bonamassa, Marcus King, Taj Mahal, H.E.R., Robert Randolph, John McLaughlin, The Del McCoury Band, Citizen Cope, Samantha Fish, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and Eric Gales.
Legendary Saturday Night Live star and actor Bill Murray served as the festival’s master of ceremonies.
A recording of Gary Clark Jr. performing his new song “Habits” at the festival has been released as an advance digital track from the album. In addition, a video of his performance, including a hilariously quirky introduction from Murray, has debuted at the Rhino Records’ YouTube channel.
Some Performance Highlights
Among the many highlights from the festival featured on the album and concert video are McGuinn, Clapton, and The Wallflowers teaming up for a version of The Byrds’ “Eight Miles High,” and Stills collaborating with Clapton and The Wallflowers on a rendition of the Buffalo Springfield’s “Bluebird.”
Other cool collaborations include Crow and Mayer performing Shery’s hit “My Favorite Mistake,” and Santana teaming up with McLaughlin for a performance of jazz legend John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.” Closing out the album is a rendition of Robert Johnson’s blues standard “Crossroads” featuring Clapton and the incomparable Stevie Wonder.
More Info About the Release
The four-CD version features 54 performances, while the six-LP set boasts 48 tunes.
About Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival
Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival raises money for the Crossroads Centre Antigua, a substance-abuse rehab facility that Eric co-founded in 1998. The center is located on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
The 2023 festival was the first Clapton organized in four years. Previous editions of the event were held in various other locations in 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2019.
Clapton’s 2024 Tour Plans
Clapton will launch a brief series of South American tour dates on September 20 in Buenos Aires and running through a September 28-29 stand in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He’ll follow those shows with an October 3 concert in Mexico City and four performances in California—October 8 in San Diego, October 10 in Palm Desert, October 12 in Los Angeles, and October 17 in Inglewood.
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 Four-CD Track List (* = not included on the six-LP version):
CD 1
- “Groovy Goddess” – Sonny Landreth
- “Every Night Is Saturday Night” – James Bullard
- “Give Your Love to Someone Else” – Judith Hill with Eric Gales
- “Habits” – Gary Clark Jr.
- “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” – The Del McCoury Band, Sierra Hull, Jerry Douglas & Bradley Walker
- “Walk on Boy” – Sierra Hull
- “Today I Started Loving You Again” – Bradley Walker
- “Always on My Mind” – Bradley Walker & Eric Clapton
- “Fall Like Rain” – The Del McCoury Band with Eric Clapton
- “Smokestack Lightning” – Eric Gales, Samantha Fish & Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- “Layla” – Eric Gales, Samantha Fish & Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- “Put That Back” – Eric Gales, Samantha Fish & Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- “Going Down” – Samantha Fish & Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
CD 2
- “Sideways” – Citizen Cope
- “I Put a Spell on You” – Samantha Fish with Eric Gales & Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- “Breaking Up Somebody’s Home” – Joe Bonamassa
- “Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own” – Taj Mahal
- “Early in the Morning” – Taj Mahal
- “Texas Flood” – Jimmie Vaughan with Gary Clark Jr.
- “Sweet Home Chicago” – Jimmie Vaughan
- “Redemption Day” – Sheryl Crow
- “The Waiting” – The Wallflowers*
- “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Roger McGuinn with The Wallflowers
- “Eight Miles High” – Roger McGuinn with Eric Clapton & The Wallflowers
- “Bluebird” – Stephen Stills with Eric Clapton & The Wallflowers
- “Gimme All Your Lovin’” – ZZ Top*
CD 3
- “Für Elise/Foxy Lady” – Robert Randolph with Eric Gales & Joe Bonamassa
- “Son’s Gonna Rise” – Citizen Cope with Robert Randolph
- “Kokopelli” – Kurt Rosenwinkel*
- “If the River Was Whiskey (Divin’ Duck Blues)” – Keb’ Mo’ with Taj Mahal
- “Memories of Mother and Dad” – Molly Tuttle & Sierra Hull
- “Intro” – Marcus King
- “It’s Too Late” – Marcus King
- “Honky Tonk Hell” – Marcus King
- “Landslide” – Marcus King with Little Bird
- “Rice Pudding” – Marcus King*
- “Valentina” – Daniel Santiago & Pedro Martins
- “How Could We Know” – Daniel Santiago & Pedro Martins with Judith Hill
- “Carried Away” – H.E.R.
- “Best Part” – H.E.R.
- “Hold On” – H.E.R. with John Mayer & Kenny Wilson
- “Are You Gonna Go My Way” – H.E.R.*
- “Salt Creek” – Molly Tuttle & Sierra Hull
CD 4
- “The Healing” – Gary Clark Jr.
- “Our Love” – Gary Clark Jr.
- “Don’t Worry Baby” – Los Lobos
- “The Storm” – Eric Gales
- “My Favorite Mistake” – Sheryl Crow with John Mayer
- “The Last of Us” – Gustavo Santaolallad*
- “Jingo” – Santana
- “A Love Supreme” – Santana with John McLaughlin
- “It Makes No Difference” – Eric Clapton
- “I Shot the Sheriff” – Eric Clapton
- “Crossroads” – Eric Clapton with Stevie Wonder
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