Eric Clapton to play three shows in the Western US prior to Crossroads Guitar Festival

Dan Weir

5 years ago

Credit: George Chin

Credit: George ChinEric Clapton has lined up a trio of U.S. concerts prior to the recently announced 2019 edition of his Crossroads Guitar Festival, which takes place September 20 and 21 in Dallas.

The new shows are scheduled for September 11 in San Francisco, September 13 in Las Vegas and September 14 in Phoenix. Tickets for the concerts will go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. local time via LiveNation.com.

Chase card members will be able to purchase pre-sale tickets for the San Francisco performance starting Tuesday, April 23, at 10 a.m. PT.

Clapton will be performing with his longtime touring band, which features ex-Squeeze/Mike + the Mechanics singer/keyboardist Paul Carrack, keyboardist Chris Stainton, drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Nathan East and guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, as well as backing vocalists Sharon White and Katie Kissoon.

As previously reported, the 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival will be held at Dallas’ American Airlines Arena and will feature Clapton performing on both dates, along with a star-studded lineup that includes Billy Gibbons, Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, Jeff Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Albert Lee, Gary Clark Jr., Jonny Lang, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Vince Gill.

Proceeds from the festival will benefit The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a drug and alcohol treatment and education facility founded by Eric.

Clapton’s tour schedule also includes a trio of concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall in May, and five shows in Europe in June.

Here are all of Clapton’s U.S. performances:

9/11 — San Francisco, CA, Chase Center
9/13 — Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena
9/14 — Phoenix, AZ, Talking Stick Resort Arena
9/20-21 — Dallas, TX, Crossroads Guitar Festival – American Airlines Arena