Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 - webcast on now

I've mentioned this in the JCC, but thought some of you that don't venture that far might like to know.

Eric Clapton's 'Crossroads' guitar festival is on right now in Chicago.

Thought some of might appreciate the webcast URL;

http://music.msn.com/crossroads

I can't get the stream to load in FireFox, but it's fine in IE (it may be my flash player version installed on FireFox)

Robert Randolph is playing right now - funky slide guitar!

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival takes place this Saturday (28 July) at Toyota Park, in Bridgeville, Illinois. Beginning at 1:30PM EST (10:30AM PST), MSN Music will host a webcast of the event. MSN Music is currently featuring a Q&A with Eric, a festival lineup and videos from the first festival in 2004.

More info & links here.

Performer list (alphabetical order):

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

Clapton & Winwood have been practising some old Blind Faith tracks recently, so they're definitely playing together. Rumours there may also be an unbilled Cream appearance (which could mean Baker's also present for a Blind Faith jam).

Clapton / Winwood from May 2007
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clapton+winwood+highclere

Hope Clapton & Beck do 'cause we've ended as lovers' again. Can't get anough of that Stevie Wonder cover.

 

I like Clapton, I'll try to get it...

 

Clapton's finally taken the stage! With Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow & his old band mate Albert Lee - nice! Singing "Tulsa Time". happy