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It’s official: the 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden is the most rockin’ relief effort since Live Aid.
The Rolling Stones announced on Twitter that they’ll be performing at the event on Dec. 12, adding their names to an already-stacked lineup that includes Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, and Roger Waters. And The Who. And Paul McCartney. And Kanye.
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And the lineup for the big 12-12-12 benefit for Hurricane Sandy keeps getting bigger and better.
British rock heavyweights Eric Clapton and Chris Martin have been added to the increasing roster of musicians lined up to play Madison Square Garden. As we reported last week, Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, and the entire Bon Jovi band were the most recent additions.
Also slated to perform at the benefit are Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Alicia Keys, Billy Joel, the Who, and Roger Waters. Proceeds from the concert will go toward Hurricane Sandy relief via the Robin Hood Relief Fund. Tickets are on sale now.
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On Saturday night, Eric Clapton finished his three-night celebration of the blues with Wynton Marsalis and Taj Mahal at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater.
EW was on the scene at the concert, a disappointingly academic, PBS-ready affair with only a few glimmers of the throbbing passion and anguish that have defined this great American musical tradition. READ FULL STORY »
How many guitar faces can you see in one day? The answer will approach infinity if you make it to Chicago this summer for the latest iteration of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival. All day on June 26, axe-centric artists like John Mayer, ZZ Top, the Allman Brothers Band, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Vince Gill, and many more — and, of course, Slowhand himself — will be shredding on stage. This is the third time Clapton has put on the festival, and as with the 2004 and 2007 rounds, all proceeds will go to his Crossroads Centre rehab program.
Click through to the jump for the full line-up of performers, then weigh in: Will you be going this year? Who are you most excited to see? Are there any other six-string slayers you’d like to see at a guitar festival? (I’d vote for Prince, St. Vincent, and Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen, for starters.)
