A couple arena shows have been announced by Eric Clapton for this summer. They will follow the Crossroads Festival which Clapton holds each year from the Chicago area.

The June 26 show will feature Jeff Beck, The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top and John Mayer among others and take pace in Bridgeview, IL. Following the festival, Clapton will be visiting four other cities in the Midwest, kicking things off in Milwaukee, WI on June 28 and wrapping up in Clarkston, MI on July 3.

The upcoming dates will be featuring the same backup crew that in recent month has backed Clapton: bassist Willie Weeks, drummer Steve Gadd, keyboardist Chris Stainton and backup vocalists Sharon White and Michelle John. Doyle Bramhall II, longtime second guitarist, left last year and reformed Arc Angels along with Tommy Shannon and Charlie Sexton.

Last year, Clapton tour with Steven Winwood. In addition he toured with Jeff Beck, fellow legendary guitarist, earlier this year. Recently he announced he will be teaming with Roger Daltrey, Who frontman, for a run of outdoor shows in late 2010. Concert dates haven’t been announced yet.

The latest album from Clapton, “The Road to Escondido,” was released in 2006. It reunited him with J.J. Cale, his hero, who wrote two songs that helped to define the solo career of Clapton’s, “After Midnight” and “Cocaine.”

Eric Clapton will be performing at Summerfest this year.

According to organizers, Clapton’s performance is slated to take place at Marcus Amphitheater at 7:30 pm on June 28. The winner of 18 Grammy awards, Clapton is well known for hit singles such as “Tears in Heaven,” “Wonderful Tonight,” “Cocaine,” and “Layla.”

Roger Daltrey from the Who will be opening for Clapton.

Tickets will be going on sale at noon on April 10. Purchases can be made via Ticketmaster ticket centers or online as well as Marcus Amphitheater’s Box Office.

Summerfest this year will be held June 24-July 4.

Eric Clapton, rock guitar legend, has enlisted an impressive lineup of artists for the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival, including John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Steve Winwood, ZZ Top and The Allman Brothers Band.

Set to take place at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL on June 26, the festival will also be featuring Doyle Bramhall II, Jimmy Vaughn, Robert Randolph, Keb’ Mo’ and Robert Cray among others.

Clapton said I was able to realize a big dream of mine with the Crossroads Festival by gathering together a group of amazing and talented musicians all on one stage to perform. The performers of Crossroads are all musicians that I respect and admire.

Tickets for the festival will cost $100 plus applicable fees and parking. On February 20 they will be going on sale via Tickermaster via their website phone line and retail outlets as well as the box office of Toyota Park.

Proceeds from the 2010 festival will go to benefit the Crossroads Centre, an Antigua substance abuse rehab center that was founded in 1998 by Clapton. Additional information regarding the organization can be found at the website for Crossroads Centre.

Clapton, in other news, is preparing for several co-headlining shows with Jeff Beck. This weekend will kick things off with a London two night stand. In February and March Clapton will be out on solo concerts across the US.

Only days after Eric Clapton unveiled plans for several upcoming joint performances with fellow British rock guitarist Jeff Beck, he has now announced that in 2010 he will being teaming up with Roger Daltrey, another fellow rock legend from The Who, for a solo tour.

After Clapton finishes off his four city stint with Beck in mid February, he will be setting out on his solo tour beginning in Pittsburgh on February 25. Clapton is currently scheduled to perform in almost one dozen Southern, Midwestern and Eastern cities through mid March. Each night Daltrey will be opening the show.

Backup musicians for Clapton on stage will include Steve Gadd, drummer, Willie Weeks, bassist, Walt Richmond and Chris Stainton, keyboardists, and Sharon White and Michelle John as the background vocalists.

The solo outing of Clapton’s with Daltrey will all be based in the U.S. His outings with Beck will take Clapton to London, England as well as Montreal and Toronto in Canada. The pairing o f Clapton and Beck follows the joint performance earlier this year that they gave at a show at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo. It was the first ever that the two had co-headlined together.

Clapton earlier in the year toured with Steve Winwood, another rock legend and former band mate with Blind Faith.

The latest album for Clapton, “The Road to Escondido” (2006) paired him with J.J. Cale, his hero, who wrote two of the songs that have helped to define the solo career of Clapton’s: “After Midnight” and “Cocaine.”

Early next year Eric Clapton will be playing several shows together with Jeff Beck. It’s the very first time that the two rock guitarists and legends have co-headlined on a tour together.

Clapton and Beck were band mates with the Yardbirds during the 1960s. Beck replaced Clapton as lead guitarist after Clapton left the Yardbirds in 1965. Clapton and Beck will perform at Madison Square Garden in New York on February 18. They also have two dates in Canada: on February 21 they will play in Toronto and on February 22 will be in Montreal. On February 13-14 the pair will perform a pair of shows at O2 Arena in London.

Toronto show tickets will go on sale starting at 10 a.m. on December 4. Montreal show tickets will first be available at noon on December 5. Details on ticket sales for the Madison Square Garden performance still have not been released.

Earlier in the year Clapton and Beck shared top billing at a show at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo. It marked the very first time ever that the duo had co-headlined at a venue.

Beck said through a press statement, earlier this year Eric and I performed together in Japan. We had a blast. We’ve been in contact on a regular basis since then and discussed doing a show that was similar for our fans. I am really looking forward to our shows in 2010.

Clapton said, I always have thought of Jeff Beck as one of the very best guitar players. He is a really great guy, gifted musician and friend. In Japan we had a great time. It seemed only natural that we should play together again.

Last October at the 25th anniversary shows for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held in New York, Beck performed in place of Clapton who had to cancel due to his recovering from having gallstone surgery

Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton, two of rock music’s greatest legends, will this summer be reuniting once again for a tour of 14 cities. The trek follows on the heels of the duo’s successful three night run last year in New York City.

Last February the two former members of Blind Faith connected for three shows in New York City. In the summer of 2007 Clapton was joined by Winwood for his musical set at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago. The pair performed a couple songs from Traffic, Winwood’s old band.

The new tour that has been announced will kick off in the city of East Rutherford, NY on June 10 and will run until the end of June. On a majority of the trek most of the venues will be on the scale of arena size settings.

In the press statement last year that announced the shows in New York City Clapton said, for a very long time I’ve wanted to be able to perform with Steve. I think of him as a very gifted musician and friend. Our set this summer at Crossroads Festival was such a treat. I am expecting these shows are going to be a lot of fun for our fans and for us as well.

Blind Faith, where Winwood and Clapton first played together, was formed in 1969 following the break up of the band Cream, Clapton’s group, and while Traffic, Winwood’s band, was on hiatus. Blind Faith also featured Ric Grech, bassist, and Ginger Baker, Cream drummer. They released one album that was self titled before splitting up.

Winwood last year released “Nine Lives.” It was the first solo album for Winwood since “About Time” in 2003. It debuted on Billboard’s 200 chart at No. 12 and sold around 26,000 copies in the first week it was out in stores.

The latest album by Clapton, “The Road to Escondido,” pared him with J.J. Cale, his hero. The release from 2006 runs the full spectrum from folk to country, rock and blues. It can be found streaming on Clapton’s website.

On February 28, Eric Clapton will be kicking off his North American tour’s second leg with a show in Dallas. He will appear in 11 West Coast Midwest and Southwest states, as well as three provinces of Canada. Once again Robert Cray is opening just as he did during the recent dates on the East Coast for Clapton.

It is expected that additional shows will be announced shortly.

Clapton is in the middle of his world tour that he kicked off on May 5. It will continue long into 2007. He appeared in over 30 European cities on the tour’s first leg. Since then Clapton has played in Canada and the US. He is currently in Japan. Slowhand also has dates scheduled for Australia, New Zealand, Korea, China, Thailand and Singapore through February. On his website, endorsed by Clapton, are listed all the international dates.

Recent shows of Clapton’s have featured set lists that have been quite varied, including Derek and the Dominos rarely played songs as well as Clapton classics and soulful, newer tunes from “Back Home,” the latest solo album from Clapton released in 2005.

“The Road to Escondido was released this month, a CD of 14 tracks that paired Clapton with J.J. Cale, his hero. The album runs a full spectrum ranging from folk to country to rock to blues.

In a statement Clapton said, I realized what might be my last ambition was to work with this man. His music has truly inspired me for longer than I can even remember. I don’t have words to describe what he means to me, personally and musically. Anyway I don’t want to end up embarrassing him and going too overboard. He really is a humble man. I just want to say we had a lot of fun and made a good record. I’m ready to make another one.

In Clapton’s 40 plus year career he has shared or won 18 Grammy Awards. He is also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s only triple inductee.

After Eric Clapton finished up his run in New York City with Steve Winwood, he added some new dates on to his ever expanding spring and summer tour.

Currently the legendary guitarist has 13 appearances slated for the months of May and June. He kicks things off in Tampa, FL on May 3. The new dates are bringing Clapton back north once he completes his stretch in Florida. Clapton has shows scheduled for New York, New Jersey and other destinations on the East Coast.

Sales dates and full information about the upcoming shows are listed on the tour website for Clapton.

Clapton last week wrapped up his three night, sold out stand with fellow rock legend Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The two musicians played briefly together in the super group from the 1960s, Blind Faith. They hadn’t performed together in a full concert in almost 40 years. Last summer they connected for an impromptu reunion in Chicago at the Crossroads Guitar Festival. On “Dirty City,” Winwood’s latest single from “Nine Live” his forthcoming album, Clapton is featured.

The latest studio effort from Clapton came in 2006. “The Road to Escondido,” reunited the guitarist and singer with J.J. Cale, his hero. Clapton’s album recently earned a Grammy Award as Best Contemporary Blues Album.

Slowhand last October released a two disc retrospective of Clapton’s career entitled”Complete Clapton.” In coincided with Clapton’s memoir entitled “Clapton: The Autobiography.” Reportedly the publisher Random House paid Clapton $4 million for rights to his memoirs. Christopher Simon Sykes was the co-writer.

Clapton, over the course of his 40 plus year career, has won a total of 19 Grammys along with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Clapton is also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s first triple inductee as a solo artist as well as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream.

Eric Clapton, legendary guitarist, and The Police, the reunited rock icons, will be headlining on separate nights in an event taking place over two days at Hyde Park in London.

The concerts will be back to back and are being called Hard Rock Calling. They will take place on June 28 and 29. Eric Clapton will close the first night out, while The Police will finish off the second night.

John Mayer and Sheryl Crow will also be performing on June 28. Starsailor will be opening for The Police and KT Tunstall is also set to perform. According to the website for the event more acts for both days will be announced.

On Friday February 1, tickets will go on sale to the general public. According to Live Nation, the promoter, the ticket pre-sale started today. The website for Hard Rock Calling includes additional information.