Eric Clapton planning 2nd "Crossroads"?

Eric Clapton my be planning a second Crossroads Festival this year, taking place in July in Chicago. An Italian web site dedicated to former Mahavishnu Orchestra leader John McLaughlin (italway.it) reports that the guitarist -- who was part of the first Crossroads Festival in 2004 in Dallas -- would be part of the sequel on July 28th in the Windy City. No official announcement has been made, and Clapton's representatives were not available for comment about the report.

The guitar legend held the 2004 Crossroads Festival to raise funds for the Crossroads Centre, a substance abuse rehabilitation facility he opened in 1998 in Antigua.

John Mayer, ZZ Top, Joe Walsh, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Randolph, Robert Cray, James Taylor, and J.J. Cale were among those who performed at the 2004 Crossroads Festival. The event was filmed and a DVD was subsequently released. Clapton returned to the road on Monday, January 29th, in Sydney, Australia. He begins a North American tour on February 28th in Dallas, Texas.
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