Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023

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Just wondered if anyone else was going to the Crossroads Guitar Festival this weekend in Los Angeles?

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I guess nobody.

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Would if I could ZacšŸ˜

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I think I read that you can watch it live online?

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Should have had a charabang trip!

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Yes they are, pay per view.

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Well certainly (sadly) not Robbie Robertson who is on the bill poster.

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:man_facepalming:

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I donā€™t go to concerts involving Eric Clapton anymore since he has taken to playing in the dark without stage lights.

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So he plays in the dark? Iā€™ll take pictures (unless itā€™s too dark).

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Serious line up imho. Love to see some of these guys.

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Great line up - Iā€™d go if it was this side of the pond.

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Itā€™s a great line-up, without wishing to sound that cynical, I am surprised that many of them are till alive

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Buddy Guy had to pull out but whatā€™s left is pretty impressive. The way I look at it is that itā€™s going to be a pretty good way to spend a few days. Plus at my age I love that the ā€œfestivalā€ is being held indoors (from 4pm till 11ish) Iā€™m am too old for outdoor festivals. Also Ed Sheeran is playing one of his smaller venue shows on Friday night and Iā€™ll be there.

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Strange, EC looks well lit to me

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Yes but when he played in Munich, he didnā€™t have the huge LCD behind the stage and the only lights that were on were the lamp shade / sitting room type lights that he used at the Crossroads festival so the only lighting was from above, the playersā€™ faces were unlit and the whole atmosphere was fairly gruesome.

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Iā€™ve checked out a couple of videos from Munich '22 and the lighting does seem to be style over substance. I can see things being disappointing if one had not seen EC before, thatā€™s for sure.

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I have seen E.C. roughly 10 times over the last 40 years or so, the concerts ranging from magnificent (capacity of 2000 Dublin stadium) to god-awful-sounding football stadium to two RAH gigs in his ā€œliving roomā€, so I was open for surprises.
You are right about expectations though: a friend wanted to see the legend before it was too late and was devastated at the miserable show that dark night on stage in Munich.

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Iā€™m up to around 16/17 shows stretching back to '77 and never disappointed, however, I feel for your friend and his understandable frustration :+1:

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Lighting played no part at the Crossroad Guitars Festival, it was fine.

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