Eric Clapton has announced the 7th installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival for 2023. The festival will take place across two nights on September 23 and 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 21 but fans can get tickets ahead of the pack through the Crossroads Guitar Festival presale. Get all the details below.
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Crossroads Guitar Festival has grown in populatiry over the years and is becoming well-knonw for it’s guitar-licking lineup and surprise guests. For 2023, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival will feature Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Los Lobos, John Mayer Trio, Robert Randolph, Marcus King, H.E.R, Santana, The War On Drugs, ZZ Top and many more famed guitarists that will perform on select dates. See the full list of players below.
When Do Tickets for Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Go On Sale?
Tickets to the Crossroads Guitar Festival will go on sale this Friday, April 21 at 10am local time. A presale will take place Thursday, April 20. Get all the presale details including the presale code below. Each day of the festival will be sold as its own ticket and there will not be 2-day passes.
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How Much Are Tickets To Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival?
Tickets to Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival cost $55 to $500+ and don’t forget those annoying service fees. Be aware that those $55 tickets are far and few, especially once dynamic pricing kicks in (aka Official Platinum tickets).
VIP tickets are also available and cost a whopping $1,750. VIP tickets get you special perks like front-row seating, a hospitality voucher for the concession stand, free parking, gifts, and a lot more. See all the special perks you get with VIP tickets.
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What is the Presale Code for Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival?
A promoter presale will kick off on Thursday, April 20 from 10am local time until 11:59 pm local time. Select the day you want to attend Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival and use the following presale code to access the presale tickets: VINYL.
What Are Those Official Platinum Tickets?
If you’re seeing very expensive tickets that are not VIP, those are official platinum tickets. These tickets are very expensive and are offered well over the standard ticket prices. They’re the kind of ticket pricing that is unfair to fans. The Event Organizer(s) has priced these tickets according to their market value (aka dynamic pricing). In other words, ticket pricing can go up or down, and it usually goes up.
Artists can choose not to offer Official Platinum or limit the amount for charity purposes. The Cure, Pearl Jam and U2 have all been recognized as artists that don’t use these dynamic pricing tactics.
Official platinum tickets do not include VIP packages. The only positive thing about them is they make buying floor or front-row tickets to a high-demand concert very easy if you’re willing to shed the extra coin. They can be bought during a presale without a presale code (doesn’t always apply to Verified Fan). Availability and pricing for official platinum tickets are subject to change based on demand.
If money is not an object, you should definitely bank on the convenience of getting Official Platinum tickets.
What To Do If Tickets Are Sold Out?
If tickets sell out, your other option is to buy them via online resellers like VividSeats or StubHub. When all else fails, we prefer these resell options because both offer a 100% Guarantee. You can also purchase resell tickets through Ticketmaster’s resell program. Just search for the concert or event you want to attend, and see if they have any resell tickets available. We recommend you compare the three options and find out which works best for you.
Alternatively, you can hit it old school style and show up at the concert when the box office opens and wish upon a star that they release more tickets, or hopefully, another concert-goer has an extra ticket to sell at face-value or even giveaway for free. Trust, this happens more often than not! We’ve given away many tickets to sold-out shows simply because our +1 couldn’t make it.
Also, more standard tickets are often released via Ticketmaster 1-3 days leading up to the show date. We’ve seen it with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Arctic Monkeys and many more! It’s a secret gatekeeped by many, but if you’re reading this, now you know! So be sure to set your calendar notifications!
Who’s Performing at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival?
Performing at the 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival will, of course, be an a-list of guitarists including Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., Los Lobos, John Mayer Trio, Robert Randolph, and more. See the full list of guests below.
CURRENT CROSSROADS FESTIVAL ARTIST LISTING
(Note: Not all artists will perform both nights but Eric Clapton will perform both nights)
Joe Bonamassa
Doyle Bramhall II
James Bullard
Gary Clark Jr
Sheryl Crow
Jerry Douglas
Jakob Dylan
Andy Fairweather Low
Samantha Fish
Sonny Landreth
Albert Lee
Los Lobos
Taj Mahal
Pedro Martins
John Mayer Trio
John McLaughlin
Del McCoury Band
Roger McGuinn
Keb’ Mo’
Ariel Posen
Robert RandolphEric Gales
Vince Gill
Buddy Guy
Ben Haggard
H.E.R
Sierra Hull
Marcus King
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
The Bros. Landreth
Robbie Robertson
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Santana
Gustavo Santaolalla
Daniel Santiago
Stephen Stills
Molly Tuttle
Jimmie Vaughan
Bradley Walker
The War On Drugs
ZZ Top
