Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Returns With Trey Anastasio, John Mayer & More
The event, last held in 2023, will take place over two days in Austin, Texas in September.
By Andy Kahn Mar 30, 2026 • 7:02 am PDT
Photos by Steve Rose (left/right) & Hiro Kamei (center)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026 returns on September 26 – 27 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The seventh official installment of the event, last held in 2023, coincides with 28th anniversary of the 1998 founding of the Crossroads Centre Antigua addiction treatment facility.
Host Eric Clapton will perform both nights of the festival. Also set to perform are first-time Crossroads Guitar Festival performers Trey Anastasio, Pete Townshend, Tommy Emmanuel and Julian Lage.
Additional performers who previously appeared alongside Clapton include John Mayer, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Del McCoury Band, John McLaughlin, Billy F Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Randolph, Sierra Hull, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth, Gary Clark Jr. and Marcus King, among others.
Some artists will appear both days, while others only once. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 3 at 10 a.m. CT.
Festival At-a-Glance
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