Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 is a concert film released on November 8, 2010, by the British rock musician Eric Clapton under Rhino Records and the Warner Music Group.
The live concert film features performances by the following artists : Johnny Winter, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Ronnie Wood, Sonny Landreth, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan, Hubert Sumlin, ZZ Top, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Bert Jansch, Stefan Grossman, Keb Mo', Vince Gill, James Burton, Albert Lee, Earl Klugh, John Mayer Trio, Warren Haynes, David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Chris Stainton, Jonny Lang, Jeff Beck, Citizen Cope, Steve Winwood, B.
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 was released and is distributed by Rhino Records in corporation with the Warner Music Group.
In Belgium, the DVD reached position nine in Flanders and ten in Wallonia, making it one of the rare Eric Clapton DVDs to chart on Ultratop in the country.
The concert DVD was awarded several Gold discs to commemorate special sales and shipment figures in Portugal, Spain and Poland.
The British rock musician noted, that he wanted to play with Pino Daniele and Johnny Lang, but did not get a chance to jam with them on stage, because it is very difficult to marshall the guitar festival properly.
Talking about his performance at 8 o'clock in the evening, Clapton recalled that he "conserves some energy, but paced himself all wrong this time" and was "shattered [with] nothing to give", but also notes that he was "match fit" for the concert and "very happy".
[7] Music journalist Jon Pareles from The New York Times calls the release atmosphere "decidedly old-fashioned" and liked the fact that, "every note, give or take an echo effect, was played by hand".
[8] All·About·Jazz reporter Doug Collette finds, "this double DVD, reaffirms Eric Clapton's serious intent to showcase the art of the guitar and his own devotion to the blues".
[10] Swiss music critic Michael Herb from String Works calls the release "a great investment" and especially likes the way the artists are presented on the video footage.
[11] Rick Moore from the American Songwriter awards the release four out of five possible stars, noting: "The direction by veteran music video and documentary director Martyn Atkins is top-notch, as is the editing, with appropriate amounts of time spent on close-ups, wide shots and backstage footage.