Crossroads Guitar Festival

E652346

benefit concert series music festival

Crossroads Guitar Festival is a recurring music event founded by Eric Clapton that brings together many of the world’s leading guitarists for live performances benefiting the Crossroads Centre addiction treatment facility.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Crossroads Guitar Festival canonical	2
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 DVD	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 DVD	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 DVD	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 DVD	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 video release	1
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023	1
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7249591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Crossroads Guitar Festival
Context triple: [Gary Clark Jr., performedAt, Crossroads Guitar Festival]

A. Reading Rock Festival
Reading Rock Festival is a major annual music festival in Reading, England, best known for its rock-focused lineups and status as one of the UK’s longest-running popular music events.
B. Western Days Festival
Western Days Festival is an annual community celebration in Lewisville, Texas, featuring live music, Western-themed activities, food, and family-friendly entertainment.
C. CounterPoint Music Festival
CounterPoint Music Festival was an annual multi-day electronic and indie music festival held near Atlanta that featured major artists, large-scale art installations, and camping experiences.
D. Mid West Music Fest
Mid West Music Fest is an annual multi-genre music festival held in Winona, Minnesota, featuring regional and national artists across multiple venues.
E. Grapefest
Grapefest is an annual wine and grape festival in Grapevine, Texas, featuring tastings, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities celebrating the region’s wine culture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Crossroads Guitar Festival
Target entity description: Crossroads Guitar Festival is a recurring music event founded by Eric Clapton that brings together many of the world’s leading guitarists for live performances benefiting the Crossroads Centre addiction treatment facility.

A. Reading Rock Festival
Reading Rock Festival is a major annual music festival in Reading, England, best known for its rock-focused lineups and status as one of the UK’s longest-running popular music events.
B. Western Days Festival
Western Days Festival is an annual community celebration in Lewisville, Texas, featuring live music, Western-themed activities, food, and family-friendly entertainment.
C. CounterPoint Music Festival
CounterPoint Music Festival was an annual multi-day electronic and indie music festival held near Atlanta that featured major artists, large-scale art installations, and camping experiences.
D. Mid West Music Fest
Mid West Music Fest is an annual multi-genre music festival held in Winona, Minnesota, featuring regional and national artists across multiple venues.
E. Grapefest
Grapefest is an annual wine and grape festival in Grapevine, Texas, featuring tastings, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities celebrating the region’s wine culture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	benefit concert series ⓘ music festival ⓘ
basedOn	Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Centre ⓘ
beneficiary	Crossroads Centre ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
founder	Eric Clapton ⓘ
frequency	recurring but irregular ⓘ
genre	blues ⓘ guitar music ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasEdition	Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival
hasPart	all-star jam sessions ⓘ guitar collaborations ⓘ live performances ⓘ
hasRecording	Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 DVD ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 DVD ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 DVD ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 DVD ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 video release ⓘ linked to: Crossroads Guitar Festival
inception	2004 ⓘ
location	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
mainTheme	celebration of guitar ⓘ
notablePerformer	Albert Lee ⓘ B.B. King ⓘ linked to: B. B. King Buddy Guy ⓘ Carlos Santana ⓘ Derek Trucks ⓘ Eric Clapton ⓘ Gary Clark Jr. ⓘ James Taylor ⓘ Jeff Beck ⓘ Jimmie Vaughan ⓘ Joe Satriani ⓘ Joe Walsh ⓘ John Mayer ⓘ John McLaughlin ⓘ John Scofield ⓘ Keith Urban ⓘ Los Lobos ⓘ Robert Cray ⓘ Sheryl Crow ⓘ Sonny Landreth ⓘ Steve Vai ⓘ Susan Tedeschi ⓘ Vince Gill ⓘ ZZ Top ⓘ
notableVenue	American Airlines Center, Dallas ⓘ linked to: American Airlines Center Cotton Bowl, Dallas ⓘ linked to: Cotton Bowl Stadium Madison Square Garden, New York City ⓘ linked to: Madison Square Garden Toyota Park, Bridgeview ⓘ
organizer	Eric Clapton ⓘ
purpose	fundraising for Crossroads Centre ⓘ support addiction treatment ⓘ
slogan	A celebration of the world’s greatest guitarists ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gary Clark Jr. → performedAt → Crossroads Guitar Festival ⓘ

Tal Wilkenfeld → performedAt → Crossroads Guitar Festival ⓘ

Tal Wilkenfeld → performedAt → Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 ⓘ