Eric Clapton Announces U.S. Tour and Crossroads Guitar Festival Line-ups

Eric Clapton announced today (11/19) that he will kick off a U.S. tour starting March 14th, 2013. The tour will end with his annual Crossroads Guitar Festival on April 12th and 13th at New York's Madison Square Garden.

The opening act for his tour will be The Wallflowers. Artists set to perform at the Crossroads Festival include Jeff Beck, The Allman Brothers, John Mayer, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more!

Tickets for the tour and festival will go on sale Friday, November 30th at 11am through Ticketmaster.

Here is a complete list of tour dates, including three in Texas!

• 3/14 --  Phoenix, AZ,  U.S. Airways Center

• 3/16 -- Houston, TX, Toyota Center

• 3/17 -- Austin, TX,  Frank Erwin Center

• 3/19 -- Dallas, TX,  American Airlines Center

• 3/20 -- Oklahoma City, OK,  Chesapeake Energy Arena

• 3/22 --  Nashville, TN,  Bridgestone Arena

• 3/23 -- New Orleans, LA,  New Orleans Arena

• 3/26 -- Jacksonville, FL,  Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

• 3/27 -- Atlanta, GA, Gwinnett Arena

• 3/29 -- Hollywood, FL,  Seminole Hard Rock Live

• 3/30 --  Hollywood, FL,  Seminole Hard Rock Live

• 4/2 --  Charlotte, NC, Time Warner Cable Arena

• 4/3 --  Raleigh, NC, PNC Arena

• 4/5 --  Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena

• 4/6 --  Pittsburgh, PA,  Consol Energy Center

• 4/12 --  New York, NY, Madison Square Garden

• 4/13 -- New York, NY,  Madison Square Garden