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              Richards joins Clapton at Crossroads Festival

Eric Clapton's Crossroads celebration has come to be the mecca for riff worshippers, so it was suitable that guitar god Keith Richards made an amazement presence to perform with Clapton. 

The Rolling Stone accepted maybe the most maintained overwhelming applause of the night as he joined his old buddy in the direction of the closure of Crossroads, a two-night show celebration at Madison Square Garden that carried together a surprising cluster of guitar bosses, from John Mayer to Jeff Beck to legends like Buddy Guy, and obviously, Clapton and Richards. 

Richards —whose Stones announced another tour prior this month —flashed his average wry grin to the jam before joining Clapton in playing soul standard and Clapton most beloved "Key to the Highway. " 

"Right away we're gonna shake it like a pro," Richards stated before starting into "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller." 

Richards' presence was just the starting of Clapton's hour-in addition to long set, which incorporated hits like "Crossroads" and "Little Queen of Spades." It too offered other uncommon visitors, such as Robbie Robertson, who sang the standard "I Shall Be Released." 

"I only need to state its a respect to be here in respect of Crossroads and Eric Clapton," stated Robertson. 

Junction Guitar Festival, which profits Clapton's Crossroads Centre for substance misuse in Antigua, has been held each three years since 2004; this Friday and Saturday was its first at Madison Square Garden. 

The show kept up just about five hours, with every entertainer showcasing his particular specific mark of wizardry on the instrument (all the main events were men, however there were a couple of ladies as supporting players in the system). 

Clapton joined Los Lobos and Robert Cray at an opportune time and Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks played an acoustic set and carried out Gregg Allman. Keb' Mo' and Taj Mahal paid tribute to soul in their acoustic set, while newcomer Gary Clark Jr. had the swarm on its feet all through the vast majority of his charging set, which was emulated by another blazing set, this one by Jeff Beck. 

Different highlights an exhibition by soul extraordinary Buddy Guy an a set from Vince Gill, Keith Urban and Albert Lee. 

"It's one of the most terrific things that ever happened, getting this welcome from Eric Clapton," Gill spouted onstage. 

The night finished with simply about the greater part of the night's entertainers returning on stage for a jam session with Clapton. 

"See you in three years," Clapton told the swarm before leaving the stage.