This fall, Jeff Beck will be performing in 11 Canadian cities along with his band.

Promoters have confirmed the former Yardbird guitarist (who replaced Eric Clapton) is launching his tour on October 12 at Metro Centre in Halifax, NS and will wrap the outing on October 27 at Vancouver Centre in Vancouver, BC.

Beck’s other Canadian dates include Moncton Centre on October 13, Places des Arts in Montreal on October 15, National Arts Centre in Ottawa on October 16, Massey Hall in Toronto on October 18, the Square in Kitchener Centre on October 19, the PAC in Thunder Bay on October 21, Pantages Playhouse Theatre in Winnipeg on October 22, Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary on October 24 and Winspear Centre in Edmonton on October 25.

On June 24, tickets will be going on sale for all the concerts via Ticketmaster except for Montreal. Montreal show tickets will going on sale on June 27. The ticket prices range from $50-$70, which vary by venue.

The band for Beck’s “World Tour” includes Grammy award winning drummer Narada Michael Walden, bassist Rhonda Smith and keyboardist Jason Rebello.

The April 2010 release “Emotion & Commotion” is the latest Grammy award winning album from Beck. His February 2011 live set “Rock N’ Roll Party” was dedicated to Les Paul.

Currently, the legendary rock guitarist is working with Rod Stewart, a former bandmate of the Jeff Beck Group, recording a blues album.

Two “Emotion & Commotion” tracks won Grammy Awards in 2011. “Nessun Dorma” won as Best Pop Instrumental Performance and “Hammerhead” won as Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Eric Clapton has a lot of hefty when recruiting top notch guitar talent for his annual Crossroad Guitar Festival. The 2010 version will be help at Toyota Park in Chicago on June 26. Tickets will go onsale on February 20. As will the two Crossroads before it, the event’s proceeds will directly benefit the Crossroads Centre, the addiction-treatment center in the Caribbean that Eric Clapton founded.

The impressive bill includes the likes of John Mayer, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Allman Brothers Band and countless others. See the complete list of artists that were confirmed at press time below. When asked why he spearheaded the event, Clapton replied in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, “It’s a selfish thing. I can go to one place and hear all of my favorite musicians in one day.”

Eric Clapton has said that this third festival shall be the last one. The initial festival in 2004 was a two-day event at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas which stretched him to the limits as opposed to the one-day festival at the more intimate Toyota Park held in 2007.

When asked about the festival, Clapton noted “it comes from the heart of a musician. It’s not a business deal, and there is an enlightenment in that. People realize we really love what we do. And hopefully, it gets better every time. That’s the deal.”

2010 Crossroad Guitar Festival Lineup
Albert Lee
Allman Brothers Band
BB King
Bert Jansch
Buddy Guy
David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos
Doyle Bramhall II
Earl Klugh
Eric Clapton
Gary Clark Jr.
Hubert Sumlin
James Burton
Jeff Beck
Jimmie Vaughan
Joao Gilberto
Joe Bonamassa
John Mayer
Keb Mo
Pino Daniele
Robert Cray
Robert Randolph
Sheryl Crow
Sonny Landreth
Steve Winwood
Vince Gill
ZZ Top

Legendary guitarists Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck will join forces in February for a short jaunt of shows. This will be the first time the two have shared a bill on the same tour. The duo will start things off with two dates at the O2 Arena in London (2/13 – 14) then jump across the pond for a night at New York’s Madison Square Garden (2/18) and close out in Canada with Toronto (2/21) and Montreal (2/22). The two men are tied together in musical history. Jeff Beck took Eric Clapton’s place as guitarist of the Yardbirds in 1965 when Clapton parted ways with the band.

Clapton and Beck have gotten quite chummy of late. Beck filled in for the missing Clapton at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary in October as Clapton was sidelined by gallstone surgery. They played a show together at Tokyo’s Saitama Super Arena earlier in the year and have been in contact frequently since playing around with the idea of fleshing out more dates.

Beck said, “Eric and I played together in Japan earlier this year and had a blast. Since then we have been in regular contact and talked about doing a similar show for our fans. Looking forward to the shows in 2010.” As for Clapton’s take on the matter, “I’ve always considered Jeff Beck to be one of the finest guitar players around. He’s a friend, a great guy, and a truly gifted musician. We had such a fun time in Japan that it seemed natural to play together again.”

Tickets go onsale through Ticketmaster this morning at 10am (12/4) for the Toronto show and tomorrow at noon (12/5) for the Montreal show. Onsale dates for the New York show are still forthcoming.

2010 Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck Concert Tour Dates
February 2010
13, 14 – London, UK – O2 Arena
18 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
21 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
22 – Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre