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     Paul Reed Smith kicks off the festivities at the Guitar Center Village on June 4 with a clinic from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., followed by Chris Poland's OHM from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m.   The Acoustic Clinic , featuring Doyle Dykes, Peter Huttlinger and Laurence Juber , is slated for 7 to 8 p.m.   The Blues Clinic at 8:00 p.m. will feature Robert Lockwood Jr. (legendary blues artist who learned guitar from and performed with his stepfather, Robert Johnson), Honeyboy Edwards (close friend and associate of Robert Johnson¹s and a folk / blues legend in his own right), and Duke Robillard (winner of the W.C. Handy Award as Best Blues Guitarist 4 of the past 5 years).

On Saturday, June 5, Styx will rock the stage at 11:00 a.m. with a full set at Guitar Center Village Main Stage.   The Shredders Clinic will follow Styx at noon with featured artists Nuno Bettencourt (Population 1); Tony Franklin (The Firm); George Lynch (Dokken & Lynch Mob) and Todd Sucherman (Drummer for Styx).

The much-anticipated Guitarmageddon will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.   Guitarmageddon is the largest and most respected guitar competition in the country; providing an opportunity for musicians to showcase their talent, compete for prizes, and the chance to be recognized as one of the country's finest.    This is the culmination of Guitar Center's nationwide search for the best amateur guitarist.   The winner will receive thousands of dollars in prizes including a 2004 Honda Element, Gibson Pure Custom Shop Guitar and a $2500 shopping spree.

Also on Saturday, a group of extraordinary veterans gather at 3 p.m. for a classic Guitar Pull .   Artists include Buck Page (original writers of Purple Sage, Ghostriders In The Sky; Cool Water; Don't Fence Me In); Norm Stephens (playing with Merle Haggard's band; previously with Lefty Frizzel); Sonny Curtis (penned songs for Stray Cats, The Clash, Roy Orbison; one of the original Crickets with Buddy Holly) and Ramblin' Jack Elliott (honored at White House with National Medal of Arts – played with Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Joan Baez, Mick Jagger, etc.).   Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Doobie Brothers / Steely Dan) will be featured on the Sirius stage from 5:30-6:30 p.m.  

Throughout the day the Guitar Center Village Main Stage will feature performances by artists

including John Mayer, Johnny Lang, JJ Cale, Eric Johnson and others.   At 9:00 p.m. an All Star Blues Jam will take place hosted by Eric Clapton with Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and Jimmie Vaughan.

Sunday, June 6 starts with the Johnny A performance at 11:00 a.m.   Pickers Corner gets underway at 12:30 p.m. with multi-Grammy winner Marty Stuart; James Burton (Elvis' lead guitar player), Doyle Dykes and Jedd Hughes (one of Nashville's top singing/picking sensations and youngest guitar virtuoso at the event).

For a detailed hourly shcedule of each days events click here to view a PDF of the schedule.

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