Mike Dawes

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Buy Tickets Facebook RSVP Doors 7pm / Show 8pm Seated show General Admission Seating: $20ADV / $25DOS Front Row Seating: $35ADV / $40DOS Mike Dawes VIP Workshop Experience: $145 Includes: One (1) General Admission ticket Invitation to pre-show experience with Mike Dawes, including: Meet & greet and photo opportunity Intimate guitar workshop Performance of an exclusive song not in the setlist Early entry into the venue Early merch shopping before doors open to the public VIP Exclusive pack of Mike Dawes’ personal D’addario XS DADGAD strings Commemorative VIP laminate Limited availability “HE’S ONE OF THE FINEST I’VE EVER HEARD” - Rick Beato Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists, with a repertoire spanning original viral videos and popular arrangements, alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. Dawes was named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World’ two years in a row (2017 & 2018) by Total Guitar Magazine & MusicRadar reader polls, with numerous 2nd place rankings in the proceeding years. YouTube personality Rick Beato named Mike ‘one of the finest acoustic guitar players in the world.’ His debut release, a solo guitar arrangement of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know,’ quickly became a viral hit with tens of millions of views on YouTube. This success has been duplicated and expanded upon numerous times since with songs like ‘One,’ ‘The Impossible,’ and ‘Jump’ across multiple video platforms. His reputation has invited him opportunities to collaborate with GRAMMY Award-winning artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, with whom he recorded the duet record ‘Accomplice Vol. 3,’ and the GRAMMY-nominated metal band Periphery, with whom Mike joined on their 2024 double single release. Mike is featured on multiple Justin Hayward live releases,…

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