
VIP Event: Mike Dawes
Sunday, October 11, 2026 · 4:30 PM CDT · Dakota · Minneapolis, MN
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Click the links below for show tickets! Mike Dawes: OCT 11 • 7:00pm performance Upgrade your evening with an exclusive VIP Meet & Greet experience with Mike Dawes. This limited opportunity offers fans an intimate behind-the-scenes look before the show begins. 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 IMPORTANT: This is not a ticket to the show. “technical virtuosity and passion… compelling” – Acoustic Guitar 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. Also, his repertoire includes 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 & Music Radar reader polls, with numerous second 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. Moreover, it received tens of millions of views on YouTube. This success has been duplicated and expanded upon numerous times. He’s scored hits 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. Together, they recorded the duet record Accomplice Vol.3. Dawes also worked with the Grammy-nominated metal band…