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Mike Dawes Concert

Mike Dawes is an English guitarist renowned for his simultaneous multi-part fingerstyle playing on a single guitar. He has been recognized twice as the world's best acoustic guitarist and has achieved viral and mainstream success, including collaborations with Grammy-nominated artists.

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Mike Dawes, an English guitarist, composer, and arranger, is known for his innovative fingerstyle technique that allows him to perform multiple musical parts simultaneously on one guitar. His repertoire includes original viral videos, popular arrangements, and mainstream chart successes, including performances with Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues.

He was named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World’ in both 2017 and 2018 by Total Guitar Magazine and MusicRadar readers. YouTube personality Rick Beato has described him as one of the finest acoustic guitar players globally.

His breakout release was a solo guitar arrangement of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know,’ which rapidly went viral with tens of millions of views on YouTube. He has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning artists like Tommy Emmanuel and Grammy-nominated metal band Periphery, with whom he released a double single in 2024.

The VIP workshop for this event includes one general admission ticket, a pre-show meet and greet including a photo opportunity, an intimate guitar workshop, a performance of a song not in the standard setlist, early venue entry, early merchandise shopping, a VIP exclusive pack of his personal D’addario XS DADGAD strings, and a commemorative VIP laminate. Ticket pricing details are available at the venue.

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Last successful source check: Sep 25, 2026, 4:30 PM

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