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SUMMARY:an evening with mike dawes
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED: October 15\, 2026 Original Tickets Remain Valid 
 Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing\, arranging\, and
  performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is rega
 rded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists\,
  with a repertoire spanning original viral videos and popular arrangemen
 ts\, alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward o
 f 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 arrangem
 ent of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know\,’ quickly became a viral h
 it with tens of millions of views on YouTube. This success has been dupl
 icated and expanded upon numerous times since with songs like ‘One\,’ ‘T
 he Impossible\,’ and ‘Jump’ across multiple video platforms. His reputat
 ion has invited him opportunities to collaborate with GRAMMY Award-winni
 ng artists such as Tommy Emmanuel\, with whom he recorded the duet recor
 d ‘Accomplice Vol. 3\,’ and the GRAMMY-nominated metal band Periphery\, 
 with whom Mike joined on their 2024 double single release. Mike is featu
 red on multiple Justin Hayward live releases\, including Spirits…Live\, 
 which debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Chart. Dawes also has a strong r
 eputation as an educator\, acting as a columnist for Guitar World and Ac
 oustic Guitar magazines\, as well as teaching guitar masterclasses all o
 ver the world\, creating apps\, publishing degree-level literature\, app
 earing as a TV judge on SKY TV’s ‘Guitar Star\,’ and more. Recently\, he
  contributed electric guitars to Mentrix and Gareth Croker’s stunning so
 undtrack to Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown\, with other sess
 ion work featured on TV shows such as AMC’s Better Call Saul. Mike’s pas
 sion\, however\, is performing. He has shared the stage with acts as div
 erse as Tommy Emmanuel\, Christopher Cross\, Periphery\, The Aristocrats
 \, Justin Hayward\, and the Athens State Orchestra in 2023 alone. His th
 ird studio album\, Galactic Acid\, is anticipated for release in August 
 2024.\n\nTickets: https://secure.athenaeumcenter.org/2267\n\nhttps://fin
 dlocal.community/event/9bdaf8cf-5226-482a-bd95-0089ceba9eed
LOCATION:Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture\, Chicago\, IL
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/9bdaf8cf-5226-482a-bd95-0089ceba9ee
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