Starting again. Last night I got to return to the location of my very first USA concert, back in 2013 ❤️
8 years have flown by, but with all the craziness of the past 18 months it felt like a not-so-deep metaphor for the start of something. Hopefully the start of a real return to normalcy (typing this from a mall Starbucks)
The crowd were so awesome last night. Seeing a sea of spontaneous (to us) glow sticks appear during Nights in White Satin was wild. The perfect sweaty par can induced end to a day that started with an unwilling gaze at not one, but three pairs of testicles in a retirees pool changing room shower.
Rock and roll ⚽️ 🏀 🏈
#tour #balls #mikedawes #fingerstyle #guitar #acoustic
Generic and irritatingly off-centre soundcheck shot to share how bloody grateful I am to be able to do this again. It’s much tougher, but everyone is mucking in. Major shoutout to the crew for not scoffing at my honorary roadie duties (yet) and BIG thanks to those who have been picking up merch even though we can’t do the usual meet & greet thing. You keep the wheels turning ❤️🎉🚌 #tour #guitar #mikedawes @justinhaywardmusic #moodyblues
Cheers Chicago for the first shows back after 18 months ❤️
Fun day off trying out vintage guitars from the @chicagomusicexchange vault with fellow guitarists @zeppelinbarnatra @officialmyleskennedy @nickperri 🎸😬
Next up, Ohio…
#guitar #guitarists #chicagomusicexchange #zeppelinbarnatra #mikedawes #myleskennedy #alterbridge #nickperri
Back at it 🇺🇸
Feels good 💪
Please get vaccinated if you’re coming out 👍
🎉#GIVEAWAY🎉
Hey folks, you can win a free acoustic guitar lesson with me, plus a 20% discount for
every masterclass or seminar you take at #liveonguitar (my Greek shreducation friends! 🇬🇷)
👉To participate:
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The contest is open until the evening of September 14th. Good luck ❤️
These organisers really know their stuff and are putting together some really cool workshops. Definitely get involved ✌️
#mikedawes #liveonguitarcom #giveaway #guitar #acousticguitar #giveaways
#guitarlesson #onlineguitarlesson
Not a guitar post, but it was cool to see overseas friends in real life for the first time in a long while 🇫🇮🇦🇹🇺🇸 @jukkab @deeeni_1
Vaxxed, tested, ready to make music 🎶
#lovejoy #nashville
In an actual airport in actual Texas.
This rocks 🪨
📷: @templopolis
🇫🇷 Merci @guitaresechelemag 🇫🇷
It’s an honour to share this cover with the great Tommy Emmanuel ❤️🥺
10 page feature in this lovely mag, online and in stores. We talk about our recent collaboration and all things music 🎶 Let’s hope the puns translate into French 👀
@tommyemmanuelcgp and I will be in Paris Feb 23rd 2022 as part of his EU run next year 🇪🇺
Merci 🙏
#guitar #guitarist #guitarists #tommyemmanuel #mikedawes #acoustic #acousticguitar
A few months ago I joined @joebonamassa for his @keepingthebluesalive streaming concert. It was for a great cause and featured loads of cool players, all supporting out of work musicians and crew.
I played my @johnmayer #slowdancinginaburningroom arrangement from my home studio. Here’s a little clip.
Thanks for having me, Joe 🙏❤️
#guitar #guitarist #mikedawes #joebonamassa #johnmayer #fingerstyle #acoustic #acousticguitar #electricguitar
‘Press clippings for Mum & Dad day’…
An algorithmic macaroni of a post but very grateful for the features in the Holy Trinity of guitar mags today 🙏
Slides 1 & 2 @acousticmagazine 🇬🇧 on shelves now talking about the live rig.
3 & 4: A nice piece talking about ‘Here Comes The Sun’ and #georgeharrison with @guitarworldmagazine 🇺🇸 amongst esteemed shredologists.
Finally a humbling name drop amongst a list of acoustical royalty in this month’s @totalguitar 🇬🇧 (5 & 6)
Thanks magazine writer friends ❤️
#guitarworld #totalguitar #acousticmagazine #guitar
⬇️ NEW GIGS BELOW ⬇️
Excited to get out to the 🇺🇸 with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues Sep-Oct plus @tommyemmanuelcgp in 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 Jan-Feb 2022 ❤️
PLUS super happy to be playing some east coast 🇺🇸 club shows with @guitar.yaz in Feb 2022. Most of those just went on sale like today so don’t sleep on ticketyboos ☺️ (available on the website)
The rest of the world will hopefully follow soon after. Fingers, toes and bones crossed 🦴
#gigs #gigawatts #gignewtons #peppapgig #mikedawes #yasminwilliams #tommyemmanuel #justinhayward #moodyblues
Happy 30th anniversary to @metallica ‘s legendary #blackalbum 🐍🤟🎂
I covered ‘One’ from #andjusticeforall but have yet to tackle a black album tune. Any recommendations?
#metallica #fingerstyle #fingerstyleguitar #acoustic #acousticguitar #guitarist @kirkhammett #electricguitar @larsulrich @james.hetfield @jasonnewstedmusicfp
GREAT news for U.K. musicians today. Visa free ‘short tours’ now possible post-Brexit. Still plenty of hurdles to overcome (boring backend logistics, many countries not agreed, merchandise etc) but HUGE thanks to @eltonjohn @teddysphotos and more for actively campaigning for this, raising awareness for the little guys in a cultural landscape that strongly implies the only touring musicians out there are top 10 popstars 🌟
Personally relevant to the shows with @tommyemmanuelcgp in The Netherlands, Belgium and France in February ❤️ Dates/tickets on the website 💪
#livemusic #brexit #eu #touring #musiciansofinstagram #guitar #guitarist
Square edit on Jump for you IGers 🖼 Tuning is DADGAD. Has anyone figured it out yet?
#guitar #vanhalen #acoustic #acousticguitar #guitarcover #fingerstyle #electricguitar #guitarist #mikedawes
As tour finally creeps closer, it’s got me thinking. Where should I go in 2022/23?
#guitarist #tour #acoustic #fingerstyle #guitar #roxy
Happy Straturday. What’s your favourite electric guitar tune? 🎸⚡️
#guitar #straturday #electricguitar #mikedawes #strat #fender #stratocaster
Another Brit & a wall 👀
7 more weekends until tour ❤️🤞🇺🇸 🙏
Sep + Oct
IL / OH / PA / MD / CT / RI / MA / NH / NY / TN / GA / FL
#justinhayward #mikedawes #moodyblues #guitar #acoustic #tour #live #usa
📸: @daddarioandco #brooklyn
Got photoshop for my birthday 🥳
#inside #covidbirthdaynumbertwo
3 years ago I had the honour of sharing the stage with the 🐐 @tommyemmanuelcgp for the first time.
The gratitude is real so this post is just a thanks to Tommy and his team. We’ll be back in the US and EU early next year ❤️ Can’t wait to be inspired by the best and pick some licks 🎸✌️
#guitar #acoustic #acousticguitar #fingerstyle #livemusic #tommyemmanuel #mikedawes
📸: Jan Anderson
‘How how how how does the 🐝 get in there?’ Humbled by your reaction @guitargate ❤️
STIUTK with @tommyemmanuelcgp out now. We’re on tour in the western USA and EU early 2022. Full reaction vid on Michael’s excellent channel. Link in IG story 🐝
#guitar #guitarteacher #reaction #fingerstyle #acoustic #mikedawes #tommyemmanuel #somebodythatiusedtoknow