DID THAT GET YOUR ATTENTION!? 🤣

🇬🇧 U.K. people it is with great pleasure I’m announcing a super special headline show on April 1st 2022. Why is it special?…

So the above photos are from 15/16 year old heavy metal Mike’s first ever gigs with his high school metal band 😅 The local venue that allowed budding young musicians to play is called the @loungebaralton , based in Alton, Hampshire.

The amazing @cat.or.catherine who runs said venue is celebrating 15 years of the place, and they’re organising some really cool shows for this occasion.

It’s super exciting to be asked to play one of these and I can’t wait to come back to the room that I caught the ‘gig bug’ in, way back in 2006 (even though my music is a little quieter now)

Tickets on sale now via my story, website and Facebook/loungebaralton. ⚠️They are quite limited⚠️

Proceeds will help the place carry on post-covid impact, guaranteeing the next generation of local players somewhere to perform 🙂 ...

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 ...

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 👍 ...

‘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 ...

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 ...