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SUMMARY:VIP Event: Mike Dawes
DESCRIPTION:Invitation to pre-show experience with Mike Dawes\, including:  \n\n Meet & greet and photo opportunity \n Intimate guitar workshop \n Performance of an exclusive song not in the setlist \n Early entry into the venue \n Early merch shopping before doors open to the public \n VIP Exclusive pack of Mike Dawes’ personal D’addario XS DADGAD strings \n Commemorative VIP laminate\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT: This is not a ticket to the show. \nYou must have a concert ticket in order to purchase this VIP Meet & Greet.\nMIKE DAWES – OCT 11 • 7PM \nCheck-in Time: Please arrive at the venue by 4:30 PM. \nAfter check-in\, you’ll be escorted to the VIP area for the meet & greet\, which takes place before doors open at 5:30 PM. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n“technical virtuosity and passion… compelling” – Acoustic Guitar\n  \nMike 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. \nDawes 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.”  \nHis 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.  \nHis 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 Periphery\, joining them on their 2024 double single release. Mike is featured on multiple Justin Hayward live releases\, including Spirits…Live\, which debuted at Number Two on the US Billboard Chart.  \nRecently\, he contributed electric guitars to Mentrix and Gareth Croker’s stunning soundtrack to Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Additionally\, he has done other session work on TV shows such as AMC’s Better Call Saul. \nMike’s passion\, however\, is performing. He has shared the stage with acts as diverse as Tommy Emmanuel\, Christopher Cross\, Periphery\, The Aristocrats\, Justin Hayward\, and the Athens State Orchestra in 2023 alone.  \nRecommended for fans of Tommy Emmanuel\, Andy McKee\, Kaki King and Trace Bundy.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/mike-dawes-oct11-2026-vip/
CATEGORIES:Rock/Pop
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SUMMARY:Mike Dawes
DESCRIPTION:“technical virtuosity and passion… compelling” – Acoustic Guitar\n  \nMike 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. \nDawes 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.”  \nHis 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.  \nHis 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 Periphery\, joining them on their 2024 double single release. Mike is featured on multiple Justin Hayward live releases\, including Spirits…Live\, which debuted at Number Two on the US Billboard Chart.  \nRecently\, he contributed electric guitars to Mentrix and Gareth Croker’s stunning soundtrack to Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Additionally\, he has done other session work on TV shows such as AMC’s Better Call Saul. \nMike’s passion\, however\, is performing. He has shared the stage with acts as diverse as Tommy Emmanuel\, Christopher Cross\, Periphery\, The Aristocrats\, Justin Hayward\, and the Athens State Orchestra in 2023 alone.  \nRecommended for fans of Tommy Emmanuel\, Andy McKee\, Kaki King and Trace Bundy.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/mike-dawes-oct11-2026/
CATEGORIES:Rock/Pop
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