The Ark’s Open Stage
Mon Oct 26, 8pm
Open mic at folk landmark
This event is in the past.It took place on October 16, 2026 at The Ark.
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🎸"one of the finest acoustic guitar players in the world" (Rick Beato)
🛋️"almost like watching an artist in your living room"
🤝VIP ticket adds a guitar workshop and meet & greet
One guy, one guitar, and somehow a whole band's worth of sound. Mike Dawes layers melody, bass, and percussion into jaw-dropping fingerstyle arrangements, from viral pop covers to his own originals.
Fingerstyle guitar
Intimate listening room
Solo acoustic
Viral cover artist
They recommend it:
Mike Dawes
English fingerstyle acoustic guitarist, modern virtuoso
Headliner
Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for his modern fingerstyle technique, arranging and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single acoustic guitar. He was named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World’ by Total Guitar Magazine and MusicRadar in 2017 and 2018, and has collaborated with artists such as Tommy Emmanuel and the metal band Periphery.
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🎸"one of the finest acoustic guitar players in the world" (Rick Beato)
🛋️"almost like watching an artist in your living room"
🤝VIP ticket adds a guitar workshop and meet & greet
One guy, one guitar, and somehow a whole band's worth of sound. Mike Dawes layers melody, bass, and percussion into jaw-dropping fingerstyle arrangements, from viral pop covers to his own originals.
Fingerstyle guitar
Intimate listening room
Solo acoustic
Viral cover artist
They recommend it:
Mike Dawes
English fingerstyle acoustic guitarist, modern virtuoso
Headliner
Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for his modern fingerstyle technique, arranging and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single acoustic guitar. He was named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World’ by Total Guitar Magazine and MusicRadar in 2017 and 2018, and has collaborated with artists such as Tommy Emmanuel and the metal band Periphery.
Matches these interests
- Fingerstyle guitar
- Intimate listening room
- Solo acoustic
- Viral cover artist
- The Ark
- Old Fourth Ward
- Ann Arbor
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The Ark's Open Stage
Mon Oct 26, 8pm
Open stage live music
The Ark . The Ark's Open Stage. The Ark. Ann Arbor, MI. 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States. https://theark.org/event/the-arks-open-stage-261026/
Mon Oct 26, 8pm
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