Tommy Emmanuel

The Englert Theatre, Iowa

Co-Presented by: True Endeavors

Member Presale: Begins Wednesday, March 1 @ 12:00 PM CT

Public On-Sale: Friday, March 3 @ 12:00 PM CT

$255.50 + Fees – Front Row Meet & Greet Experience

Includes: 

$180.50 + Fees – Meet & Greet Experience

$105.50 + Fees – Signed Merch Package

$55.50 + Fees – Reserved Seating

$45.50 + Fees – Reserved Seating – Friend/Member

$25.50 + Fees – Reserved Seating – Student (w/ ID)

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Tommy was born in 1955 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales Australia, and started
playing the guitar at age four. In his twenties, he was the most sought-after performer and
session musician in Sydney. By age 30, he was burning on electric guitar with several rock
bands in stadiums across Europe. He could have gone on to live the rock star life. Yet, he
yearned for something purer and closer to his heart. Casting off the reliable rock band
engine of monstrous sonics blasting, Tommy went acoustic.

The inspiration for Tommy’s transformation was his hero, Chet Atkins, who represented
the purity of one man, one guitar, and unlimited passionate for serving the song. Eventually
Tommy met his hero and started a lifelong friendship which shaped Tommy’s music
forever. Chet welcomed Tommy into guitarist knighthood by bestowing upon him the
coveted title of CGP (Certified Guitar Player), an honor awarded only to four other humans
ever, and they recorded an album together, The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World. Because, as Chet
recognized instantly and told the world, musicians like this don’t come along that often;
pay attention to this man. 

And people have paid attention from sold out shows all over the
world to multiple Grammy nominations, ARIA Awards, IBMA Awards, and countless “Best
Acoustic Guitarist” wins in numerous music magazine readers polls…. the world is taking
notice.