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Tommy Emmanuel plays North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, an 867-capacity theater in Skokie, on Monday, January 25. The show starts at 7:30 PM. This one could sell out: big draw for a room this size (207k listeners, 867 capacity). Tommy Emmanuel also has 1 other date on Go See Shows, in Nashville.

Hailed as one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world by NPR's World Cafe, Tommy Emmanuel got his start at the age of six, when he first began touring his native Australia with his family's band. As a teenager, he earned a reputation as a highly sought after sideman and session player, and by his early twenties, Emmanuel was playing on chart-topping hits and performing with acts like Air Supply and Men at Work. Inspired in part by his hero, Chet Atkins (who would later become a friend, ment

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Headliner Tommy Emmanuel acoustic, guitar, acoustic guitar · 207,196 Last.fm listeners
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Tommy Emmanuel (born May 31, 1955) is an Australian virtuoso guitarist, best known for his fine art of "fingerpicking". He is considered by some as the greatest fingerpicker in the world today.

Artist bios from Last.fm, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

Area
Skokie
Address
9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie · Directions
Capacity
867 (theatre)
Website
www.northshorecenter.org
Upcoming
33 shows

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