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Guitars in Bars showcases South Australia’s dynamic live music scene in great venues across the state.
Artists take to the stages of pubs, clubs, shops and bars in a series of free and ticketed events featuring the humble guitar.
Look out for more details coming soon to Guitars in Bars, showcasing great gigs by:
- Stephen Magnusson Trio
- Max Savage and the Lofty Mountain Band
- Maggie Rigby
- Dusty Lee’s Blues Jam
- The Airbenders
- COMA
- and many more!
Gigs will be held in our favourite live music venues including:
- The Wheaty
- The Grace Emily
- Memphis Slims House of Blues
- Queens Theatre
- Hal’s Hall
- Trinity Sessions
- and beyond!
"Guitars in Bars is a broad celebration of the artists, venues and audiences that are the beating heart of our vibrant live music scene.”
Performance Location: Various
This event occurs in various venues across Adelaide. See event information above for details.
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27 Sept 2024
Mini concerts strike a chord with the youngest of fans
Adelaide Guitar Festival & Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED host live performances in Adelaide preschools and children’s centres.
4 min read -
12 June 2024
Calling all Guitarheads!
The wait is over, the Adelaide Guitar Festival 2024 program is here.
4 min read -
1 June 2022
Resonance
Adelaide Guitar Festival’s Resonance delivers world-class guitarists in intimate performances at hospitals, care facilities, community centres and wellbeing services.
2 min read
27 Sept 2024
Mini concerts strike a chord with the youngest of fans
Adelaide Guitar Festival & Adelaide Festival Centre’s centrED host live performances in Adelaide preschools and children’s centres.
4 min read
12 June 2024
Calling all Guitarheads!
The wait is over, the Adelaide Guitar Festival 2024 program is here.
4 min read
1 June 2022
Resonance
Adelaide Guitar Festival’s Resonance delivers world-class guitarists in intimate performances at hospitals, care facilities, community centres and wellbeing services.
2 min read
31 July 2022
The Backstage Sessions 2022 – George & Noriko
Bluegrass country meets shamisen (Japanese banjo) in a unique, high-energy music blend.
19 min watch
31 July 2022
The Backstage Sessions 2020 - The Tom Kneebone Trio
Tom Kneebone is a touring session musician with a guitar style steeped in pushing the boundaries of Jazz, Blues, and Folk music. Joined by Kyrie Anderson on drums and Dylan Paul on the double-bass.
18 min watch
31 July 2022
The Backstage Sessions 2020 - Chris Finnen, Cal Williams Jr & Kory Horwood
Each multi-award winners and exceedingly talented blues musicians in their own right, together this trio combine the gentle fingerpicking of British Folk with the raw intensity of a Delta Blues speakeasy.
18 min watch
31 July 2022
The Backstage Sessions 2020 - Mike Bevan & Alain Valodze
Mike Bevan specializes in jazz and Brazilian guitar whose music has been described as ‘sublime and romantic’. Alain Valodze is an expressive Flamenco guitarist playing music of ‘haunting beauty and buoyant rhythm’.
14 min watch