Legendary Grammy-nominated Texas guitarist Eric Johnson is pleased to announce an 11-date UK tour in July and August 2026.
One of the most outstanding instrumentalists in rock over the past 40 years, Texas guitarist Eric Johnson was already a legend before he recorded his first album. By the early 1980s, many celebrated guitarists were singing the praises of this skinny kid from Austin with the mind-melting chops. Comparisons were made to such guitar heroes as Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix and when he joined the ‘70s Austin fusion band Electromagnets they were being hailed as “the Mahavishnu Orchestra of Texas”.
Since 1986 Eric has released seventeen albums, in addition to albums with other artists such as Eclectic with jazz guitarist Mike Stern, and the platinum-selling G3 Live with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Eric has received eight Grammy nominations along with numerous other recognitions, awards and wins in various polls and magazines.
In December 2025 Eric joined the Allman-Betts Band for a series of shows as a special guest, duetting with Devon Allman and Duane Betts. The Texaphonic tour continues in the USA from April through May 2026 from Florida to California, including a headlining appearance at the Austin Blues Festival. In late June Eric returns to Europe for the first time in over a decade and brings the Texaphonic tour to Europe and the UK, finishing up in Scotland by mid-August at ‘Guitar Dreams’ with Mike Stern and others before returning to Austin for a special event with Tommy Emmanuel.
Over the course of more than four decades, Eric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey. Along the way, his creations have cross-pollinated the various musical genres which include rock, blues, jazz, fusion, soul, folk, new-age, classical, and even country. Inevitably EJ says it best himself in sharing that regardless of the genre “It really boils down to the music and the song at the end of the day”, he explains. “The most important thing for me is to grow musically and make a more expansive and meaningful artistic statement with every new project”.
WOLVERHAMPTON, KK’S STEEL MILL
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Starworks Warehouse, Frederick Street, WV2 4DU
www.kkssteelmill.co.uk
FROME, CHEESE & GRAIN
FRIDAY 24 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
35 Berkley Road, Frome, BA11 2EH
www.cheeseandgrain.com
LONDON, ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY
SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Upper St, Islington, London, N1 2UD
https://islingtonassemblyhall.co.uk
BASINGSTOKE, HAYMARKET
SUNDAY 26 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Wote St, Basingstoke RG21 7NW
www.anvilarts.org.uk/visit-us/how-to-get-here/the-haymarket
SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
MONDAY 27 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com
NORTHAMPTON, ROADMENDER
WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
1 Lady’s Lane, Northampton, NN1 3AH
www.theroadmender.com
NORWICH, EPIC STUDIOS
THURSDAY 30 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
112-114 Magdalen St, Norwich, NR3 1JD
https://epic-tv.com/events
HOLMFIRTH, PICTUREDROME
FRIDAY 31 JULY 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Market Walk, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 7DA
https://www.picturedrome.net
EDINBURGH, QUEEN’S HALL
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
85-89 Clerk St, Newington, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG
www.thequeenshall.net
SUNDERLAND, THE FIRE STATION
MONDAY 3 AUGUST 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
The Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA
www.thefirestation.org.ukL
YTHAM, LOWTHER PAVILION
TUESDAY 4 AUGUST 2026Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Lowther Terrace, Lytham Saint Annes FY8 5QQ
https://lowtherpavilion.co.uk
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