Arts & Culture
British guitar legend Robbie McIntosh to perform in Newbury

British guitar legend Robbie McIntosh is coming to Newbury and will perform at Arlington Arts on Saturday December 1.

Robbie McIntosh has legendary status among his fellow musicians. His career to date includes spells as guitarist with Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones, John Mayer, and Norah Jones. Robbie has played many of the world’s top festivals and venues. Among his numerous TV and radio appearances, Robbie was with Sir Tom Jones on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny BBC TV show on New Years Eve 2015, and with Zucchero in 2016. As a long-term member of The Pretenders,  Robbie played at Live Aid in 1985 and on their top-10 UK hit, Don’t Get Me Wrong.

To celebrate the everlasting genius of Chet Atkins and 60 years of the Gretsch Country Gentleman ‘Thanks Chet’, the new album by British guitar legend Robbie McIntosh is a tribute to the sound that revolutionised rock ’n’ roll as we know it.

A pivotal figure in the history of rock, Chet inspired millions of players the world over, among them superstars such as George Harrison, Duane Eddy, Hank Marvin, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, Johnny Marr – in fact, almost anyone who ever picked up a guitar owes a debt to Chet.

‘The guitarist’s guitarist.’ – Q Magazine

Tickets are available online at www.arlingtonarts.co.uk