# Event Details

- **Event Name**: PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: “It’s like the guitar has been given free rein to play itself!”

French acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist, and composer Pierre Bensusan, surnamed “Mister DADGAD”, has taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe.

Winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album "Encore", voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine readers’ Poll, winner of the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival for his debut album, Pierre is recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of the 21st century.

When Michael Hedges titles one of his compositions “Bensusan”, you know that the inspiration behind it must be special, and Pierre Bensusan certainly is. Guitarists from Leo Kottke to Larry Corryel, to Tuck Andress, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, Andrew York, Andy Timmons, Pat Metheny, and Steve Lukather… have sung his praises, and Steve Vai released three Bensusan albums on his label Favored Nations. And it's not just guitarists who are so inspired by Pierre's music, as a recent studio collaboration with him on Donny Osmond’s latest album “Start Again” goes to show.

If World Music means the fusion of traditional, contemporary, jazz, classical, and pop music, then Bensusan is one of the most eloquent World Music musicians of our time. A pianist in his beginnings, then self-taught on the guitar, the originality of his style makes him one of today’s greatest guitarists and composers for the instrument. Also called “The Prince of DADGAD”, his story is far from trivial, and it is on stage that this artist has earned his stripes: among others, the Rose d'Or of the Montreux Festival, and being elected Best Guitarist of World Music by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine! His triple album "Encore" won the Grand Prix at the Independent Music Awards in the Best Live Album category... Since his first performances in 1974 in France, the guitarist has sold half a million albums and given thousands of concerts around the globe, both solo and through numerous collaborations.

Pierre Bensusan is an adventurer of unusual lands. His music is an intimate and orchestral hymn, a solo crossing on a multi-shell Lowden guitar subjected to the natural elements with sound molecules and finger pulp on an ebony fingerboard for open tuning - a unique and transparent technique, under the fingers of an adventurous pilgrim.

“For me, so total is his mastery of the solo instrument, his dazzling harmony, his many innovations, and his deft command of counterpoint, the jazz idiom, folk expression, and all genres between and beyond, an entire history unfolds as Pierre Bensusan plays. But really, the emotional depth – and this is where true artistry often likes to live – of many of his songs and compositions is all, well, breathtaking. With only his steel-string-acoustic guitar – and sometimes his rich, affecting voice – Mr Bensusan can disassemble your heart and hand it back to you restored and renewed as he did to mine tonight. A true giant.”
James Volpe Rotondi (editor at Guitar Player Magazine)

"I've seen Alfred Brendel, Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim, Lynn Harrell, Nureyev, Placido Domingo, etc., etc., perform magnificently. Tonight, in Atlanta, in the last half of the second set, Pierre Bensusan went a quantum beyond the warm, compelling, appealing, extremely accomplished guitarist whose recordings and performances I've eagerly sought for over 30 years. He's achieved the sublime -- decades of technique, creativity, intuition, passion, and intensity crashed together -- a man transformed, singular, stunning. I have so seldom had the privilege and pure animal joy of experiencing this caliber of artistry."
Rain Crow (a fan)

https://www.pierrebensusan.com/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sparta/pierre-bensusan-the-infinite-guitar-tour-2026/200030274519121
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, concerts, art, pop
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sparta
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 60 South Main, Sparta, NC, United States, North Carolina 28675
- **lat**: 36.50465
- **long**: -81.12036
- **full address**: 60 South Main, Sparta, NC, United States, North Carolina 28675

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026 being held?
  - **A:** PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026 takes place on Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 60 South Main, Sparta, NC, United States, North Carolina 28675.
- **Q**: Who is organizing PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026?
  - **A:** PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026 is organized by Muddy Creek Cafe and Music Hall Sparta.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026 is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sparta, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If PIERRE BENSUSAN  - THE INFINITE GUITAR TOUR 2026 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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