The Sicilian guitar virtuoso Matteo Mancuso will be playing a special London show on 3 March 2025 at The Garage.
We caught up with Matteo at home in Italy whilst post Namm 2025 on a short break before his European Tour kicks off:
Guitar Virtuoso Matteo Mancuso
Announces Special London Show
Mon 3 March – The Garage, London – TICKETS
The YouTube sensation released his debut album, ‘The Journey” in 2023 via The Players Club / Mascot Label Group. Since then has adorned the front cover of magazines such as Guitar Techniques, which called him “The Hottest Guitarist on the Planet “, and Total Guitar, which hailed him as the “World’s Hottest Virtuoso.” He has also picked up plaudits from some of the world’s most iconic, ground-breaking players who are declaring Matteo as a force to be reckoned with, from Dweezil Zappa to Joe Bonamassa, Steve Vai to Al Di Meola and Tosin Abasi.
Check out the videos for Drop D | Silk Road | Samba Party | Paul Position
This summer, Mancuso continued to tour Europe and also revealed his latest song, “Paul Position”, in honour of another guitar great, Paul Gilbert. You can stream the songs and watch the video here.
Talking about the song, the guitarist says, “I wrote it some days after receiving this wonderful Baritone Guitar from Bacci. If you are wondering why it’s called “Paul Position,” it’s because I was inspired by one of my favourite players, Mr. Paul Gilbert! You may recognize some of his signature licks in the solo section.” Stefano India (Bass) and Giuseppe Bruno (Drums) also feature on the song.
Mancuso has become the hottest guitarist on the planet following the release of his debut album, 2023s ‘The Journey’ which featured the singles “Samba Party,” which channels the excitement and jubilation of Rio de Janeiro during carnival – but the song itself is anything but samba. Also, “Silk Road, which was dedicated to his hometown Palermo and his Arab-Norman roots and was the follow-up to the album’s lead single “Drop D,”
In January, he completed a sold-out tour of the US. He has recently opened for the legendary Marcus Miller and performed with Tommy Emmanuel in Palermo. He’s shared the stage with Al Di Meola on classical guitar at the closing night of the Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, played at the Lugano Jazz Festival in Switzerland as a guest with prog-rockers PFM, and given an incredible performance at the New Ross Guitar Festival in Ireland.