Two of the world’s greatest guitar players, Gordon Giltrap & John Etheridge, have announced they are to team up to play an extensive 2 Parts Guitar UK tour in October 2025, which includes a pair of Staffordshire shows at Lichfield’s Hub at St Mary’s on Thursday, October 16 and Leek’s Foxlowe Arts Centre on Saturday, October 18.
After the success of their 2024 tour, guitar supremos Gordon Giltrap and legendary Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge join forces again for a new run of live shows, returning for an unforgettable evening of top class musicianship performed by two of the UKs most respected and influential musicians.
Talking about these autumn 2025 live shows, Giltrap said: “I have known John since 1973, and we started working together under the banner 3 Parts Guitar and latterly 4 Parts Guitar about twelve years ago, This is out second UK tour as a duo and it never ceases to be a joy and inspiration working with this outstanding virtuoso.”
The two innovative guitarists will be performing songs from their extensive back catalogues with incredible new arrangements in what promises to be an electrifying show. A broad range of material from their respective careers is promised as well as other favourite pieces, reflecting each player’s musical visions and influences.
With both musicians highly respected amongst their peers (and having both worked across decades with a number of the world’s greatest artists), Etheridge was famously told “You’re great” by Jimi Hendrix, whilst Eric Clapton remarked after an early gig, “You’re not a blues player, but you’re a great guitarist.”
Tickets for the duo’s newly-announced October 2025 UK shows are on-sale now via both artists’ official websites: giltrap.co.uk and john-etheridge.com.
This is a show guaranteed to enthral guitar aficionados, acoustic enthusiasts and music lovers in general, a rare chance to witness two of the country’s most influential musicians sharing the stage for one night only.
