# Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage Announces Debut Australian Tour

**Tour Announcement** — On Your Markus  
**Dates:** 11 September 2026  
**Venues:** Adelaide Festival Centre  
**Published:** 14 May 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/tour-announcements/guitar-virtuoso-julian-lage-announces-debut-australian-tour/

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**American guitar virtuoso and composer Julian Lage is touring Australia for the first time from September 11-18 2026**

![Musician seated on a stool playing an acoustic guitar against a warm brown backdrop.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/42237/kAKvBHtQ.jpg)

Julian Lage is a genre-defying guitarist whose work explores the unique connection between classical music and the American folk tradition.

Acknowledged as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation, Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association, and a spirit of infinite possibility.

The California-born, New York-based musician blossomed into one of the most prolific and restless careers in contemporary music. Lage has collaborated with *Gary Burton*and *John Zorn*, undertaken duo projects with *Nels Cline*, *Chris Eldridge*, and *Fred Hersch*, and released a steady stream of recordings across a range of lineups and configurations.

Continuing the 10th anniversary celebrations of his breakthrough solo album *[World’s Fair](https://us.list-manage.com/nDHgbe6X4Yz?e=ac8df5c3f4&c2id=16b6a8a2be2007a8e203daf7c3cf6f2f)* (2015), and with his recently released *[Scenes From Above](https://us.list-manage.com/XHeDQgGx1uS?e=ac8df5c3f4&c2id=16b6a8a2be2007a8e203daf7c3cf6f2f)* (2026),  Lage shows no sign of slowing. The anniversary tour is marked with a new World’s Fair vinyl release and accompanying songbook.

*“Julian Lage simultaneously consolidates and extends his artistic courage with Scenes From Above, and, in doing so, he could not be more emphatic in both honouring and extending the heritage of this vaunted jazz institution as a bastion for just such mature creativity.” *– GLIDE 

*“Lage sings through his strings. The pieces are compact, tight, engaging, and, indeed, in many ways song-like. As impressive as his prodigious skills may be, more so is the range of expression and emotion in the playing.”* – SPIN

**Julian Lage Debut Australian Tour **

Friday, 11 September – **Adelaide Festival Centre**, **SA**  
Saturday, 12 September – **Theatre Royal Hobart**, **TAS**  
Monday, 14 September – **Melbourne Recital** **Centre, VIC**  
Wednesday, 16 September – **Street Theatre**, **Canberra ACT**  
Thursday, 17 September – **City Recital Hall, Sydney NSW**  
Friday, 18 September – **Byron Theatre**, **Byron Bay NSW**

**Tickets on sale Monday 18 May – 11am AEST from ****[www.julianlage.com/tour](https://us.list-manage.com/196sRZOexiz?e=ac8df5c3f4&c2id=16b6a8a2be2007a8e203daf7c3cf6f2f)**

![Bold typographic poster for Julian Lage's 2026 world tour with Australian venue dates and cities listed.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/42236/1f96dfa9-2e28-41b2-1225-13a22d08c8d5.jpeg)