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Guthrie Govan performs onstage

Guthrie Govan has just played an arena tour with soundtrack composer extraordinaire Hans Zimmer. “I’ve had worse jobs,” he grins. 

Last month, he led his instrumental trio The Aristocrats for a UK tour that included some of their biggest headline shows to date, including a night at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.