Martin Sexton

MARTIN SEXTON

LIVE WIDE OPEN TOUR 2026

Martin Sexton tours in support the 25th anniversary of Live Wide Open - the critically-acclaimed double vinyl live album. The show will include these fan-favorites as well as some new material and surprise covers.

“The real thing, people”

—Billboard

“Soul-marinated voice”

—Rolling Stone

“Mr. Sexton as an impassioned performer can bring women and men to tears when they see him live” —Wall Street Journal

“The best live performer I’ve ever seen.” —John Mayer

“Master of dynamics, reducing a room to silence with his blustering baritone, then teasing that silence with a fluttering falsetto."

—Acoustic Guitar

America comes together in the music of Martin Sexton. Our hearts mend, our

political and philosophical differences melt away, and the various strains of

our roots music entangle. Of Sexton, The New York Times says: “His

unpretentious heartiness helps him focus on every soul singer’s goal: to

amplify the sound of the ordinary heart."

Sexton has remained true to his mission of sharing peace and harmony

throughout his 10 albums, and in countless incendiary live performances. He

has thus built a loyal following of fans, including critics and superstar artists.

He is without a doubt what Billboard calls: “The real thing.”

These days, people are coming together to revel in Sexton’s musicality for his

Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show. This is a live show extravaganza in which

he performs the iconic Beatles’ album in its entirety followed by a set of

mainly original music.

Sexton is a songwriter’s songwriter, with a multi-octave voice that knows no

bounds. Acoustic Guitar Magazine calls him a: "Master of dynamics,

reducing a room to silence with his blustering baritone, then teasing that

silence with a fluttering falsetto."

Sexton’s career in music has unfolded like the stories in one of his sweetly

redemptive songs. He got his start busking on streets and performing at open

mics. Since then, he has gone on to be praised by modern legends such as

John Mayer and Dave Matthews, who calls him one of his favorite singer-

songwriters. Sexton’s songs of grappling and gratitude were the soundtrack to

John Mayer’s early gigging years, and made an indelible impact on the

budding songwriter. Mayer says: “This is the music of my LIFE.”

Sexton has headlined venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall, and his

songs have appeared in television series such as Scrubs, Parenthood, Masters

of Sex, and in numerous films. His dynamically emotive live show has earned

him critical raves and an engaged and loyal following. The Wall Street Journal says, “Mr. Sexton as an impassioned performer can bring women and men to tears when they see him live.”