As of last Friday, tickets to see Australian guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel tonight at the Tower Theatre were already looking pretty, pretty, pretty scarce.

Presumably, that’s because people want to make sure they can get inside and gawk at what must be one of the most jaw-dropping musical spectacles to grace the historic theater’s stage this year.

To call Emmanuel a “guitar wizard” is to sell him short, honestly. The guy is a virtuoso of the highest order, one of the most skilled acoustic guitarists on Earth, a man with fingers so dexterous you’ll wonder just how many fingers he has. Don’t bother counting; his hands are a blur when he plays.

In his five-decade career, Emmanuel has two Grammy nominations and his YouTube videos have nearly 16 million views. (Which one of those is more impressive probably depends on how old you are.) His most recent release is a live CD/DVD of a solo performance from Pensacola, Florida, but before that, he showed off his stylistic versatility with an album of jazz-inspired duets with Martin Taylor.

Tommy Emmanuel, with Antsy McClain; 8 tonight; $40.75 and $50.75, plus fees, available through the venue; Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend; www.towertheatre.org or 541-317-0700.