“Pat Metheny is truly one of the most adventurous and creative talents in music, in any genre he chooses."

- Questlove Supreme

“My favorite guitarist and biggest influence… a legend.” 

- Rick Beato

“Insane technique, insane melodic ideas… honestly he’s just incredible with a singular voice on the instrument.” 

- Wong Notes with Cory Wong (Premier Guitar)

"[SIDE-EYE is a] joyously flowing live recording… New tunes, new band, new album, new tour. No 'side eye' called for on this date." 

- The Seattle Times

Pat Metheny has released SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) today, the recording debut of his SIDE-EYE trio project featuring the 20-time GRAMMY winner accompanied by a handpicked and rotating selection of, as he puts it, “newer generation musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way.” Throughout SIDE-EYE NYC’s eight compositions, Metheny completely reinvents his classics including “Better Days Ahead” and “Timeline” alongside brand new and characteristically genre-defying work revealed for the first time. For a song like “Timeline,” which Metheny originally recorded with fellow icons Michael Brecker and Elvin Jones, hearing 26-year-old pianist/organist/keyboardist James Francies and 34-year-old GRAMMY-winning drummer Marcus Gilmore give their innovative interpretations provides an exhilaratingly fresh perspective.“It’s a very natural and organic thing for me to play with them,” says Metheny. “They have literally grown up listening to the recordings and playing these compositions from their beginnings, just as I did with many of the folks that I eventually wound up playing with.”

Order SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) here: https://patmetheny.lnk.to/SideEyeNYC/PR

Listen to “Timeline” here: https://youtu.be/aBjRxSN41bE

SIDE-EYE - NYC Tracklist

It Starts When It Disappears

Better Days Ahead

Timeline

Bright Size Life

Lodger

Sirabhorn

Turnaround

Zenith Blues

Metheny will bring SIDE-EYE on the road for much of the next year, with over 100 dates currently announced and a band consisting of Francies alongside the New Orleans drummer Joe Dyson (Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Jon Batiste). With necessary COVID protocols in place, Metheny’s North American dates will begin with a September run on the West Coast, kicking off next Thursday September 14 and spanning into early 2022. European shows will follow next Spring and Summer. A full list of dates is below. 

Pat Metheny SIDE-EYE on Tour 2021-22: 

September 15, 2021 - Washington Center for the Performing Arts - Olympia, WA 

September 16, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA

September 17, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA

September 18, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA

September 19, 2021 - Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA

September 21, 2021 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR

September 22, 2021 - Cascade Theater - Redding, CA

September 24, 2021 - Monterey Jazz Fest - Monterey, CA

September 25, 2021 - SFJazz Center Miner Auditorium - San Francisco, CA

September 26, 2021 - SFJazz Center Miner Auditorium - San Francisco, CA

September 27, 2021 - Crest Theater - Sacramento, CA

September 29, 2021 - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA

September 30, 2021 - The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - San Diego, CA

October 1, 2021 - Irvine Barclay Theatre - Irvine, CA

October 2, 2021 - The Theatre at Ace Hotel - Los Angeles, CA  

October 3, 2021 - Mesa Arts Center - Mesa, AZ

October 5, 2021 - Fox Tucson Theatre - Tucson, AZ

October 6, 2021 - National Hispanic Cultural Center - Albuquerque, NM

October 7, 2021 - Boulder Theatre - Boulder, CO

October 8, 2021 - Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO

October 9, 2021 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO

October 11, 2021 - Lied Center Performing Arts - Lincoln, NB

October 12, 2021 - Pantages Theatre - Minneapolis, MN

October 14, 2021 - Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI

October 15, 2021 - Thalia Hall (2 shows) - Chicago, IL

October 16, 2021 - Memorial Hall - Cincinnati, OH

October 17, 2021 -Orchestra Hall - Detroit, MI

November 4, 2021 - Flying Monkey - Plymouth, NH 

November 5, 2021 - State Theatre - Portland, ME

November 6, 2021 - Foxwoods- The Fox Theater - Mashantucket, CT

November 7, 2021 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA

November 9, 2021 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT

November 11, 2021 - Keswick Theater - Glenside, PA

November 12, 2021 - State Theatre New Jersey - New Brunswick, NJ

November 13, 2021 - The Music Center at Strathmore - N Bethesda, MD

November 14, 2021 - Patchogue Theater of Performing Arts - Patchogue, NY

November 16, 2021 - Williams Center for the Arts - Easton, PA

November 18, 2021 - Kodak Theater - Rochester, NY

November 19, 2021 - Troy Music Hall - Troy, NY

November 20, 2021 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA

January 28, 2022 - Meridian Hall - Toronto, Canada

January 29, 2022 - Le Palais Montcalm - Maison De La Musique - Quebec, Canada

January 30, 2022 - Place des Arts - Theatre Maissoneuve - Montreal, Canada

January 31, 2022 - Algonquin Commons Theatre - Ottawa, Canada

February 2, 2022 - Asbury Hall - Buffalo, NY

February 3, 2022 - State Theatre - State College, PA

February 4, 2022 - Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News, VA

February 5, 2022 - Jefferson Center - Roanoke, VA

February 7, 2022 - Schermerhorn Symphony Center - Nashville, TN

February 8, 2022 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC

February 9, 2022 - Carolina Theater - Durham, NC

February 11, 2022 - Blumenthal Knight Arts Theater - Charlotte, NC

February 12, 2022 - Variety Theater (2 Shows) - Atlanta, GA 

February 13, 2022 - UAB’s Alys Stephens Center - Birmingham, AL

February 14, 2022 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC

February 16, 2022 - Lyric Center - Stuart, FL

February 17, 2022 - Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL

February 18, 2022 - Arsht Center Knight Concert Hall - Miami, FL

February 19, 2022 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL

February 20, 2022 - Capitol Theatre - Clearwater, FL

February 23, 2022 - One World Theater - Austin, TX

February 24, 2022 - One World Theater - Austin, TX

February 25, 2022 - Cullen Theater - Houston, TX

February 26, 2022 - Majestic Theatre- Dallas, TX

April 26, 2022 - Sono Centrum- Brno, Cz

April 27, 2022 - Wiener Konzerthaus- Vienna, Au

April 28, 2022 - MUPA - Budapest, Hgy

April 29, 2022 - Forum Karlin - Prague, Cz

May 1, 2022 - Alte Oper Erfurt - Erfurt, Gr

May 2, 2022 - Alte Oper - Frankfurt, Gr

May 3, 2022 - Tollhaus Karlsruhe - Karlsruhe, Gr

May 4, 2022 - Tonhalle Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf, Gr

May 6, 2022 - Grand Teatro Geox - Padova, It

May 7, 2022 - Teatro Alighieri -Ravenna, It

May 8, 2022 - Teatro Umberto Giordano - Foggia, It

May 9, 2022 - Auditorium Parco della Musica - Rome, It

May 11, 2022 - Auditorium Del Lingotto - Torino, It

May 12, 2022 - Teatro degli Arcimboldi - Milano, It

May 13, 2022 - Volkhaus - Zurich, Sw

May 14, 2022 - Philharmonie im Gasteig - Munich, Gr

May 15, 2022 - Philharmonic Luxembourg - Luxembourg

May 17, 2022 - Admiralspalast - Berlin, Gr

May 19, 2022 - Oetkerhalle Halle - Bielefeld, Gr

May 20, 2022 - Geblasehalle - Neunkirchen, Gr

May 21, 2022 - L’Olympia - Paris, Fr

May 22, 2022 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, Bl

May 24, 2022 - Beethoven Saal - Stuttgart, Gr

May 25, 2022 - Konzerthaus Dortmund - Dortmund, Gr

May 27, 2022 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, Gr

May 28, 2022 - Laeiszhalle - Hamburg, Gr

May 29, 2022 - De Roma - Antwerp, Bl

May 30, 2022 - Tivoli Vredenberg - Utrecht, Hld

May 31, 2022 - Glocke - Bremen, Gr

June 2, 2022 - Opera Nova - Bydgoszcz, Pl

June 3, 2022 - Opera Lesna - Sopot, Pl

June 4, 2022 - Palladium - Warsaw, Pl

June 6, 2022 - National Forum of Music - Wroclaw, Pl

June 7, 2022 - Centrum Spotkania Kultur - Lublin, Pl

June 8, 2022 - Church of St. Kolbe - Bielsko-Biala, Pl

June 9, 2022 - Kunsthaus Weiz - Weiz, Aus

June 12, 2022 - Hammersmith - London, UK

June 14, 2022 - Rocher de Palmer - Cenon, Fr

June 15, 2022 - Sala Mozart - Zaragoza, Sp

June 17, 2022 - Aud. Mar de Vigo - Vigo, Sp

June 18, 2022 - Botanical Garden - Madrid, Sp

June 19, 2022 - Teatro de la Maestranza - Seville, Sp

June 21, 2022 - Palau de la Musica - Barcelona, Sp

June 22, 2022 - Palau de les Arts - Valencia, Sp