Pat Metheny Unity Group launches a tour of Asia at the Sejong Center in Seoul on Sunday. The band then heads to Japan for a three-night run at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo and stops in Osaka, Nagoya, and Kobe, and to China for a headline set at the JZ Music Festival in Shanghai. The Unity Group then begins a four-city tour of Australia, with stops in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Canberra, culminating at the Sydney Opera House. From there, it’s up to Singapore for a show at the Esplanade Concert Hall. The band kicks off the next leg of its North American tour in November.
Pat Metheny Unity Group launches a tour of Asia at the Sejong Center in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, October 5, featuring music from its debut album, Kin (←→), released this past February on Nonesuch Records to critical acclaim. The band—featuring Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, Metheny’s longtime collaborator Antonio Sanchez on drums, Ben Williams on bass, and multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi—then heads to Japan for a three-night run at Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo and stops in Osaka, Nagoya, and Kobe, and to China for a headline set at the JZ Music Festival in Shanghai.
The Unity Group then begins a four-city tour of Australia on October 20, with stops in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Canberra, culminating with a performance at the Sydney Opera House on October 24. From there, it’s up to Singapore for a show at the Esplanade Concert Hall on October 27.
The band kicks off the next leg of its North American tour in November. See below for all of the currently scheduled tour dates; for additional details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
To pick up a copy of Pat Metheny Unity Group's Kin (←→), head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl order include a free download of the complete album at checkout.
PAT METHENY UNITY GROUP ON TOUR
| Oct 5 | Sejong Center | Seoul, SOUTH KOREA |
| Oct 7 | Sankei Breeze | Osaka, JAPAN |
| Oct 8–10 | Sumida Triphony Hall | Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Oct 11 | Meitetsu | Nagoya, JAPAN |
| Oct 12 | Oriental Theatre | Kobe, JAPAN |
| Oct 17 | JZ Festival | Shanghai, CHINA |
| Oct 20 | Queensland Performing Arts Centre | Brisbane, AUSTRALIA |
| Oct 22 | Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne | Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
| Oct 23 | Canberra Theatre Centre | Canberra, AUSTRALIA |
| Oct 24 | Sydney Opera House | Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| Oct 27 | Esplanade Concert Hall | Singapore, SINGAPORE |
| Nov 11 | Burlington Performing Arts Center | Burlington, VT |
| Nov 12 | Centre Point Theatre | Ottawa, ON |
| Nov 13 | Metropolis | Montreal, QC |
| Nov 14 | Palais Montcalm | Quebec, QC |
| Nov 15 | Hopkins Center for the Arts | Hanover, NH |
| Nov 16 | Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts | Worcester, MA |
| Nov 18 | Auditorium Theater | Rochester, NY |
| Nov 19 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, NY |
| Nov 20 | Bergen Performing Arts Center | Englewood, NJ |
| Nov 21 | The Space at Westbury | Westbury, NY |
| Nov 22 | Santander Performing Arts Center | Reading, PA |
| Nov 23 | Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts | Annapolis, MD |
| Nov 28 | Riviera Maya Jazz Festival | Playa del Carmen, MEXICO |
| Dec 2–7 | Blue Note | New York, NY |
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