The Pat Metheny Trio with Christian McBride on bass and Antonio Sanchez on drums, will hit the road in October after completing a new recording that is due out in early February 2008. The trio will tour through the midwest, northeast and then after a short break, continue on to South Africa. The tour will continue in February and March, 2008. More dates will be announced soon.

Metheny’s website has also announced a new “Pat Metheny podcast series” section, where fans can listen to Metheny himself talking about the insights into the making of his records.
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Pat Metheny Trio Tour 2008 dates:

March 18 – New York, NY. Town Hall Theater.
June 30 – Darmstadt, Germany. Central Station.
July 4 – Budapest, Hungary. Margaret Island Openair Stage.
July 5 – Gardone Riviera, Italy. Teatro del Vittoriale.
July 8 – Barcelona, Spain. Palau de la Musica Catalana.
July 9 – Madrid, Spain. Auditorio Patio Central Conde Duque.
July 11 – Ghent, Belgium. Blue Note Records Festival.
July 12 – Rotterdam, Netherlands. North Sea Jazz Festival.