# Pat Metheny at Fox Theatre, October 25, 2018

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/performances/2018-19/jazz/an-evening-with-pat-metheny-with-antonio-sanchez-linda-may-han-oh-and-gwilym-simcock.php) presents An Evening with [Pat Metheny](http://www.patmetheny.com/) featuring [Linda Oh](http://lindaohmusic.com/), [Antonio Sánchez](http://www.antoniosanchez.net/), and [Gwilym Simcock](http://www.gwilymsimcock.com/)  
[Fox Theatre](http://www.thefoxoakland.com/)  
[1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612-2109 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1807+Telegraph+Ave,+Oakland,+CA+94612-2109+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, October 25, 2018

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## One Set

[8:11 PM lights down, announcements, Pat out alone]

01. [8:12 PM] (Pikasso guitar tune) π
02. [8:18 PM] (Pat solo intro) » _So May It Secretly Begin_ π  
[the band members sneak onstage while Pat begins the next tune]
03. [8:25 PM] (Pat solo intro) » _Bright Size Life_
04. [8:31 PM] _Sirabhorn_
05. [8:38 PM] _Third Wind_
06. [8:43 PM] _Third Wind_ (reprise)
07. [8:46 PM] _Always and Forever_
08. [8:52 PM] _Better Days Ahead_
09. [8:57 PM] _James_
10. [9:07 PM] _Slip Away_
11. [9:13 PM] _The Red One_  
[Pat introduces the band]
12. [9:24 PM] (Pat solo intro) » _Farmer's Trust_
13. [9:33 PM] (Gwilym solo intro) » ? (repeated two-note descending riff)
14. [9:39 PM] _Unquity Road_  
[Gwilym and Antonio head offstage]
15. [9:46 PM] _Change of Heart_ (Pat and Linda duet)  
[Linda leaves, Gwilym back]
16. [9:54 PM] _Phase Dance_ (Pat & Gwilym duet)  
[Gwilym off, Antonio back]
17. [9:59 PM] _Question and Answer_ (Pat and Antonio duet)  
[set ends 10:15 PM; bows, then all off]  
   
**First Encore**  
[Pat solo acoustic guitar medley]
18. [10:18 PM] _Minuano (Six Eight)_ » [10:20 PM] _Praise_ » [10:21 PM] _As It Is_ » [10:22 PM] _Antonia_ » [10:23 PM] _This Is Not America_
19. [10:26 PM] _Last Train Home_  
[segment ends 10:29 PM; Pat off for a minute while we hoot & holler]  
   
**Second Encore**  
[everyone back]
20. [10:30 PM] _Song for Bilbao_  
[show ends 10:39 PM]

## Performers

* [Pat Metheny](http://www.patmetheny.com/): Ibanez Pat Metheny Signature PM-100 (or PM-200?) hollow-body electric guitar, Daniel Slaman DS-150/250 hollow-body electric guitar, Roland G-303 guitar synthesizer, @ Manzer acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, π Manzer 42-string Pikasso guitar;
* [Linda May Han Oh](http://lindaohmusic.com/): contrabass;
* [Antonio Sánchez](http://www.antoniosanchez.net/): drums;
* [Gwilym Simcock](http://www.gwilymsimcock.com/): piano.

## Notes

Obviously, the setlist above is a work in progress! Because a few of the tunes started with somewhat abstract or rambling introductions, I noted that ... just in case someone more knowledgeable might be able to point out that Pat (or Gwilym, for t13) was actually playing another tune first.

What with the stern pre-show announcement to "put away your cell phones," I felt extra guilty trying to keep track of things tonight ... like a revolutionary furtively making plans for a sneak attack against the evil empire ... always worrying about the watchful eyes around me. Hopefully I'll be able to back into some of the guitar detail from reviewing Ting's photos (yeah, we're just a buncha rule breakers!)

I listed the _Third Wind_ (reprise) as a separate tune because the band came to a full stop. Might have simply been a rhetorical flourish, but it got the audience to applaud for a few seconds, so I figured I should count the coda/reprise as a separate tune.

I'm sure somebody smart will be able to ID t13 eventually!

For the first encore, I split _Last Train Home_ to a separate tune because Pat let _This Is Not America_ drift off into silence ... maybe 5 or 10 seconds? The audience was entranced, and except for a couple yahoos in the balcony, they let the transitioning moments linger.

I kinda expected the band to come together for a group bow at the end of the night, but instead, they got up and walked offstage. Of course we yelled and hollered for more, but they turned the lights up after another minute or three and then that was that. Time to skedaddle!

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[Program Notes](http://calperformances.org/learn/program_notes/2018-19/pn_pat-metheny.pdf) or {{:2018:2018-10:program_notes.pdf|program notes}}

Lily O'Brien posted a nice [preview](https://www.sfcv.org/events-calendar/artist-spotlight/pat-methenys-five-decade-creative-streak) article for us at SFCV.
## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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