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February 28, 2014 Unity Group

Unity Group at The Warfield

The Warfield, San Francisco

“I enjoyed front row seats with my wife for this fantastic show — I was very lucky to catch this show in my travels en route from LA to Napa.”

Pat opened alone on the 42-string Pikasso guitar, then the Unity Band joined him for music from the Unity Band album. Giulio Carmassi came on for the Kin (←→) material.

The Warfield marquee lit up at night reading “Pat Metheny Unity Group,” with people gathered on the sidewalk below
Before the show, 7:44 PM PT.AI-restored from Sean’s original photo
Close view of The Warfield marquee reading “Goldenvoice and Guitar Player present Pat Metheny Unity Group,” with a worker on a ladder changing the letters
11:20 PM PT, after the show: the letters were already coming down.AI-restored from Sean’s original photo
Sean Fenlon and his wife Terri under The Warfield marquee
Under the marquee (small copy from the original 2014 post).
Pat Metheny seated with an acoustic guitar under purple stage light at L'Olympia, Paris, June 2014
The Unity Group era in context: Pat at L'Olympia, Paris, June 3, 2014. Not from Sean’s archive: Photo: Cristiano Medeiros Dalbem from Porto Alegre, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A Linda Manzer 42-string Pikasso guitar on display on a museum wall
A Pikasso guitar, the many-necked instrument Pat opened with, on display at the Museum of Making Music in 2013. Not from Sean’s archive: Photo: Lana from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.