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2026 Side-Eye

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Side-Eye III+ world tour

Twenty-one years after Lancaster, the music keeps moving. Side-Eye III+ came out on February 27, 2026, and the band is on the road through 2026, including a July 22 stop at the San Javier Jazz Festival in Spain.

Pat Metheny standing center stage playing guitar at the San Javier Jazz Festival, July 22, 2026 — Side-Eye III at the San Javier Jazz Festival, Spain, July 22, 2026. Not from Sean’s archive: Photo: Esaenzdetejada, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Wide view of the Side-Eye III stage at the San Javier Jazz Festival, with Pat Metheny and the band under colored light — The stage, San Javier, July 22, 2026: Photo: Esaenzdetejada, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The full Side-Eye III band on stage at San Javier in front of large projected artwork — The full band with the projected backdrop: Photo: Esaenzdetejada, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.