The striped T-shirt could make an appearance in London on 8 July

My wish has come true. After the last rather underwhelming solo album from guitarist Pat Metheny, and the machine-heavy Orchestrion project before that (fun for Metheny but a bit of a bore for the rest of us), I’ve been a-wishing and a-hoping that Pat would, in the Blues Brothers tradition, get the band back together.

Well, now he’s gone one better – he’s got a new band, and they will be playing their only UK date on Sunday 8 July at the Barbican Hall in London.

The band is called the Pat Metheny Unity Band and comprises Pat on guitar, Chris Potter on saxophone, Ben Williams on bass and Antonio Sanchez on drums.

Tickets are from £10 to £65 and you can book them here now. Go get ‘em!