Patti Smith has announced a run of special gigs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her debut studio album, ‘Horses’. Find all the details below.
The singer-songwriter will celebrate the 1975 record with her band, including two members of the original group, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, along with keyboardist/bassist Tony Shanahan, who has been in the line-up for 30 years. Jackson Smith is also set to join on guitar.
Special ‘Horses’ gigs have been scheduled for seven European cities: London, Dublin, Madrid, Bergamo, Brussels, Oslo and Paris.
The live dates in the capital are due to take place at the London Palladium on October 12 and 13.
Additionally, Smith will take the celebratory concert to nine cities in the US: Seattle, Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.
“Please join us to help celebrate the final ride of our irreverent thoroughbred,” a press release reads.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am GMT this Friday (February 14) – you’ll be able to buy yours here (London, October 12) and here (October 13). An artist pre-sale will go live here (12) and here (13) at the same time tomorrow (Wednesday February 12).
Patti Smith’s 50th anniversary ‘Horses’ tour dates are:
06 – Dublin, 3Arena
NOVEMBER
29 – Philadelphia, The Met
‘Horses’ has achieved many notable recognitions, notably The Charles Cros Award, and was included in the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry. The classic album was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2021.
NME previously listed ‘Horses’ as the 12th greatest album of all time, writing: “A scrawny girl from New Jersey with a truckers’ accent, Patti Smith was a punk poet like no other.
“‘Horses’ roared with hunger. Never for commercial success, but a hunger for art, for honesty, for beauty. Screeching and visceral, raw with fury and full of desire, it’s chaotic poetry. Rapturous rock n’ roll.”
In 2015, Smith marked the 40th anniversary of ‘Horses’ with a series of gigs. She had performed the LP in its entirety 10 years earlier as part of the Meltdown Festival in London.
The musician released a concert film documentary titled Horses: Patti Smith And Her Band in 2018.
Meanwhile, Smith recently shared an update on her health amid rumours of illness and injury at her gig in São Paulo, Brazil. It had been reported that the artist had fallen backwards and was “knocked unconscious” during the performance.
Last July saw Smith play a show at Somerset House in London as part of its summer concert series.
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