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Beyoncé, Black Sabbath, and Kendrick Lamar tickets to go on sale as fans brace for scramble

Artists like Patti Smith, Beck, Morrissey, Smashing Pumpkins, Mumford & Sons, and Razorlight are also releasing tickets on Friday

Evening Standard

Little Simz to curate 2025 Meltdown festival

British rapper is the youngest artist to take on the mantle of curator, following stars such as David Bowie and Patti Smith

The Guardian - UK

“Please join us to help celebrate the final ride of our irreverent thoroughbred.” Patti Smith announces 50th anniversary celebrations for Horses, unveiling dates in the UK, Europe and US at which she'll perform her classic 1975 album in full

A chance to hear one of the greatest albums in the punk rock canon performed in full, perhaps for the last time

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Patti Smith sets 2025 dates to perform seminal debut album Horses in its entirety

Patti Smith is set to embark on a tour to mark the 50th anniversary of 'Horses'.

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Patti Smith to perform Horses in full on 50th anniversary tour

Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk text

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‘He was just unbelievable’: Photographer Kate Simon on her memories of Bob Marley

Exclusive: The photographer behind some of the most famous portraits of the late reggae icon remembers him on what would have been his 80th birthday

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10 huge hits given away from one artist to another

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

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Patti Smith reassures fans she is 'fine'

Patti Smith has reassured fans she is absolutely "fine" following a “small incident” on stage on Wednesday (29.01.25) but a planned concert on Thursday (30.01.25) was cancelled so she could recover.

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Patti Smith issues update after collapsing on stage in Brazil

Poet lay on stage for minutes before receiving assistance

The Independent UK

Patti Smith collapses on stage in Brazil after suffering days-long migraine

The poet, author and musician fell during a performance with Soundwalk Collective, who later posted ‘she is being cared for by the best doctors’

The Guardian - UK

Patti Smith Collapses During Performance In Sao Paulo

Singer Patti Smith collapses during a performance in Brazil due to a severe migraine, prompting an early end to the show.

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Patti Smith collapses on stage in Brazil, canceling the rest of her show

Singer Patti Smith collapsed during a presentation in Brazil on Wednesday night, and later returned to apologize for needing to end her show early

The Independent UK

Patti Smith collapses on stage during a show in Brazil, before completing gig from a wheelchair

Despite falling and hitting her head, Smith returned to the stage to finish the gig

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Patti Smith collapsed on stage during Brazil show

Patti Smith fainted on stage and was whisked off in a wheelchair after falling ill during a show at Teatro Cultura Artística, in São Paulo, on Wednesday (29.01.25).

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Ramones would have been gifted Bruce Springsteen's first hit single if Springsteen's manager hadn't intervened

After seeing Ramones play in New Jersey in 1979, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song for the New York punks, but was advised not to give it away

Louder

"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else

The Guardian - UK

Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe by Vivien Goldman review – hanging with the punks and the Rastas

From Bob Marley embracing the Clash to Brian Eno hurling his phone against a wall, this wide-ranging collection of music writing evokes an era in which journalists and musicians existed side by side

Louder

"There are tantalising glimpses of genius but it's only the presence of one classic track that raises Easter above average": Patti Smith's commercial breakthrough is a flawed artistic statement

Containing her biggest hit and her most controversial song, the Patti Smith Group's third album Easter is a fascinating whole

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Anger is an energy! Stars and writers on the songs that define punk spirit

As Patti Smith’s debut single turns 50, punk musicians and music writers pick the songs that define the genre’s resistance, rebellion and refusal

Guitar World

“It sold for $937,000 to an anonymous buyer who, we assume, doesn't play punk rock for a living”: From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk – and the modern-day equivalents you can buy today

The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands

Woman & Home

Patti Smith’s coolest looks, from casual tees and jeans to her trademark oversized jackets

The artist, singer, poet and writer has a tried and tested style that never seems to date

Louder

“America is so divided. Trump is clearly unhinged.” Punk priestess Patti Smith still fears for all our futures

Patti Smith isn't a Donald Trump fan

Louder

"There was no food allowed backstage, only drugs and booze": Clem Burke's stories of Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and more

He was a Ramone, been treated like royalty when touring withNancy Sinatra, got hot dogs from Jerry Nolan and played with Pete Townshend: He's Blondie drummer and more Clem Burke

Evening Standard

Patti Smith Quartet at Somerset House review: the punk-poet delivered dynamic renditions of cult classics

Though Smith’s legacy spans six decades, she still has plenty to contribute to the current conversation

The Conversation

A short history of the rise, fall and return of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station

Detroit celebrated the reopening of its iconic railway station Michigan Central in June 2024 with a grand outdoor gala featuring an extravaganza of Detroit musical royalty – Diana Ross, Big Sean, Patti Smith, Jack White and Eminem – in the adjoining Roosevelt Park.

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