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Patti Smith and her band played to a standing-room only crowd on Thursday night for the last show of the season at Castle Clinton. In addition to the capacity crowd inside the venue, there seemed to be a large crowd outside listening to the show as you could clearly hear their enthusiastic roar from inside the venue when Patti gave them a shout-out from the stage.
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
Patti and her band played a full set which was somewhere in the neighborhood of ninety minutes and the setlist for the evening was one of the more eclectic mixes of song that I've heard the band play.
Patti Smith - Setlist @ Castle Clinton, NYC 7-14-11
01 - "Because the Night"
02 - "Ghost Dance"
03 - "Birdland"
04 - "Helpless" (Neil Young cover)
05 - "Beneath the Southern Cross"
06 - "My Blakean Year"
07 - "Rolling in the Deed" (Adele cover)
08 - "People Who Died" (Jim Carroll cover)
09 - "Pissing in the River"
10 - "Ain't It Strange"
11 - "Peaceable Kingdom"
12 - "People Have the Power"
13 - "Land/Horses/Gloria"
14 - "Perfect Day" (Lou Reed cover)
15 - "Rock n' Roll Nigger"
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
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| From Patti Smith - Castle Clinton, NYC July 14, 2011 |
Patti and her band have announced upcoming shows at the Escape to New York Festival (August 5th) and the Virgin Mobile FreeFest (Sept. 10th) but the most interesting looking show is a one-off performance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Dec. 2nd. Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, and friends will salute Alfred Stieglitz and his circle, focusing on his collaborative relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe. The roles of artist and muse are interchangeable, resulting in work elevated above any conventional concept of love and gender. Only Upper Mezzanine tickets are still available for this show and tickets are $40.
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