This coming Wednesday, a slew of all-star artists will collect at Carnegie Corridor in New York Metropolis for People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith, a tribute to the work of (you guessed it) legendary songwriter Patti Smith. As if the lineup wasn’t stacked sufficient, The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, is now set to affix in on the enjoyable.
The tribute live performance is the most recent installment of Metropolis Vineyard founder and CEO Michael Dorf’s “Music Of” profit sequence, with all internet proceeds going to music schooling for underserved youth. Tickets for the occasion are presently offered out (apart from select VIP tiers), although secondary tickets can be found by way of StubHub.
Along with Springsteen, the tribute present will characteristic the likes of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Kim Gordon, The Nationwide’s Matt Berninger, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Harper, Courtney Barnett, Alison Mosshart of The Kills, and The Kronos Quartet, in addition to Jim Jarmusch, The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, and Chrissie Hynde, amongst others.
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Tony Shanahan, a frequent calibrator of Smith’s, will function the occasion’s musical director and home band chief. Equally high-profile musicians will spherical out his band, together with Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers bassist Flea, The Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan, former Bob Dylan guitarist Charlie Sexton, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench.
The live performance coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of Smith’s landmark album Horses. Smith can be set to have fun the anniversary of Horses with a tour of her personal. See Patti Smith’s 2025 tour dates and get tickets here.
For his half, Springsteen and his famed E Road Band have a slew of tour dates within the UK/Europe set for this summer time. Tickets might be bought here.
