Patti Smith's 1978 Concert History

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York punk rock movement, particularly with her 1975 début album 'Horses'. Called the "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Smith's most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 14, 1978
Patti Smith / The Zobo Funn Band
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Bailey Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, New York, United States
Oct 13, 1978
Patti Smith / Maggie Band / Laughing Dogs Hard Rock Cafe West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sep 08, 1978
Patti Smith / Iggy Pop
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Huxleys Neue Welt Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Aug 31, 1978
Patti Smith / The Pop Group

Patti Smith

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Apollo Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 1978 –
Aug 27, 1978
Reading Rock Festival 1978
Foreigner / Patti Smith / Squeeze / Status Quo / Next / Ultravox / Sham 69 / The Greg Kihn band / After the Fire / John Foxx / Tom Robinson Band / The Business / Spirit / The Motors / Penetration / Chelsea / The Jam / Gillan / Pirates / John Otway / Gruppo Sportivo / The Automatics / The Albion Band / Radio Stars / Ian Gillan Band / Nutz / New Hearts / Ray Jackson's Lindisfarne / Bethnal / The Speedometers / Pacific Eardrum / Jenny Darren / Dennis O'brien / Paul Inder / Sham69 / The Pirates / Lindisfarne / Nexy Show all bands
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Thames-side Arena, Richfield Avenue Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 05, 1978
Patti Smith
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Asbury Park Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Aug 04, 1978
Patti Smith
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Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park New York, New York, United States
Jul 30, 1978
Patti Smith / Face Dancer
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Painters Mill Music Fair Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Jul 29, 1978
Patti Smith
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Warner Theatre Music Hall Washington, D.C., United States
Jul 08, 1978
Patti Smith / Patti Smith Group / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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Casino Miami Jai-Alai Fronton Miami, Florida, United States
Jul 07, 1978
Patti Smith / Patti Smith Group / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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Curtis Hixon Hall Tampa, Florida, United States
Jun 30, 1978
Patti Smith / Squeeze
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Randy's Rodeo San Antonio, Texas, United States
Jun 12, 1978
Patti Smith / The Rolling Stones / Peter Tosh

Patti Smith / Peter Tosh / The Rolling Stones

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Fox Theatre Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jun 03, 1978
Patti Smith / Misfits Max's Kansas City New York, New York, United States
May 23, 1978
Paul Simon / Patti Smith

Bill Bradley Benefit Concert

Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Show Duplicate for May 23, 1978
May 20, 1978 –
May 21, 1978
Patti Smith
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The Palladium New York, New York, United States
May 19, 1978
Patti Smith
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Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
May 15, 1978
Patti Smith
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CA Theater San Diego, California, United States
Apr 26, 1978
Patti Smith / Be Bop Deluxe Memorial Auditorium Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Patti Smith on May 19, 1978 [622-small]

Patti Smith
May 19, 1978
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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Patti Smith on May 19, 1978 [672-small]

Patti Smith
May 19, 1978
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [585-small]

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Patti Smith on May 19, 1978 [832-small]

Patti Smith
May 19, 1978
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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Patti Smith on May 19, 1978 [833-small]

Patti Smith
May 19, 1978
 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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Patti Smith on Aug 5, 1978 [302-small]

Patti Smith
Aug 5, 1978
 Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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Patti Smith on May 20, 1978 [844-small]

Patti Smith
May 20 - 21, 1978
 New York, New York, United States
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Patti Smith / Face Dancer on Jul 30, 1978 [207-small]

Patti Smith / Face Dancer
Jul 30, 1978
 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
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Patti Smith on Jul 29, 1978 [324-small]

Patti Smith
Jul 29, 1978
 Washington, D.C., United States
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Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [492-small]

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [493-small]

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [600-small]

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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I want to add a concert to 1979 July 23 Portland Paramount Theater

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Patti Smith had?

Patti Smith has had 995 concerts.

What genre is Patti Smith?

Patti Smith is most often considered to be Rock, Punk, Singer-Songwriter, Alternative, Female Vocalists, Folk Rock, Punk Rock, Art Rock, Garage Rock, Permanent Wave, Glam Rock, Art Punk, Protopunk, Coverchill, Proto-Punk, and Bossa Nova Jazz.

When is the next Patti Smith concert?

The next Patti Smith concert is on May 03, 2024 at Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy Of Music in New York, New York, United States. The bands performing are: Soundwalk Collective / Patti Smith / Diego Espinosa Cruz Gonzalez.

When was the last Patti Smith concert?

The last Patti Smith concert was on February 10, 2024 at Bowery Ballroom in New York, New York, United States.

What setlist does Patti Smith play live?

The songs that Patti Smith performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the February 10, 2024 concert at Bowery Ballroom in New York, New York, United States:

  1. Year of the Wood Dragon
  2. Elemental Prayer
  3. Fire of Unknown Origin
  4. Lightning Striking
  5. World Book Night
  6. Ghost Dance
  7. I Love This Bar
  8. Year of the Monkey
  9. One Too Many Mornings
  10. Lullaby
  11. Masters of War
  12. Nine
  13. I Want to Hold Your Hand
  14. Dirty Water
  15. Going Local
  16. Puff, the Magic Dragon
  17. Dancing Barefoot
  18. People Have the Power
  19. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)

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