Patti Smith Quartet
Patti Smith and her band of long-time collaborators return to the Brighton Dome Concert Hall stage
With a career over five decades long, punk rock legend Patti Smith’s extensive achievements span across performance, literature and visual art, first emerging from the New York art and music scene with her seminal debut album Horses in 1975. Blending rock music and spoken word, her emotionally charged performances combine music, art and activism.
Joined by bassist and keyboardist Tony Shanahan, Seb Rochford on drums and her son Jackson Smith on guitar, the Patti Smith Quartet are best known for their intense and minimalist performances. The ensemble channels rebellion into their live shows, placing Smith’s presence as a punk-poet at the centre of it all. Addressing themes of freedom and justice, the group situate themselves as fiercely present in today’s cultural conversation.
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Members Priority Booking: 9am, Thu 19 Feb
Tickets on General Sale: 10am, Thu 26 Feb
★★★★ Moving, powerful and unexpected... Patti Smith is still in constant motion
The Guardian
Patti Smith
Born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey, Patti Smith migrated to New York City in 1967. Her debut album Horses was released eight years later in 1975, being recorded at the renowned Electric Lady Studios and produced by former Velvet Underground member John Cale.
Across her five decade-long career, Patti Smith has become a celebrated musician, performer, author and visual artist, with nominations for four Grammy's and a Golden Globe for her song Mercy Is. In 2007 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, before earning a National Book Award in 2010 for her bestselling memoir Just Kids.
She currently resides in New York City, writing, performing and lending support to human rights non-profit organisations.
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**Stage timings are subject to change
