Patti Smith

It appears George Benson, Patti Smith and The Wailers have let their fans in on a little secret before an official announcement has been made. Australian dates for April 2022 are on their official websites.

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Bluesfest Reschedule Postponed 2020 International Acts Into 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith, George Benson, The Wailers, Larkin Poe and Cory Henry & Funk Apostles now have rescheduled Australia tour dates for 2022.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Cory Henry & Funk Apostles, George Benson, Larkin Poe, music festival, music industry, Patti Smith, The Wailers

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Patti Smith To Perform NYE Show On Billboards in London and New York

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Patti Smith will ring in 2021 in style from high above London’s Piccadilly Circus.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Band, rock, UK

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Patti Smith Goes Busking In Midtown Manhattan

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith took to the streets of New York this weekend for an acoustic singalong of her classic “People Have The Power”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Patti Smith, People Have The Power, punk, rock, U2, USA

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Patti Smith Talks Songwriting

by Music-News.com

Patti Smith says she admires the people who can combine “poetic elements” with melodies that find the formula to mainstream pop success.

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Bluesfest Has An All-Australian Line-up Announcement for 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced its first ever all-Australian announcement. Russell Morris, Ian Moss and Kev Carmody join the line-up for 2021 in the 10 names announced.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Bon Iver, George Benson, Ian Moss, Kev Carmody, music festival, Patti Smith, Peter Noble, Russell Morris

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Peter Noble of Bluesfest - Image By Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

Bluesfest Will Be Back In 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Noble has confirmed that Bluesfest will return in 2021.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Australia, bluesfest, Dave Matthews Band, George Benson, Kool & The Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Patti Smith, The Gipsy Kings

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Bluesfest 2020 Has Been Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Bluesfest music festival for 2020 has been cancelled.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Australia, bluesfest, Dave Matthews Band, George Benson, Kool & The Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Patti Smith, The Gipsy Kings

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Ivan Kral of Patti Smith Band Dies Aged 71

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith Band member Ivan Kral has died at the age of 71.

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Patti Smith Adds More Australian Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has added extra dates for Melbourne and Auckland in April as well as the addition of a date for Newcastle.

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Patti Smith performs her last Australian show at Festival Hall in Melbourne on Thursday 20 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Watch Patti Smith Perform A Gobsmacking After The Gold Rush On The Tonight Show

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has performed a astounding version of Neil Young’s ‘After The Gold Rush’ in the unusual location of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.

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Patti Smith’s Poem For Greta Thunberg

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has written a birthday poem for teen activist Greta Thunberg.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, bluesfest, Greta Thunberg, Patti Smith, rock

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Patti Smith to Bluesfest Perform Shows for Sydney, Melbourne and Christchurch and Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith says she had ever intent of her last Australian tour being her last Australian tour ever but she had too good a time and so she is coming back.

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Bluesfest First Announcement Patti Smith, Crowded House, George Benson, Dave Matthews

by Paul Cashmere

The first announcement for Bluesfest 2020 is in with Crowded House, Patti Smith, Dave Matthews and George Benson leading the lineup.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Crowded House, Dave Matthews, George Benson, John Mayall, music festival, Neil Finn, Patti Smith

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Patti Smith Is Performing Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning On Her Current Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has added the Midnight Oil classic ‘Beds Are Burning’ to her current European tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, Patti Smith, rock, USA

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Eric Burdon Patti Smith photo by Yee Fan Chu

Eric Burdon Cake Sets Patti Smith’s Hair On Fire

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith personally delivered a birthday cake to Eric Burdon at his City winery show in New York on Friday night and accidentally set her hair on fire.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Eric Burdon, Patti Smith, punk, rock, the Animals, USA

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Patti Smith To Release Horses: Patti Smith and her Band Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has documented the 40th anniversary of the 70s masterpiece ‘Horses’ with the upcoming documentary ‘Horses: Patti Smith and her Band’.

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Neil Young and Stephen Stills, photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11

Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Patti Smith Light Up The Blues For Autism In LA

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Burt Bacharach, Judy Collins, Sheryl Crow, Beck, Patti Smith, Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell as well as Chris and Oliver Stills gathered in Los Angeles to play for Autism on Saturday night (21 April 2018).

Tagged as: Beck, Burt Bacharach, Light Up The Blues, music industry, Neil Young, Patti Smith, rock, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Stills

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Patti Smith Speaks Up For Planet Earth

by Music-News.com

Patti Smith is heartbroken by the environmental damage humans have wreaked on Earth’s beauty.

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Patti Smith Pens Tribute To Sam Shepard

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Punk star Patti Smith has recalled the heartbreaking final days of her friendship with her one-time lover Sam Shepard in an emotional tribute to the late actor and playwright.

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Nick Cave and Patti Smith Win Helpmann Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave and Patti Smith have picked up 2017 Helpmann Awards.

Tagged as: Australia, Helpmann Awards, music industry, Nick Cave, Patti Smith

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Patti Smith Plays Her Last Ever Show In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith’s touring days are coming to an end. Australia has just witnessed the last time Patti will perform in the country.

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Patti Smith Plays With Power and Passion On Final Australia Tour REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

The lyrics, “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine”, are the first words sung at Patti Smith’s final Australia shows over Easter. Patti Smith live was easily the most anticipated concert of the Bluesfest touring season in Australia for 2017 and it lived up to expectations.

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Patti Smith Donates $10000 To Australia’s Flood Victims

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has given a $10000 donation to the charity Rise Above The Flood, helping victims of the recent floods in Australia.

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