Patti Smith SummerStage

Name: Patti Smith SummerStage
Start: 2021-09-19T19:00:00
End: 2021-09-19T20:30:00
Location: Rumsey Playfield

Sep 19, 2021 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Rumsey Playfield

GASPER TRINGALE

An icon of downtown New York City art and culture, Patti Smith’s legacy is tightly woven into the fabric of its history. One of the first acts to break out of the CBGB scene in the early 70s, her brand of hard-nosed rock and roll was infused with the spirit of experimentation and free expression that made downtown Manhattan so exciting. Horses, her debut LP for Arista, remains a classic of the form, inspiring such groups as R.E.M., the Smiths, and Hole that would become legendary in their own right. Later in her career, she would establish herself as a crucial voice of activism, using her platform to speak out against unjust wars and oppression, and her songs, like the anthemic “People Have the Power,” have resonated with people around the globe. Immune to trends and waves of popularity, Smith continues to record and perform well into her 70s. Her latest projects include a trilogy of albums with the Soundwalk Collective, an exploration into the travels of three French writers comprising field recordings from waypoints along their journeys, imagining a future through conversations with the past.

Date: Sunday September 19th, 2021

Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Location: Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Tickets: SummerStage will no longer require tickets for free performances as of June 30th. Admission is first come, first serve. All free performances will be open to the public, general admission will be subject to venue capacity limits, and will follow CDC recommendations for health and safety related to COVID-19.

This is a FREE event.

This performance will be livestreamed on SummerStageAnywhere.org.