Bruce Springsteen is reportedly joining the all-star line-up for an upcoming Patti Smith tribute concert in New York this week.
This Wednesday (March 26), New York’s famed Carnegie Hall will host the People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith tribute concert, featuring an all-star line-up of musicians paying homage to the legendary Patti Smith.
Among those previously announced to perform include Karen O, Michael Stipe, Kim Gordon, Flea, and more. The line-up of performers will be backed by a house band led by Tony Shanahan, a longtime member of Smith’s band, along with Flea and Rolling Stones tour drummer Steve Jordan.
Now, Consequence has reported that Bruce Springsteen will reportedly be joining the tribute concert, though further details surrounding his performance remain unknown at this time. It is also currently unclear if Patti Smith herself will be making an appearance at the gig.
Other artists set to perform at the concert are The National‘s Matt Berninger, Courtney Barnett, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, The Kills‘ Alison Mosshart, Ben Harper, and Kronos Quartet. Gordon will perform alongside her Body/Head bandmate Bill Nace. Buy any remaining tickets here.
People Have The Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith is a Music Of benefit concert that will donate 100 per cent of its net proceeds to music education for underserved youth.
The current line-up for People Have The Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith is:
Bruce Springsteen
Matt Berninger
Courtney Barnett
Jesse Malin
Sharon Van Etten
Alison Mosshart
Ben Harper
Karen O.
Body/Head (Kim Gordon and Bill Nace)
Angel Olsen
Michael Stipe
Maggie Rogers
Glen Hansard
Jim Jarmusch
Sean Penn
Michael Shannon
Susanna Hoffs
Paul Banks
Scarlett Johansson
Kronos Quartet
Flea
Benmont Tench
Charlie Sexton
Steve Jordan
Tony Shanahan
In other news, Patti Smith has announced a run of special gigs to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her debut studio album, ‘Horses’ across Europe, the UK and the US later this year.
The special ‘Horses’ gigs have been scheduled for seven European cities: London, Dublin, Madrid, Bergamo, Brussels, Oslo and Paris. The live dates in the capital are due to take place at the London Palladium on October 12 and 13. See the full list of dates and get any remaining tickets here.
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