Patti Smith Quartet

Name: Patti Smith Quartet
Start: 2026-07-22
Location: Cirkus

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Cirkus, Stockholm

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Foto: Beni Köhler from Finland (en:User:Skit ineb) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Patti Smith Quartet performs at Cirkus in Stockholm on July 22 and 23 - two summer concerts featuring an artist whose career spans music, poetry, and social engagement.

Smith is known for her debut album Horses (1975) and is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Beyond music, she is also an award-winning author and visual artist.

About: Patti Smith Quartet

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith takes the stage in a quartet setting - acoustic, jazz-tinged, and built around the raw interplay between her voice, poetry, and three trusted musicians she has worked with for years.

#47

Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2010 list)

#13

Billboard Hot 100 peak position for 'Because the Night' (1978)

Studio albums released

What's new

2026-07
Patti Smith Quartet is touring Scandinavia in July 2026, with two nights at Cirkus in Stockholm (Jul 22-23), a show at Veikkaus Arena in Helsinki (Jul 25), and dates in Kristiansand and Bergen.
2025-11
Smith's memoir Bread of Angels was published on November 4, 2025, described as her most autobiographical book to date.
2025-10
Smith released a 50th-anniversary reissue of her debut album Horses in October 2025, featuring unreleased tracks and remasters.

Tour

UtrechtGentLimerickGalwayKristiansandBergenStockholmHelsinkiRome

Tracks

Horses1975 debut album, widely ranked among the greatest records ever made; helped ignite the New York punk movement

Because the Nightco-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 - her biggest commercial hit

People Have the Powerco-written with her late husband Fred 'Sonic' Smith; enduring anthem, a live staple

Dancing Barefootfan favourite from the 1979 album Wave, regularly performed live

Gloriaopening track of Horses, her radical reworking of the Van Morrison classic that became a punk touchstone

About: Patti Smith

The 'Godmother of Punk' brings her singular blend of rock and poetry to the stage - live shows that draw on fifty years of groundbreaking work, from the raw energy of Horses to anthems like 'Because the Night' and 'People Have the Power', laced with improvised verse and storytelling.

2.4M

Spotify monthly listeners

#47

Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2010 list)

#13

Billboard Hot 100 peak position for 'Because the Night' (1978)

Studio albums released

What's new

2026-05
Smith performed at the Lycabettus Theatre in Athens in May 2026, continuing her active European touring schedule.
2025-11
Smith's memoir Bread of Angels was published on November 4, 2025 - her most autobiographical book to date, tracing her path from a working-class childhood to the recording of Horses and Easter.
2025-10/11
Smith completed a major Horses 50th Anniversary tour across Europe and the United States in late 2025, performing the debut album in its entirety with original band members Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty.

Tour

HelsinkiUtrechtLimerickGalwayKristiansandBergenRomeNew YorkNewark

Tracks

Horses1975 debut album, landmark of art-punk and one of rock's most influential records

Because the Nightco-written with Bruce Springsteen, peaked at #13 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, her best-known song

People Have the Power1988 anthem co-written with Fred 'Sonic' Smith, a staple of her live shows

Dancing Barefoot1979 fan favourite from the album Wave, regularly performed live

Gloriaopening track of Horses, her defiant reworking of Van Morrison's classic

Recent shows

Jun 15, 2026 The Town Hall, New York (US)
Jun 13, 2026 Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York (US)
May 31, 2026 Harpa - Eldborg, Reykjavik (IS)

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