Patti Smith: the setlist from the Circo Massimo concert in Rome, Milan show repeats tomorrow

Just months away from turning 80 on December 30th, Patti Smith proves on stage that she's still the intense, magnetic performer she's always been. At the Circo Massimo, with her unmistakable, no-frills look – oversized blazer, T-shirt, baggy jeans and ankle boots – she wins over the crowd without any need for staging or special effects, relying solely on the power of music and words.

The show

Backed by her band and by her children Jackson Smith, guitarist on the tour, and Jesse Paris Smith, activist and co-founder of the cultural and environmental project Pathway to Paris, she opens the concert with "Dancing", kicking off a journey through iconic songs and personal memories.
Among the most intense moments is "Peaceable Kingdom", dedicated to Palestine and introduced by a call for unity in a world marked by division. There's also room for "Because The Night", written by Bruce Springsteen and tied to her love for her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, and for "Break It Up", inspired by a visionary dream about Jim Morrison.
After a rousing tribute to "Horses", the concert closes with a stirring "People Have The Power", written together with her husband and dedicated to the daughter she was about to have. Turned into an anthem of hope and civic commitment, the song sweeps up the whole Circo Massimo, with Patti Smith bidding the crowd farewell with one last message: "Don't lose your voice".
On July 29th at the Castello Sforzesco, the show returns for a Milan date.

The setlist from the Rome show (Circo Massimo)

• Dancing Barefoot
• Ghost Dance
• Revenge
• Redondo Beach
• The Crystal Ship
• Break It Up
• Nine
• Isn’t It a Pity
• Summer Cannibals
• Fireflies
• Peaceable Kingdom
• Because the Night
• Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances/La Mer (De)

• People Have The Power

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