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Patti Smith plots summer dates behind 'Twelve'



June 15, 2007 02:06 PM

By Tjames Madison <http://www.livedaily.com/contact.html>

LiveDaily Contributor

Punk legend Patti Smith will cap off a huge European tour with a brief
run through selected US cities this summer as she continues to support
her latest album, "Twelve."

Smith, currently touring the Scandinavian countries and headed next for
Germany, will kick off her domestic outing July 31 in Philadelphia, the
first of six headlining shows surrounding her Aug. 4 Lollapalooza
appearance in Chicago. Smith's complete US schedule is shown below, and
European dates are posted at her website <http://www.pattismith.net/> .

"Twelve," released April 24, is Smith's first collection of new studio
recordings since 2004's "Trampin'." The new disc features 12 cover
versions of famous rock songs and overlooked treasures, including new
takes on Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and Neil
Young's "Helpless."

Smith and her band--Lenny Kaye (guitar), Jay Dee Daugherty (drums) and
Tony Shanahan (bass, keyboards)--interpret a wide variety of other rock
artists on the album, including Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, The Doors,
Nirvana, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Allman
Brothers Band and Paul Simon.

Joining Smith on the set are a number of guest artists, including
Italian cellist Giovanni Sollima; playwright Sam Shepard (with whom
Smith collaborated on "Cowboy Mouth" in 1971) on banjo; early '60s
Greenwich Village folk artists John Cohen (banjo) and Peter Stampfel
(fiddle); Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea; Television guitarist Tom
Verlaine; The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson on slide guitar and dulcimer;
and hip-hop producer Luis Resto (Eminem) on keyboards.

Patti's son, Jackson, and daughter, Jesse, contribute guitar and vocal
work, respectively, to the recording.


July 2007
31 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero

August 2007
2 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
4 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
6 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
8 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
12 - Portland, OR - Bite of Oregon
16 - Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series