Patti Smith Performs at Night Two of Bob Dylan Center Opening

Patti Smith carried out final night time at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Okla., marking the second night of festivities associated to the opening of the Bob Dylan Heart.

The Bob Dylan Heart will formally open to the general public on Might 10, that includes lots of of things from the singer-songwriter’s huge archive, together with handwritten lyric sheets, letters from followers, devices and different varied interactive installations.

Smith’s live performance, which adopted a efficiency by Mavis Staples on Thursday, was the primary time Smith had appeared at Cain’s Ballroom, a historic western swing venue, since 1978. (It was the identical 12 months she launched her third studio album, Easter, which featured her hit collaboration with Bruce Springsteen, “As a result of the Night time.”)

“All I can say is I beloved this place in 1978 and my love has not diminished,” Smith stated from the stage.

Backed by her bandmates — guitarists Lenny Kaye and Jackson Smith (Smith’s son), drummer Jay Dee Daugherty and bassist Tony Shanahan — Smith included a handful of Dylan covers in her set listing in honor of the event, together with an opener of “Boots of Spanish Leather-based,” plus “The Depraved Messenger” and “One Too Many Mornings.” Her efficiency of “As a result of the Night time” additionally included a particular shoutout: “As a result of the night time belongs to Bob Dylan,” she sang.

You’ll be able to view an entire set listing under.

Smith relayed a couple of tales about her historical past with Dylan, from her recollections of shopping for her first Dylan file to her recollection of touring with him within the ’90s. The pair first crossed paths in New York’s Greenwich Village when Smith was a younger performer; he got here to see her on the Bitter Finish in 1975, the 12 months she launched her debut album, Horses. A quick friendship adopted, with Smith becoming a member of Dylan onstage a number of instances over time. When Dylan obtained the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016, Smith accepted the award on his behalf.

“I associated utterly to him,” Smith not too long ago instructed the Irish Occasions of her shut reference to Dylan. “His conceitedness, his humor, his mergence of poetry and efficiency.”

Dylan has not attended any of the opening weekend festivities in Tulsa, neither is he anticipated to, however at Cain’s, Smith supplied another method of contemplating his absence.

“Tonight, he ain’t right here, however we’re,” she stated. “Simply joking, he is every-fucking-where.”

Patti Smith and Her Band, Might 6, 2022, Tulsa, Okla., Set Checklist 
1. “Boots of Spanish Leather-based” (Bob Dylan cowl)
2. “Free Cash”
3. “Kimberly”
4. “My Blakean Yr”
5. “Ghost Dance” (Patti Smith Group track)
6. “Dancing Barefoot”
7. “9”
8. “I am Free” / “Stroll on the Wild Facet” / “I am Free” (Lenny Kaye lead vocal)
9. “The Depraved Messenger” (Bob Dylan cowl)
10. “Pissing in a River” (Patti Smith Group track)
11. “As a result of the Night time” (Patti Smith Group track)
12. “One Too Many Mornings” (Bob Dylan cowl)
13. “Gloria” (Them cowl)
Encore:
14. “Individuals Have the Energy”