Welcome to the new home of the Patti Smith Setlists!
Phase 1
In 1999, the Patti Smith Setlists project began when I noticed that there were many errors in the information circulating about the concerts of Patti Smith (wrong dates, unknown venues, incomplete and contradictory setlists, etc). Then came the idea of creating an accurate document that would serve the community as a reference for any communication about Patti’s concerts.
Phase 2
In 2001, the first public version was born when Sari Gurney agreed to host the Setlists Document on her website: The Patti Smith News, which focuses on updated information about Patti’s current activities. This was also a turning point in the creation of the Setlists Document as people began sending in information: venue names, setlists they wrote down after 70s concerts, scans of setlists, etc. Soon, setlists were coming from all over the world, a few times right after the concert. Some would write it down at the show while others used their memories and wrote it down back home. Some setlists came from people who did not always know the titles of the songs. Many setlists were incomplete or the songs were in an unconfirmed order. It was fun work; sorting different setlists sometimes from the same night. It was also quite amazing to see how many versions of a title one can get. Other setlists were more like eventlists and included stories and jokes that Patti told. The more I worked on the Setlists, the more they looked like something that could be read.
Phase 3
In 2004, Andrew took over as the Setlists manager
while I began to work on the next version of
the Patti Smith Setlists
that would now include all known concerts/events
with or without a setlist.
Phase 4
In 2005, the Setlists had to find a new home on the WWW
since Sari did not have the time anymore to keep updating the Setlists section.
Georg, who knew about the situation,
learned HTML to build this present website
dedicated to Patti Smith
and which would host the Setlists.
And finally, Claudia joined in as proof reader.
The Setlists attempt to describe the live work of Patti.
A portrait of the artist
By the stories she told
By the songs she sang
And by the poems she read
Enjoy.
Claude M Caron, 2005
To Patti for inspiration and enlightment.
To Sari Gurney who hosted the Patti Smith Setlists from 2001 to 2004 on her website: The Patti Smith News and for providing a link to this new home.
To Steve Jackson: for letting us use his Pattibase document hosted on the Babelogue website, an essential and basic compilation of Patti's concerts from 1971 to 1998.
To the Babelogue website and the Babel List archives: for resources.
To all the collaborators:
Andy Evans, Andrew Burns, Andrew Wilson, Antonio Iriarte, Bill Kristy, Bill MacLehose, Bob Kelly, Bob Torsello, Bruno Moskola, Carol Green, Carsten Wohlfeld, Cindy McKee, Christ Vanneste, Claudia, Cristina Serena, Dave Nowels, David Britsch, Dieter Krist, Dimitris Kazantzis, Elaine, Edu, Elizabeth, Flavio, Franz D, Frat, Gennaro, Georg Cizek-Graf, Gian Paolo Piga, Gill, Gordon Comstock, Hakan Olsson, Håkon Grønning, Hans Kristian Rasmussen, Harold, Heinz Wagner, Henrik Schäfer, Hiro Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Hosoi, Hunter Desportes, hwycdrrev, Jan Poulsen, James Angen, Jay Kleinwaks, Jean-François, Jean-Pierre Pellerin, Jeff Levin, Jeffre Dene, Jim Davidson, Jim Hiney, Joao Oliveira, Joe Leveille, Joel Zakem, John Zinevich, Karen, Kasım Burak Özdemir, Kees Weijens, Keith Allison, Kiki, Klaus Hußmanns, Kostis Agrafiotis, Lawrence French, Lilla Varga, Lou Farrell, M., Magda, Manos, Maria Wallin, Marilyn Turnbow, Marta Liz, Mary Fries, Maxxx, Melissa Blakeslee, Michael Haukedalen, Mick McLaughlin, Mike Morrissey (People Have the Power), Milios, Mitch Gart, Moni Kellermann, Neville Harson, Oligodendroglia, Olivier Baris, Oliver K. Schweinoch, Pablo Roy, Paolo Scamperle, Pastis, Patrick Lahanque, Paul Dinberg, Peter Moorkens, Pierre Viviani, Riccardo Pagnozzi, Rich Nesin, Riderka, Risa, Robin B, Rod Lowe, Ryoichi, S., Sam Matthews, Sand, Sari Gurney, Sascha Priester, Scott Mauvais, Sebastian Petsu, Sergio Gandiglio, Sofff, Stéphane, Steve Blair, Stever Dallmann, Susanne Bauer, Thomas Risan Olsen, Thor, Tim Andrews, Tom Grohs, Tom Friedrich, Tom Hosier, Tom Wilk, Tomislav Lamut, Tomoko Tsushima, Toshi Aizawa, Uwe Möntmann, Una, Unni, Vineland, Walter Horn, Waz, Will Harvey, Willy Van de Ven, Zinovi
To all of you who remain anonymous by choice or by situation and who participated by sending one or more setlist or other information.
Background Setlist pictures by:
Wolfgang Morscher www.stones.at (Innsbruck 2002)
Frank Niklas Ruland (Cologne 2004).
Berlinale picture by Claudia
