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NB: In 1977 the line-up of the Patti Smith Group was Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, , Richard Sohl, Ivan Kral and Jay Dee Daugherty.
14 January 1977, Memorial Chapel, Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA
Pissing in a River, Gloria

Note: Incomplete setlist.
19 January 1977, Mike Douglas Show, KYW-TV, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ask the Angels, Free Money

Note: This is the broadcast date. The recording date was 7 December 1976.
21 January 1977, Memorial Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
No setlist
22 January 1977, Hollywood Sportatorium, Broward County, FL, USA
No setlist

Note: The Patti Smith Group was the support for Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band.
23 January 1977, Curtis-Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL, USA
Intro, Land, Ask the Angels, Redondo Beach, Free Money, Pumping (My Heart) , Ain’t it Strange

Note: The Patti Smith Group was the support for Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. The set ended abruptly during Ain’t It Strange when Patti fell from the stage.
4 February 1977, Nassau Coliseum, New York, NY, USA
Note: Concert cancelled. The full bill was Blue Oyster Cult, Ramones, Patti Smith Group.
8 March 1977, Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
Note: Concert cancelled
10 March 1977, Gustav-Siegle-Haus, Stuttgart, Germany
Note: Concert cancelled
12 March 1977, Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany
Note: Concert cancelled
13 March 1977, Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Note: Concert cancelled
17 March 1977, Palais Rameau, Lille, France
Note: Concert cancelled
18 March 1977, Opera, Reims, France
Note: Concert cancelled
19 March 1977, Bourse du Travail, Lyon, France
Note: Concert cancelled
22 March 1977, Bordeaux, France
Note: Concert cancelled
23 March 1977, Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France
Note: Concert cancelled
24 March 1977, Marseille or Aix en Provence, France
Note: Concert cancelled
10 April 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA
"La Resurrection"
No setlist
19 April 1977, Mike Douglas Show, KYW-TV, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Lullaby (I Was Working Real Hard) , Prayer (Keith Richards’ Blues)

Note: Patti Smith and Richard Sohl.
4 May 1977, Punk Magazine Benefit, CBGB, New York, NY, USA
Kimberly, Pissing in a River, Gimme Some Lovin’ (Spencer Davis Group), Working on the Chain Gang (Sam Cooke), I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (The Ramones), I’m Waiting for the Man

Note: Special guests Matthew Reich and Allen Lanier
7 May 1977, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, USA
No setlist

Note: Poetry reading.
29 May 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA
"Basic Training"
No setlist
30 May 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA
"Basic Training"
No setlist
31 May 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (9.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
Jailhouse Rock ((Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller), Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Free Money (false start), Space Monkey, Ain’t it Strange, Parachute Woman (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards), Pissing in a River, Ask the Angels, The Kids Are Alright (Pete Townshend), Pumping (My Heart), Radio Ethiopia, Easter, (encore): Gloria
1 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (9.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
Land, Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Time is on My Side, Free Money, Pale Blue Eyes/Louie Louie, Ask the Angels, Parachute Woman, Pissing in a River, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger/Easter, (encore): Gloria
2 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (9.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
Prayer for Jay Dee, The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game, Magellan, I've Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter), Jailhouse Rock, Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Space Monkey, You Really Got Me, Jolene, Ask the Angels, Time is on My Side, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger/Pumping (My Heart) (encore): Piss Factory, Gloria

Note: Andy Paley replaced Jay Dee Daugherty, who was unwell.
3 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (9.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Privilege (Set Me Free), Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Ask the Angels, Ain't it Strange, When I Was Nineteen (new song), Gimme Some Lovin', Pumping (My Heart), You Really Got Me, Radio Ethiopia, Easter, (encore): Land, Let's Twist Again

Note: Andy Paley replaced Jay Dee Daugherty, who was unwell.
4 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (9.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Free Money, Time is on My Side, Pale Blue Eyes/Louie Louie, Ask the Angels, Ain't It Strange, Pissing in a River, You Really Got Me, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger,(encore): Jailhouse Rock, Gloria

Note: Andy Paley replaced Jay Dee Daugherty, who was unwell.
5 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (9.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
Piss Factory, Rape, Land, Privilege (Set Me Free), Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Free Money, Pale Blue Eyes/Louie Louie, Birdland, No Jestering (Carl Malcolm), Ask the Angels, Parachute Woman, Ain’t it Strange/Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, Easter, Jailhouse Rock, Gloria

Note: This concert was recorded for a possible live album.
5 June 1977, Central Park, New York, NY, USA
Gloria/Rock n Roll Nigger
6 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA (11.00 pm)
"Basic Training"
No setlist
7 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA
"Basic Training"
My Generation*, Magellan, Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Space Monkey, When I Was Nineteen (new song), Birdland, Seven Ways of Going, Ask the Angels, Worst That Could Happen (Jimmy Webb), Break It Up, Parachute Woman, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, (encore): Land/Jailhouse Rock

Note: Special guest *John Cale.
8 June 1977, CBGB, New York, NY, USA
"Basic Training"
Land/Rock n Roll Nigger, Privilege (Set Me Free), Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Space Monkey, Pale Blue Eyes/Louie Louie, Ain't it Strange, Parachute Woman, Ask the Angels, Time is on My Side, Some Kind of Wonderful (John Ellison), Pumping (My Heart), Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, Jailhouse Rock, Gloria
3 July 1977, My Father’s Place, Roslyn, NY, USA
Early Show
Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, Gloria

Late Show
America the Beautiful(Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A Ward), We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Privilege (Set Me Free), Land, Time is on My Side, Some Kind of Wonderful, Pale Blue Eyes/Louie Louie, Ask the Angels, It's So Hard, Ain't it Strange, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, (encore): My Generation

Note: Incomplete setlist for the early show.
5 July 1977, Village Gate, New York, NY, USA
Rape (false start), Rape, Precious Little, To Remember Debbie Denise, Sister Morphine, Marianne Faithfull, Picture Hanging Blues, unidentified poem, Girl Trouble, Far, Dog Dream

Note:Poetry reading at 8.00 pm.
6 July 1977, Village Gate, New York, NY, USA
No setlist

Note: Poetry reading at 8.00 pm.
7 July 1977, Village Gate, New York, NY, USA
No setlist

Note: Poetry reading at 8.00 pm.
8 July 1977, Village Gate, New York, NY, USA
Will Hollywood Ever Learn, Neo Boy, Fire of Unknown Origin, Rape, Precious Little, Babble Ground

Note: Poetry reading at 8.00 pm.
9 July 1977, Village Gate, New York, NY, USA
We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Space Monkey, Parachute Woman, Birdland, Ask the Angels, Time Is On My Side, Ain’t it Strange, Pissing in a River, Some Kind of Wonderful, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, Pumping (My Heart), My Generation
10 July 1977, Village Gate, New York, NY, USA
No setlist
23 July 1977, Woodbridge Music Festival, Woodbridge, NJ, USA
No setlist
26 July 1977, Syncopation Club, Scarsdale, NY, USA
We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Pissing in a River, Ask the Angels, Kimberly, Parachute Woman, Paint It Black, Just Like Me (Paul Revere & the Raiders), Space Monkey, Free Money, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger
29 July 1977, Elgin Theater, New York, NY, USA
No setlist
30 July 1977, Elgin Theater, New York, NY, USA
Land, Kimberly, Redondo Beach, Free Money, Space Monkey, It’s So Hard (John Lennon) , Ask the Angels, Time Is on My Side, Poppies, Pumping (My Heart), Ain’t it Strange, Improvisation/Radio Ethiopia, Gloria, My Generation
5 September 1977, Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia PA, USA
We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Land, Space Monkey, Parachute Woman, Free Money, Ask the Angels, Some Kinda Wonderful, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, Gloria, My Generation

Note: Also known as the Labor Day concert.
20 October 1977, Galerie Veith Turske, Cologne, Germany
"The Cologne Poetry Reading"
Dream of Rimbaud, Picasso Laughing, Lullaby, Seventh Heaven, Rape, In Excelsis Deo, Babelfield, Prayer, Electric Guitar Statement
1 November 1977, Hayden Planetarium, New York, NY, USA
"Hayden Planetarium Benefit Concert"
Rape, We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Be My Baby (Ronettes), Distant Fingers, Pale Blue Eyes, Song for God/dard, Pumping (My Heart) , Jailhouse Rock, Radio Ethiopia, Rock n Roll Nigger, Gloria, (encore): My Generation
20 November 1977, New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York, NY , USA
"The Night of the Empty Chairs"
Hundred Per Cent (Plastic People of the Universe)

Note: Patti Smith and Ivan Kral.
29 December 1977, CBGB Theatre, 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA
We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Ask the Angels, Kimberly, We Three, Till Victory, Pumping (My Heart), Ghost Dance, Be My Baby, 25th Floor, Space Monkey (a capella), Ain’t it Strange, Radio Ethiopia, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, Gloria, Land
30 December 1977, CBGB Theatre, 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA
We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Ask the Angels, Kimberly, We Three, Till Victory, Be My Baby, Pumping (My Heart), Ghost Dance, Because the Night*, 25th Floor, Happy Birthday, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger

Note: Special guest *Bruce Springsteen. The New York City Fire Department ended the show prematurely because of overcrowding.
31 December 1977, CBGB Theatre, 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA
Land, Ask the Angels, Kimberly, We Three, Till Victory, Babelogue/Improvisation/We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together, Time is on My Side, Be My Baby, Pumping (My Heart), Ghost Dance, Free Money, 25th Floor, Ain't it Strange, Radio Ethiopia/Rock n Roll Nigger, America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) (Samuel Francis Smith)/My Generation



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