Patti Smith's FINAL Bowery Ballroom New Years Eve Show

Patti Smith is joined on stage by Michael Stipe for what she announced will be her final New Year's Eve show at Bowery Ballroom after 14 years there.  I feel so blessed that my friends and I got to witness this spectacle 7 years in a row.  Patti, her band and her special guests will be greatly missed.

Patti Smith @ Bowery Ballroom NYC

Patti Smith works her shamanic, shapeshifting magic over the heads of a packed Bowery Ballroom.  

This particular show clocked in at two-and-a-half hours and was filled with surprise moments, such as a sing-along cover of The Monkees "Daydream Believer", The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever" and an extended, particularly blistering final encore of "Land/Gloria".  Of all six of her New Year's shows that I have attended, this was by far my favorite.  Many thanks to Mark Sacco (and the amazing Tony Shanahan) for helping us all get a spot in the ballroom after all tickets sold out in record time.

01-01-10: NYC: Friends. Fun. Patti Smith.

Myself, Scott, Steve, Billy & Kelly: Much laughter. A blue moon. Another New Year's Patti Smith Show @ NYC's Bowery Ballroom. WECLOME 2010: May all good things remain. May all new things be good.