Patti Smith adds second intimate gig in Minneapolis

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith is making a weekend of her time in Minnesota.

Last week, Smith announced she would play an intimate gig at The Parkway Theater on Saturday, March 14, a day after her previously planned book event at the O’Shaughnessy Auditorium.

On Friday, she announced a very last-minute bonus: An early evening gig on Sunday. “Grab a shovel!” the Parkway wrote in an announcement. “Due to popular demand, a 2nd show for Patti Smith will be happening Sunday, March 15.”

Smith will perform with longtime collaborator Tony Shanahan and son Jackson Smith at both of her Parkway concerts.

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It’s a great opportunity for anyone who missed out on the chance to see a rare intimate show with the “People Have the Power” songwriter. (Plus, there probably won’t be any flights out of town if forecasts for the weekend prove correct.) Her last concert in the Twin Cities was at the much, much larger Surly Brewing Festival Field…

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