Catch Bruce Springsteen, Flea, Karen O, and More Jamming with Patti Smith at All-Star Tribute Concert!

Patti Smith Tribute Concert Highlights

Bruce Springsteen, Flea, Karen O., Michael Stipe, Johnny Depp, and other stars joined Patti Smith at her Tribute concert in New York, with the details of the event outlined below.

Last night (March 26), the iconic Carnegie Hall in New York hosted People Have Power: Patti Smith’s Holiday, a tribute concert featuring a roster of musicians celebrating the legendary Patti Smith.

People Have Power: Patti Smith’s Holiday is an extraordinary music event, donating 100 percent of its proceeds to musical education for low-income youth.

During the performance, Bruce Springsteen and the house band, led by Tony Shanahan, a long-time member of Smith’s group, along with drummer Steve Jordan from the “Rolling Stones,” delivered a rendition of “Because the Night,” which you can check out in the clips below.

The star lineup gathered at Carnegie Hall to celebrate Patti Smith on Wednesday night, with Bruce Springsteen (@Springsteen) and @flea333 performing “Because the Night” pic.twitter.com/7fbrvrhec1

– nme (@nme) March 27, 2025

Elsewhere in the concert, Matt Berninger, Kim Gordon, Michael Stipe, and other artists participated, while stars like Scarlett Johansson, Michael Shannon, Jim Jarmusch, and Sean Penn lent their voices to read Patti’s poetry. Karen O also delivered a cover of the classic “Gloria” from 1975.

A surprise performer, actor-musician Johnny Depp, took the stage unexpectedly to join Flea and Alison Mosshart for “Dancing Barefoot.” Check it out below.

Johnny Depp surprised the crowd by performing “Dancing Barefoot” with Alison Mosshart from the “Kills” and Flea pic.twitter.com/1yhj2gf3ga

– nme (@nme) March 27, 2025

Epic Performances and Closing Jam

To conclude the star-studded event honoring Patti Smith, Smith herself took the stage to perform “People Have Power,” joined by nearly every invited artist of the evening.

Springsteen, Flea, Karen O, Stipe, Depp, Angel Olsen, Ben Harper, and many others participated in the jam session. Check out the fans’ captures of this epic performance below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYO_WAKXKFS

Setlist for People Have Power: Patti Smith’s Holiday:

“Pussy Factory” (Matt Berninger)
“Free Money” (Jesse Malin)
“Redondo Beach” (Courtney Barnett)
“Scriptural River” (Sharon van Etten)
“Cowboy Truths” (Michael Shannon)
'Elegy' (Qronos Quartet)
“My Black Year” (Jesse Paris Smith, Tony Shanahan, Andy LeMaster)
“Hour of Noon” (Jim Jarmusch)
‘Song of the Songwriter’ (Jim Jarmusch)
“Care” (Jim Jarmusch)
“Ghost Dance” (Ben Harper)
“Ask the Angels” (Alison Mosshart)
“Kimberly” (Suzanne Hoffs)
“Mother Rose” (Paul and Julie Banks)
“Wind” (Body/Head)
“Final Letter to Mapplethorpe” (Scarlett Johansson)
“Robert Reflection” (Scarlett Johansson)
“The Paths That Cross” (Music from the Academy – Lower Manhattan School)
“Easter” (Angel Olsen)
“Golden Cockerel” (Sean Penn)
“Under the Southern Cross” (Glen Hansard)
“Frederick” (Maggie Rogers)
“Dancing Barefoot” (Johnny Depp and Alison Mosshart)
“Gloria” (Karen O)
“Because the Night” (Bruce Springsteen)
“People Have Power” (Patti Smith and Friends)

In other news, Patti Smith has announced special concerts to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her debut studio album “Horses,” which will take place throughout Europe, Great Britain, and the United States later this year.

The “Horses” concert series will be staged in seven European cities: London, Dublin, Madrid, Bergamo, Brussels, Oslo, and Paris. Noteworthy performances in London are scheduled at the Palladium on October 12 and 13. Check out the full list of dates and grab tickets here.