Let’s just boil this down to some facts: The incomparable, iconic, and forever awesome Patti Smith recently celebrated her 70th birthday. Smith’s equally incomparable, iconic, and forever awesome album Horses recently turned 41. Patti Smith and her band will perform Horses in its entirety Thursday, March 9 at the Milwaukee Theatre. Yes.
Some more facts: This will be Smith’s first Milwaukee show in 38 years; in 1979, she played the Milwaukee Auditorium, the site of the current Milwaukee Theatre. Reserved seating tickets for the 2017 show—which is being presented by Shank Hall’s Peter Jest—are $55, $65, $75, and $95. Tickets go on sale Monday, January 9 at 10 a.m. This will be amazing. Yes.