{"id":51316,"date":"2025-11-25T04:53:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/51316\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T04:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:53:19","slug":"watch-r-e-m-s-michael-stipe-sing-with-patti-smith-at-her-recent-new-york-city-show-celebrating-the-horses-albums-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/51316\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch R.E.M.\u2019s Michael Stipe Sing with Patti Smith at Her Recent New York City Show Celebrating the \u2018Horses\u2019 Album\u2019s 50th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fans who attended Patti Smith<\/a>\u2019s sold-out concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Saturday, November 22, were treated to a special onstage collaboration during the show\u2019s encore. As the show neared its end, Smith\u2019s old friend, founding R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe<\/a>, joined her to sing backup on a couple of tunes.<\/p>\n

The concert was part of Smith\u2019s current tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of her influential 1975 debut album, Horses. The trek has featured Patti and her band playing Horses in its entirety, plus select other classics and gems from her catalog, as well as a few covers.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Patti Smith Discusses the Bombshell Family Revelation That Led Her to Delay Finishing Her New Memoir, Bread of Angels]<\/a><\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s encore on November 22 began with a rendition of \u201cGhost Dance,\u201d a song from her 1978 album Easter. As seen in fan-shot video<\/a> posted online, Stipe contributed backing vocals to the tune. He shared a mic with longtime Smith band members Tony Shanhan as they sang the repeated chorus, \u201cWe shall live again.\u201d Patti\u2019s longtime lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye, who co-wrote \u201cGhost Dance,\u201d handled lead vocals on one of the verses.<\/p>\n

Stipe stayed onstage for the next tune, Smith\u2019s classic 1988 anthem \u201cPeople Have the Power.\u201d In addition, veteran guitar whiz Charlie Sexton also took part in the performance. Michael shared mic with Patti while singing along during the choruses of the uplifting tune.<\/p>\n

Former Pogues bassist Cait O\u2019Riordan posted a video clip<\/a> of the \u201cPeople Have the Power\u201d performance. She accompanied it with a note that reads, \u201cThe POWER! Patti Smith and her glorious band bringing Horses home to New York City tonight with some very special guests!\u201d<\/p>\n

The show ended with a raucous and raw version of The Who\u2019s \u201cMy Generation\u201d featuring Sexton sitting in.<\/p>\n

About Smith\u2019s Upcoming Shows<\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s tour continues with a show tonight (November 24) at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston. The trek winds down with concerts on November 28 in Washinton, D.C., and November 29 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Visit PattiSmith.net<\/a> for more info and to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

About Stipe\u2019s History of Performing with Stipe<\/p>\n

Stipe and Smith have performed together numerous times over the years. Most recently, Michael joined Patti onstage to perform \u201cPeople Have the Power\u201d during the finale of a star-studded tribute concert to Smith in March 2025 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.<\/p>\n

That performance also featured Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Depp, The Bangles\u2019 Susanna Hoffs, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs\u2019 Karen O, Maggie Rogers, and many others.<\/p>\n

(Photo by Taylor Hill\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n