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Patti Smith to headline one-day festival in London

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Patti Smith will headline a new one-day festival in London.Higher Ground Festival will take place on the slopes of Alexandra Palace on July 24.

It will be headlined by Smith, with Nadine Shah, Connie Constance, Spelling, Nabihah Iqbal and Joviale also confirmed to be performing.Higher Ground Festival will also host DJ sets, workshops, talks and readings.

Tickets start at £40 and are available here.Late last year, Smith was awarded the keys to her adopted city, New York.“Some have called Patti Smith the godmother of punk,” Mayor Bill De Blasio said in a speech. “I think it’s a fair phrase because she inspired so many people, helped shape a whole artistic movement, and in many ways a political movement as well.”“I wish I could give New York City the key to me,” Smith joked while accepting the honour, “because that’s how I feel about our city.

With all its challenges and difficulties, it remains – and I’m quite a traveler – the most diverse city, to me, in the world.”Last August, Smith released an EP of live recordings minted at New York’s iconic Electric Lady studio.

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