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The last performance at CBGBs will be Patti Smith.
Hilly will then tear out the toilets and everything else and move to las Vegas at the end of October.
Sayonara!

some more info from Relix:

Patti Smith, RANA, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Fishbone Confirm Final CBGB
Appearances

2006-08-28 16:06:30

After hosting live music for over 30 years, CBGB will shut its doors
this fall. While the veteran New York rock club has not finalized its
exact schedule, a number of the club's most famous alumni have confirmed final performances at the Bowery venue. Punk/poetry icon Patti Smith-one of the first CBGB performers to attract national attention in the 1970s-will play the club's final show in early October, though an exact date and on-sale information have not been announced.
Later this fall, CBGB will likely relocate to Las Vegas, an odd end for one of the live music scene s most forward-thinking independent rooms. New York-based promoters Rocks Off, who have promoted numerous shows at the club over the past five years, will curate CBGB s final run. The Rocks Off staff has helped close down a number of New York venues, including Wetlands in 2001 and Tribeca in 2005. Bands confirmed for CBGB's final stretch of shows include the Angry Samoans (9/9), RANA (9/13), Pete Yorn (9/14), the Dead Kennedys (9/21), Agent Orange (9/23), Lee "Scratch" Perry(9/25) and Fishbone/Dub Trio (9/28).
CBGB will also close out its Downstairs Lounge with an over twelve-hour festival beginning at 2:30PM September 30, featuring a number of underground artists.

Are you going to the Patti Smith show Schwenko?

[quote][i]Originally posted by WolverineSyr[/i]
<br>Are you going to the Patti Smith show Schwenko?
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Unlikely..
I will be in Toronto that day, and am planning to run a half-marathon. I fly back to NYC early evening that day.
I doubt that I could get in, probably sold out.

And you?[:)]

Not me - can't afford the travel and just don't have the time. I'd love to hear a report from someone who goes though! It would be pretty significant to see her not only perform there - but close the place out.