On October 12, 1976, Patti Smith performed at the Rote Fabrik in Zurich until the concert was interrupted by a mysterious tear gas attack. A bootleg recording from that evening is the starting point for Dominik Bachmann’s research and this photo book. The book brings together unpublished photos by Eric Bachmann, François Bitzi, and Roland Stucky, and also makes available for the first time, an interview that Smith gave to Swiss television. The numerous finds are supplemented by historical documents, newspaper articles, and texts by Bice Curiger, Veit Stauffer, Peter K. Wehrli, and Suzanne Zahnd complement the historical finds. The book will be published by everyedition—just in time for Patti Smith’s next concert on July 22, 2025.

Author: Dominik Bachmann

Publisher: Everyedition

Published: 2025

Language: English

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 9.06 x 6.91 x .59 in