Patti Smith Says Barclays Center is Like a Cockroach

By on December 4, 2012 in Music

Patti Smith and Neil Young played Barclays Center Monday night and, naturally, folks tweeted about it.

One fan wrote, “patti smith just likened the barclays center to a cockroach… while playing barclays center.”

(photo via @MarkFischel)

Patti Smith at Barclay’s Center

Storified by Brooklyn Bugle · Mon, Dec 03 2012 18:34:03

patti smith just likened the barclays center to a cockroach… while playing barclays center. Riley Fields
I could be wrong but I think Patti Smith is putting on a legendary performance at Barclays right now.Michael Hogan
Patti Smith doing her thing http://pic.twitter.com/wenrtmrEMFischel
PATTI SMITH! http://instagr.am/p/Sy-xUGMCVG/Andrew Lowden
Patti Smith has rocked my world once again! http://pic.twitter.com/45zCYhYZluluberst
Patti Smith + Neil Young @ Barclays. Patti changed my lifeMichelle
Patti Smith’s Land -> Gloria is just as incredible in 2012 as it was 35 years ago. She’s a national treasure.Matt Urban
“@shannynmoore: Patti Smith is literally rocking my world! #Brooklyn http://yfrog.com/ntcd6xhkj”Met her once, delightful and inspiring woman.Aaron Vallely
Patti SmithからNeil Youngへセットチェンジ中｡クルーは全員災害救援隊のコスチュームです｡ @ Barclays Center http://instagr.am/p/SzAgDmFZPL/Kei Watanabe
RT @pulmyears: I love Patti! Nice pic, too, Shannyn! RT @shannynmoore: Patti Smith is literally rocking my world! #Brooklyn http://yfrog.com/ntcd6xhkjlisa roberts

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3 Responses to Patti Smith Says Barclays Center is Like a Cockroach

  1. DrewB December 4, 2012 at 2:58 pm #

    I was at that show. I missed the cockroach comment but can affirm that she played and epic set!

  2. Eddyenergizer December 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm #

    I was there last night, yes Patti did say that, felt it was a bit rude… But she still put on a great show. Neil Young & Crazy Horse were excellent, as expected.

    The huge disappointment was the acoustics at the Barclay’s Center. The sound quality was terrible, it is clear absolutely no consideration was given to acoustics in the design or construction. The reverberation was so bad my girlfriend commented “I feel like I’m hearing sounds from last week”…. Sadly, the BC is a failure as concert venue.

    • Silverleaf December 5, 2012 at 8:57 pm #

      Well, I think it looks more like a rusty armadillo than a cockroach– but it folks like her won’t speak out about this monstrosity, who will?