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Flea, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith to play Pathway to Paris climate change awareness concert

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Courtesy of Pathway to ParisRed Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, ex-R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, and Patti Smith will perform at this year’s Pathway to Paris concert, an event held to raise awareness about climate change. The show takes place November 5 at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

Other Pathway to Paris performers include rapper Talib Kweli, indie-rock singer/songwriter Cat Power and Jesse Paris Smith, Patti’s daughter, who co-founded the event. The night also will feature talks from environmentalists and activists.

This year’s event will be held on the eve of the COP 23 United Nations climate-change conference, running from November 6 to November 17 in Bonn, Germany. For ticket info, visit CarnegieHall.com.

The inaugural Pathway to Paris concert, held December 2015, featured performances from Flea, Smith and Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke.

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