Music legend Patti Smith is going on tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her 1975 debut album "Horses."
Smith, 78, plans to perform the record -- which includes her rendition of Van Morrison's "Gloria" -- in full on the tour, which will last from Oct. 6 through Nov. 29.
The first show of the tour, which will be in Dublin, Ireland, was announced on Smith's Instagram Tuesday.
The tour will include 10 European shows and 10 North American shows. Smith will make a pitstop in Massachusetts when she plays The Orpheum Theatre in Boston on Nov. 24.
Tickets for the U.S. shows go on sale Friday, Feb. 14. Fans can shop for tickets now using reliable third-party ticket sellers like StubHub, VividSeats and SeatGeek.
It's been 20 years since Smith performed "Horses" in full during a concert, after playing the album in 2005 during Meltdown Festival in London.
The album is regarded as a classic in the music world. "Horses" is marked by Smith's distinctive alto vocals and is also acclaimed for its fusion of punk rock and poetry.
"Song to song, it is challenging, exciting, and so much different from anything I've ever heard," Charlie Kaplan said in a 2011 review for NPR's All Songs Considered. "To me, 'Horses' is only music in a strictly technical sense; sure, Smith sings, and she has a band that plays really well, and sometimes she picks up on recognizable styles like reggae or hard rock, but these are only a sort of dramatic backdrop for her lyrics, like a film score, or a beat poet's bongos."
Although Smith's version of "Gloria" received the most attention on the album, "Horses" includes enduring tracks such as "Redondo Beach," "Free Money," "Land," "Elegie" and "Break It Up."
The record also turned heads because of its compelling, androgynous cover photo, taken by Smith's longtime friend, Robert Mapplethorpe.
"The only rule we had was, Robert told me if I wore a white shirt, not to wear a dirty one," Smith told NPR in 2010. "I got my favourite ribbon and my favourite jacket, and he took about 12 pictures. By the eighth one he said, 'I got it.'"
Smith has released roughly a dozen studio albums, both as a solo artist and with the Patti Smith Group. Along with "Horses," standouts in her archive include "Easter" (1978), "Wave" (1979) and "Dream of Life" (1988).
Smith also has written several books, including the 2010 memoir "Just Kids." The book focuses on her early years in New York City's music scene and her relationship with Mapplethorpe. "Just Kids" won the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was a New York Times bestseller.