See Patti Smith Celebrate 70th Birthday With Michael Stipe in Chicago

Patti Smith celebrated her 70th birthday Friday with a concert at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, the city where she was born in 1946. During the performance, former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe made a surprise appearance on stage to present Smith with a cake and lead the audience in a rendition of “Happy Birthday to You.”

Stipe, who first returned to the stage following R.E.M.’s split as an unannounced…