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PHOTOS: Patti Smith Rocks Day 1 at Escape to NY

Three-day music and arts festival at the Shinnecock Indian Reservation is just beginning.

Friday night at closed with a fiery show by punk rock's poet laureate, Patti Smith, following sets by Chairlift and Best Coast on the main stage. Meanwhile, performances on the acoustic stage included BP Fallon and Abby Ahmad, and DJs Willy Joy and Neurotic Drum Band performed in the main dance tent and Woodlands Dance Off area.

For Escape to New York photos from earlier in the day Friday, .

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