Patti Smith, a legendary figure in rock music, has announced a tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her 1975 debut album “Horses.”

Smith, 78, plans to perform the record — which includes her fierce rendition of Van Morrison’s “Gloria” — in full on the tour, which includes 20 shows in the United States and Europe, Oct. 6 through Nov. 29.

Smith’s band will feature guitarist Lenny Kaye and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty, both of whom played on the original recording. 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.

“Please join us to help celebrate the final ride of our irreverent thoroughbred,” a press release says.

Smith also announced the tour on Instagram, touting the first show in Dublin at 3Arena.

“Horses” is regarded as a classic in the music world, acclaimed for its fusion of punk rock and poetry, and marked by Smith’s distinctive alto vocals. Smith’s approach to music has always leaned to avant-garde, and her debut album is no exception.

“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.’”

Tickets for Smith’s “Horses” dates are listed on Ticketmaster, including shows in Seattle (Nov. 10, Paramount Theatre), San Francisco (Nov. 13, The Masonic), Chicago (Nov. 17, The Chicago Theatre), New York City (Nov. 21-22, Beacon Theatre), Boston (Nov. 28, Orpheum Theatre) and Philadelphia (Nov. 29, The Met). (See the full list of Smith’s tour dates here.)

Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 14, according to Ticketmaster, after a round of pre-sales that starts on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Smith has about a dozen studio albums to her credit, 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,” which focuses on her early years on 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.

Smith seldom performs in the South, although she did appear at the 2022 Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn. Fans in Alabama still have fond memories of a rare Birmingham show that happened during the brief tenure of Brothers Music Hall, 1978-1981. According to Setlist.fm, Smith played at Brothers on July 7, 1979, on her tour for the “Wave” album.

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Smith recently made headlines when she collapsed on stage during a Jan. 29 concert in São Paulo, Brazil. However, Smith quickly minimized the incident on social media, saying she’d been checked by a doctor and was “absolutely fine.”

“This is letting everyone know that I am fine,” Smith said in a Jan. 30 post on Instagram. “A grossly exaggerated account is being spread by the press and social media. I had some post migraine dizziness. Had a small incident, left the stage, and returned 10 minutes later and talked to the people, told them I was fine and sang them Wing and Because the Night. I was checked out by an excellent Doctor and was absolutely fine. Please do not accept any other story. With all the strife in the world, this explainable incident does not merit so much attention. Thank you everyone for your concern. Trust me I am fine.”