So Bella Todd was disappointed Patti Smith didn't perform the whole of Horses (The Argus, August 18).

Well I'm disappointed that a music icon chose to come to Brighton and even wrote a special little song about our town but my local paper sent along someone who was too self-absorbed to notice.

While a performance of Smith's influential first album in its entirety, as was done at London's Royal Festival Hall in June, would have been fabulous, I have no idea why Ms Todd felt this was her right.

I bought my tickets for the Dome the day they went on sale and none of the publicity I saw from then until the event led me to expect anything other than a brilliant performance.

-Wendy McAngus, Brighton