Last band to play on the last night was Patti Smith. Guests included Richard Lloyd from Television who legend has it were the first band ever to play CBGB's (although there were bands such as Jayne Countys Queen Elizabeth and Eric Emerson and the Magic Tramps who had played there when it was called Hillys on the Bowery)

Tommy Ramone had played Blitzkrieg Bop with the Dictators at their last show there, Patti paid tribute to many of the bands who'd played there over the years including Television, Blondie and the Dead Boys

Heres what happened when she went for a pee

Music doesnt exist in a vaccum, bands have to have places to play.

The Beatles and the Stones learnt how to play in public by playing cover versions as most bands have done. CBGB's allowed bands to play their own stuff, bands were born and grew up in CBGB's before the greater world saw them.