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In 2025, Paul Simon will probably be something however “Homeward Bound.”

The legendary Rock and Roll Corridor of Famer lately introduced he’s hanging out on ‘A Quiet Celebration Tour,’ his first official outing since he retired from the street in 2018.

There will probably be fairly a New York Metropolis homecoming for Forest Hills Excessive College and Queens Faculty graduate as effectively.

Halfway by means of the 55-concert spring and summer time run, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will make 5 back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back appearances at New York Metropolis’s Beacon Theatre. The exhibits go down on Monday, June 16, Wednesday, June 18, Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Monday, June 23.

Information of the tour could also be fairly a shock to followers of the previous Simon and Garfunkel member. On prime of his 2018 touring retirement — as a consequence of time away from his household and passing of guitarist Vincent Nguini — he additionally skilled listening to loss whereas engaged on his 2023 album “Seven Psalms.”

Quickly after, he consulted the Stanford Initiative to Treatment Listening to Loss who aided him in an effort to reduce the harm achieved. They got here up with fixes like repairing hair cells inside his ear and repositioning his audio system onstage.

In any respect concert events, followers can count on “intimate shows [of music and conversation] featuring your favorite classics along with the debut live performance of [Simon’s] Grammy-nominated and critically-acclaimed ‘Seven Psalms’ [in its entirety],” in response to Simon’s Instagram.

His spouse Edie Brickell will be a part of him onstage in any respect exhibits.

If this appears like a one-of-a-kind bucket record present to you, tickets can be found for all ‘A Quiet Celebration’ gigs.

On the time of publication, the bottom value we might discover for anyone present was $71 earlier than charges on Vivid Seats.

Different exhibits have tickets beginning anyplace from $79 to $250 earlier than charges.

For extra data, now we have every part it’s essential to know and extra about Paul Simon’s 2025 tour beneath.

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Paul Simon tour schedule 2025

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Paul Simon set record

Simons’ ‘Homeward Bound Farewell Tour’ concluded at Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park’ on Sept. 22, 2018.

In line with Set Record FM, right here’s what he carried out on the gig:

01.) “America” (Simon & Garfunkel track)

02.) “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”

03.) “The Boy in the Bubble”

04.) “Dazzling Blue”

05.) “That Was Your Mother”

06.) “Rewrite”

07.) “Mother and Child Reunion”

08.) “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”

09.) “Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War”

10.) “Can’t Run But”

11.) “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Simon & Garfunkel track)

12.) “Wristband”

13.) “Spirit Voices”

14.) “The Obvious Child”

15.) “Questions for the Angels”

16.) “The Cool, Cool River”

17.) “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”

18.) “You Can Call Me Al”

Encore

19.) “Late in the Evening”

20.) “Still Crazy After All These Years”

21.) “Graceland”

Encore II

22.) “Homeward Bound” (Simon & Garfunkel track)

23.) “Kodachrome”

24.) “The Boxer” (Simon & Garfunkel track)

25.) “American Tune”

26.) “The Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel track)

“This is 2 miles from where I played high school baseball in Forest Hills,” Simon mentioned on the present, The Put up reported.

“Brickell was onstage to whistle along to ‘Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,”’whereas listeners rose from their blankets and garden chairs to bounce alongside to ‘You Can Name Me Al,’” the publication shared.

Paul Simon on “SNL”

Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened “Saturday Night Live’s” fiftieth anniversary present with a virtually five-minute rendition of his seminal “Homeward Bound.”

Accompanied simply by an acoustic guitar and a pair of microphones, you may hear the poignant, triumphant duet right here:

Paul Simon new music

On Could 19, 2023, Simon launched his fifteenth solo studio album “Seven Psalms.”

The unconventional report — which got here to him in a dream — is a single 33-minute observe made up seven elements.

“I envisioned ‘Seven Psalms’ as one long thought, combined with sounds powerful enough to make the thought come alive,” he mentioned.

For our cash, it’s a tender, religious departure for the delicate hitmaker. His unmistakable voice is as highly effective as ever however there’s an actual deep feeling right here, one in every of an artist attempting to make a ultimate thesis assertion. It’s easy, lo-fi and a worthy hear for even essentially the most truthful climate of followers.

And, whereas, sure, the album is kind of heavy, “My Professional Opinion” is a jaunty, tongue-in-cheek tune that has traces of Simon’s playful classics “Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard” and “Cecilia” in its DNA should you squint laborious sufficient whereas tuning in.

In case you’d like to listen to the stirring, acoustic providing, you will discover “Seven Psalms” right here.

Paul Simon band

In line with Consequence, listed here are the artists taking the stage with Simon this spring and summer time:

Caleb Burhans (viola), Jamey Haddad (percussion), Gyan Riley (guitar), Mick Rossi (piano, keys), Andy Snitzer (saxophone), Nancy Stagnita (flute), Mark Stewart (guitar), and Eugene Friesen (Cello). They added that “Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums.”

In fact, Edie Brickell will be a part of him on vocals.

Basic rockers on tour in 2025

In case you nonetheless have traditional rock radio on repeat, you’re in for a deal with.

Many mega icons from the ’60s and ’70s are nonetheless out and and about, delivering their timeless favorites at venues throughout North America these subsequent few months.

To be sure you’re up to the mark, listed here are simply 5 of our favorites you received’t wish to miss reside.

• Ringo Starr

• Bob Dylan with Willie Nelson

• Neil Younger

• Patti Smith

• James Taylor

Who else from approach again when is pounding the pavement? Check out our record of all the most important traditional rockers on tour in 2025 to search out the present for you.

This text was written by Matt Levy, New York Put up reside occasions reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the newest tour bulletins out of your favourite musical artists and comedians, in addition to Broadway openings, sporting occasions and extra reside exhibits – and finds nice ticket costs on-line. Since he began his tenure on the Put up in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen live performance and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to call a couple of. Please notice that offers can expire, and all costs are topic to vary