PAUL SIMON'S "FAREWELL" TOUR - DATES & LOCATIONS

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PAUL SIMON CURRENTLY ON "HOMEWARD BOUND" FAREWELL TOUR



[From Rolling Stone Magazine, Feb. 5, 2018]

"I've often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I'd consider bringing my performing career to a natural end.
Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief," Simon said in a statement.

"I love making music; my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians.
I think about music constantly.
I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts."

The North American leg of Simon's Farewell Tour began May 16.


Paul Simon Tour Dates

- May 18, Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
- May 19, Portland, Oregon @ MODA Center
- May 22 & 23, Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
- May 25, Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
- May 27, Las Vegas, Nevada @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
- May 28, Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
- May 30, Denver, Colorado @ Fiddler's Green
- June 1, Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Arena
- June 2, Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
- June 4, Austin, Texas @ Frank Erwin Center
- June 6, Chicago, IL @ United Center
- June 8, St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
- June 10, Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Center
- June 12, Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre
- June 13, Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre
- June 15, Boston, MA @ TD Garden
- June 16, Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
- June 19, Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
- June 20, Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Following the North American leg, Simon and his band will go on brief tour through Europe that ends July 15th with the singer's previously announced "Farewell Performance" in London,
with James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt.

Simon is the latest artist to reveal that they would retire from the road, following similar farewell tours announced by Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Slayer.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-simon-announces-homeward-bound-farewell-tour-w516359
(click on link to "Simon's Website" for complete ticket information)

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1. old friends sit on a park bench like bookends..how terribly strange t be 70. nt

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2. There are still some scalper tickets available for Antwerp on July 5th. That's the closest to me.

Amsterdam that weekend is already sold out. My wife and I saw him here in Germany 30 years ago for the Graceland tour, and it was brilliant.

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3. Watch out for those scalpers - the tickets may be fake

I wonder if there are any tickets left for the final performance in London?

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4. I would have checked that out, but I'll be in the States by then.

It's one I would have very much liked to see.

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5. The London Final Concert will probably be available on video,

but it won't be the same as being there in person.

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6. No, but I bet it'll sell a few hundred thousand copies the first week it's out.

That will be one concert for eternity to cherish.

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7. Saw him last night in Portland

Paul Simon blanked on the lyrics on "Cool River," and as penance interrupted the set list to do "a song I LOATHE."

Any guesses as to the song?

He started slowly, but by the third song, he started to hit his stride. He had 14 backing vocalists/musicians who were versatile and good whether they were doing backing vocals, playing, or whatever. Glad we went.

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8. Nobody wants to guess the song Paul Simon loathes?