Paul Simon un-retires from touring and will go on the road for the first time in seven years

20 February 2025, 10:58

Paul Simon follows up his SNL 50 performance with a full tour.

Paul Simon has made a shock announcement of a full tour.

The Simon & Garfunkel legend and solo superstar retired from the road back in 2018, but will now play a series of live shows this spring and summer.

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Rather than arenas or stadiums, the 2025 US tour dates are billed as A Quiet Celebration and will take in smaller, more intimate venues that might better suit his arrangements since his well-reported hearing issues.

Nevertheless, Simon will play a whopping 55 dates in 20 cities on the tour.

The Quiet Celebration tour will focus on Simon's Seven Pslams album from 2023, though will also feature songs from across his career.

Paul Simon - A Quiet Celebration Tour

Simon will be backed by a full band including Caleb Burhans on viola, Jamey Haddad on percussion, Gyan Riley on guitar, Mick Rossi on piano and keys,  Andy Snitzer on saxophone, Nancy Stagnita on flute, Mark Stewart on guitar and Eugene Friesen on cello. Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums.

The announcement follow's Simon's unexpected duet with Sabrina Carpenter on the SNL 50 anniversary special, where the duo played 'Homeward Bound'.

Originally released as a duet with Art Garfunkel, Simon had previously played the song with George Harrison on Saturday Night Live back in 1976.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter: Homeward Bound (Live) – SNL50

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am and the full tour dates are as follows:

• April 14, 16, 17 - Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
• April 20, 22, 23 - Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
• April 26 - Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
• April 28, 29 - Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, MO
• May 7, 8 - AT&T Winspear Opera House, Dallas, TX
• May 11, 13, 14 - The Ryman, Nashville, TN
• May 17, 18 - Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
• May 21, 23, 24 - Symphony Center Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL
• May 27, 29, 30 - Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
• June 6, 7 - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
• June 10, 12, 13 - Boch Center-Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
• June 16, 18, 20, 21, 23 - Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
• June 26, 28, 29 - Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
• July 7 - Terrace Theater-Long Beach PAC, Long Beach, CA
• July 9, 11, 12, 14, 16 - Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
• July 19, 21, 22 - Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
• July 26, 27, 28 - The Orpheum, Vancouver, BC
• July 31, August 2, 3 - Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA