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In 2025, Paul Simon will be anything but “Homeward Bound.”
The legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer recently announced he’s striking out on ‘A Quiet Celebration Tour,’ his first official outing since he retired from the road in 2018.
There will be quite a New York City homecoming for Forest Hills High School and Queens College graduate as well.
Midway through the 55-concert spring and summer run, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will make five back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back appearances at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. The shows go down on Monday, June 16, Wednesday, June 18, Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Monday, June 23.
News of the tour is likely a shock to fans of the former Simon and Garfunkel member. On top of his 2018 touring retirement — due to time away from his family and passing of guitarist Vincent Nguini — he also experienced hearing loss while working on his 2023 album “Seven Psalms.”
Soon after, he consulted the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss who aided him in an effort to lessen the damage done. They came up with fixes like repairing hair cells within his ear and repositioning his speakers onstage.
At all concerts, fans can expect “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],” according to Simon’s Instagram.
His wife Edie Brickell will join him onstage at all shows.
If this sounds like a one-of-a-kind bucket list show to you, tickets are available for all ‘A Quiet Celebration’ gigs.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find for any one show was $71 before fees on Vivid Seats.
Other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $79 to $250 before fees.
For more information, we have everything you need to know and more about Paul Simon’s 2025 tour below.
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Paul Simon tour schedule 2025
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Paul Simon set list
Simons’ ‘Homeward Bound Farewell Tour’ concluded at Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park’ on Sept. 22, 2018.
According to Set List FM, here’s what he performed at the gig:
01.) “America” (Simon & Garfunkel song)
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 song)
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 song)
23.) “Kodachrome”
24.) “The Boxer” (Simon & Garfunkel song)
25.) “American Tune”
26.) “The Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel song)
“This is 2 miles from where I played high school baseball in Forest Hills,” Simon said at the show, The Post reported.
“Brickell was onstage to whistle along to ‘Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard,”’while listeners rose from their blankets and lawn chairs to dance along to ‘You Can Call Me Al,'” the publication shared.
Paul Simon on “SNL”
Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary show with a nearly five-minute rendition of his seminal “Homeward Bound.”
Accompanied just by an acoustic guitar and a pair of microphones, you can hear the poignant, triumphant duet here:
Paul Simon new music
On May 19, 2023, Simon released his 15th solo studio album “Seven Psalms.”
The unconventional record — which came to him in a dream — is a single 33-minute track made up seven parts.
“I envisioned ‘Seven Psalms’ as one long thought, combined with sounds powerful enough to make the thought come alive,” he said.
For our money, it’s a soft, spiritual departure for the sensitive hitmaker. His unmistakable voice is as powerful as ever but there’s a real deep feeling here, one of an artist trying to make a final thesis statement. It’s simple, lo-fi and a worthy listen for even the most fair weather of fans.
And, while, yes, the album is quite 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 if you squint hard enough while tuning in.
If you’d like to hear the stirring, acoustic offering, you can find “Seven Psalms” here.
Paul Simon band
According to Consequence, here are the artists taking the stage with Simon this spring and summer:
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.”
Of course, Edie Brickell will join him on vocals.
Classic rockers on tour in 2025
If you still have classic rock radio on repeat, you’re in for a treat.
Many mega icons from the ’60s and ’70s are still out and and about, delivering their timeless favorites at venues all over North America these next few months.
To make sure you’re up to speed, here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
Who else from way back when is pounding the pavement? Take a look at our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
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This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
