Paul Simon Walks Back on Retirement from Touring as He Announces 2025 Concerts: Dates and How to Get Tickets

Mar. 15, 2025

Paul Simon in New York City in May 2024.Photo:Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty

Paul Simoncouldn’t stay off the road forever.After announcing hisretirement from touringin 2018 due to hearing loss, the Simon & Garfunkel icon announced a string of 2025 North American concerts on Feb. 18 in support of his latest album,Seven Psalms, released in May 2023.Simon’s upcoming A Quiet Celebration Tour will take place in intimate venues, a choice the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member made in response to his hearing loss as “the acoustics are optional,” according to a press release.Paul Simon in Hollywood in April 2022.Kevin Mazur/GettyFor the tour, the Grammy winner worked with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss and his own production team to configure his stage setup with “moving monitors to surround him,” per the release.At each concert, Simon will perform a blend of songs fromSeven Psalmsas well as “a celebration of his timeless classics,” the release detailed.He’ll kick off the trek on April 4 at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans before stopping in cities including Austin, Denver, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles and more. The tour wraps Aug. 3 at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle.Tickets go on sale Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. local time, and more information is available atSimon’s website.Seven Psalmsmarked the “Mrs. Robinson” artist’s fifteenth solo studio album.Simon’s tour announcement arrived days afterhis performance of 1966’s “Homeward Bound” with Sabrina Carpenterduring theSNL50anniversary special on Feb. 15.See the full list of Simon’s A Quiet Celebration Tour dates below.April 4: Saenger Theater, New OrleansApril 5: Saenger Theater, New OrleansApril 8: Bass Concert Hall, AustinApril 10: Bass Concert Hall, AustinApril 11: Bass Concert Hall, AustinApril 14: Paramount Theatre, DenverApril 16: Paramount Theatre, DenverApril 17: Paramount Theatre, DenverApril 20: Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisApril 22: Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisApril 23: Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisApril 26: Midland Theatre, Kansas CityApril 28: Stifel Theatre, St. LouisApril 29: Stifel Theatre, St. LouisMay 7: AT&T Performing Arts Center, DallasMay 8: AT&T Performing Arts Center, DallasMay 11: Ryman Auditorium, NashvilleMay 13: Ryman Auditorium, NashvilleMay 14: Ryman Auditorium, NashvilleMay 17: Riverside Theater, MilwaukeeMay 18: Riverside Theater, MilwaukeeMay 21: Symphony Center, ChicagoMay 23: Symphony Center, ChicagoMay 24: Symphony Center, ChicagoMay 27: Massey Hall, TorontoMay 29: Massey Hall, TorontoMay 30: Massey Hall, TorontoJune 6: Wolf Trap, Vienna, Va.June 7: Wolf Trap, Vienna, Va.June 10: Boch Center, Wang Theatre, BostonJune 12: Boch Center, Wang Theatre, BostonJune 13: Boch Center, Wang Theatre, BostonJune 16: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 18: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 20: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 21: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 23: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 26: Academy of Music, PhiladelphiaJune 28: Academy of Music, PhiladelphiaJune 29: Academy of Music, PhiladelphiaJuly 7: Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, Calif.July 9: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 11: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 12: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 14: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 16: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 19: Davies Symphony Hall, San FranciscoJuly 21: Davies Symphony Hall, San FranciscoJuly 22: Davies Symphony Hall, San FranciscoJuly 25: The Orpheum, VancouverJuly 26: The Orpheum, VancouverJuly 28: The Orpheum, VancouverJuly 31: Benaroya Hall, SeattleAug. 2: Benaroya Hall, SeattleAug. 3: Benaroya Hall, Seattle

Paul Simoncouldn’t stay off the road forever.

After announcing hisretirement from touringin 2018 due to hearing loss, the Simon & Garfunkel icon announced a string of 2025 North American concerts on Feb. 18 in support of his latest album,Seven Psalms, released in May 2023.

Simon’s upcoming A Quiet Celebration Tour will take place in intimate venues, a choice the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member made in response to his hearing loss as “the acoustics are optional,” according to a press release.

Paul Simon in Hollywood in April 2022.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

For the tour, the Grammy winner worked with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss and his own production team to configure his stage setup with “moving monitors to surround him,” per the release.

At each concert, Simon will perform a blend of songs fromSeven Psalmsas well as “a celebration of his timeless classics,” the release detailed.

He’ll kick off the trek on April 4 at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans before stopping in cities including Austin, Denver, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles and more. The tour wraps Aug. 3 at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

Tickets go on sale Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. local time, and more information is available atSimon’s website.

Seven Psalmsmarked the “Mrs. Robinson” artist’s fifteenth solo studio album.

Simon’s tour announcement arrived days afterhis performance of 1966’s “Homeward Bound” with Sabrina Carpenterduring theSNL50anniversary special on Feb. 15.

See the full list of Simon’s A Quiet Celebration Tour dates below.

April 4: Saenger Theater, New OrleansApril 5: Saenger Theater, New OrleansApril 8: Bass Concert Hall, AustinApril 10: Bass Concert Hall, AustinApril 11: Bass Concert Hall, AustinApril 14: Paramount Theatre, DenverApril 16: Paramount Theatre, DenverApril 17: Paramount Theatre, DenverApril 20: Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisApril 22: Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisApril 23: Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisApril 26: Midland Theatre, Kansas CityApril 28: Stifel Theatre, St. LouisApril 29: Stifel Theatre, St. LouisMay 7: AT&T Performing Arts Center, DallasMay 8: AT&T Performing Arts Center, DallasMay 11: Ryman Auditorium, NashvilleMay 13: Ryman Auditorium, NashvilleMay 14: Ryman Auditorium, NashvilleMay 17: Riverside Theater, MilwaukeeMay 18: Riverside Theater, MilwaukeeMay 21: Symphony Center, ChicagoMay 23: Symphony Center, ChicagoMay 24: Symphony Center, ChicagoMay 27: Massey Hall, TorontoMay 29: Massey Hall, TorontoMay 30: Massey Hall, TorontoJune 6: Wolf Trap, Vienna, Va.June 7: Wolf Trap, Vienna, Va.June 10: Boch Center, Wang Theatre, BostonJune 12: Boch Center, Wang Theatre, BostonJune 13: Boch Center, Wang Theatre, BostonJune 16: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 18: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 20: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 21: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 23: Beacon Theater, New YorkJune 26: Academy of Music, PhiladelphiaJune 28: Academy of Music, PhiladelphiaJune 29: Academy of Music, PhiladelphiaJuly 7: Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, Calif.July 9: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 11: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 12: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 14: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 16: Disney Hall, Los AngelesJuly 19: Davies Symphony Hall, San FranciscoJuly 21: Davies Symphony Hall, San FranciscoJuly 22: Davies Symphony Hall, San FranciscoJuly 25: The Orpheum, VancouverJuly 26: The Orpheum, VancouverJuly 28: The Orpheum, VancouverJuly 31: Benaroya Hall, SeattleAug. 2: Benaroya Hall, SeattleAug. 3: Benaroya Hall, Seattle

source: people.com