Paul Simon Sets Return to Stage With 2025 Tour

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Paul Simon during his 2018 Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour.

Paul Simon has announced a 2025 tour, “A Quiet Celebration.” The lengthy run, announced on February 18, begins April 4 and continues through August 3. It represents a return to the stage for more than just a one-off date for the first time in seven years since the singer-songwriting legend’s much-ballyhooed “Homeward Bound – The Final Tour,” which took place in 2018. The 2025 tour of the U.S. and Canada spans 55 dates in just 20 cities, with multiple performances at the majority of the venues. Simon will present the live-debut performance of his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms, as well as perform a celebration of his timeless classics. Tickets will be available on February 21 at 10 a.m. local time here.

The band will include: 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). Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums.

It was during the recording of Seven Psalms, as revealed in the acclaimed In Restless Dreams documentary, that Simon began to steadily lose the hearing in his left ear which initially made extended live performances impossible. Together with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, and his own production team, Simon redesigned his entire stage set up to make performing viable.

Inspired to perform again, Simon began work rehearsing and figuring out how he could bring Seven Psalms to the stage along with new arrangements of familiar favorites. He was eager to expand the experience into the live forum by performing this intricately layered work in intimate rooms with pristine acoustics.

Of that previous “farewell” tour in 2018, Simon said, “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. 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.”

Simon turned 83 on October 13, 2024. He performed “Homeward Bound” on the SNL50 Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025.

Paul Simon “A Quiet Celebration” 2025 Tour (Tickets will be available here and here)
Apr 04 Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA
Apr 05 Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA
Apr 08 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
Apr 10 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
Apr 11 Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX
Apr 14 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
Apr 16 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
Apr 17 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
Apr 20 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 22 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 23 Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
Apr 26 Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO
Apr 28 Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Apr 29 Stifel Theatre, St. Louis, MO
May 07 AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas TX
May 08 AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas TX
May 11 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
May 13 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
May 14 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
May 17 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
May 18 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
May 21 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
May 23 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
May 24 Symphony Center, Chicago, IL
May 27 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
May 29 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
May 30 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
Jun 06 Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
Jun 07 Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
Jun 10 Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
Jun 12 Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
Jun 13 Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
Jun 16 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Jun 18 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Jun 20 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Jun 21 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Jun 23 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
Jun 26 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 28 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 29 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Jul 07 Terrace Theater, Long Beach PAC, Long Beach CA
Jul 09 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Jul 11 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Jul 12 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Jul 14 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Jul 16 Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Jul 19 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Jul 21 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Jul 22 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Jul 25 The Orpheum, Vancouver BC
Jul 26 The Orpheum, Vancouver BC
Jul 28 The Orpheum, Vancouver BC
Jul 31 Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Aug 02 Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Aug 03 Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Simon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, both as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and as a solo artist. He was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2002.

Simon has achieved 29 Top 40 singles in the U.S., with 14 of those reaching the Top 10 or higher, including “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (which reached #1), “Kodachrome,” “Loves Me Like A Rock,” “Mother and Child Reunion,” “Late In the Evening,” “You Can Call Me Al” and many others. With Simon & Garfunkel, he wrote and performed the #1 singles, “The Sound of Silence,” “Mrs. Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and numerous other timeless hits. Seven Psalms, and other Simon recordings, are available here.