Photo: Paul Bachmann
Paul Simon has unveiled the full details of his ‘Homeward Bound’ farewell tour.
“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,” a statement from Simon reads. “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 will begin in North America on May 16th, and resumes at the end of June for the European leg. As billed when it was announced last week, it means the appearance at British Summer Time in Hyde Park on July 15th is set be his last.
Tour dates:
May
16 – Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
18 – Seattle, WA, Key Arena
19 – Portland, OR, MODA Center
22,23 – Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
25 – Oakland, CA, Oracle Arena
27 – Las Vegas, NV, MGM Grand Garden Arena
30 – Denver, CO, Fiddler’s Green
June
1 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Arena
2 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center
4 – Austin, TX, Frank Erwin Center
6 – Chicago, IL, United Center
8 – St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
10 – Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Center
12 – Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
13 – Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
15 – Boston, MA, TD Garden
16 – Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
19 – Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
20 – Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
30 – Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson Globe
July
1 – Oslo, Norway, Spektrum
3 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Royal Arena
5 – Antwerp, Belgium, Sportpaleis
7 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome
10 – Manchester, UK, Manchester Arena
11 – Glasgow, UK, SSE Hydro
13 – Dublin, Ireland, RDS Arena
15 – London, UK, Hyde Park, BST Festival