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Paul Simon’s retirement from touring is officially over.
Seven years after completing his farewell tour, the legendary singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee announced on February 18 that he would embark on an extensive North American tour.
Simon’s A Quiet Celebration Tour will begin on April 4 in New Orleans and conclude on August 3 in Seattle. It will showcase the music from his Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms, along with new arrangements of some of his best-known songs.
His return to the road of Simon, 83, is a welcome surprise for fans, not only in light of his 2018 farewell tour, but because the severe hearing loss he suffered in his left ear while recording Seven Psalms led him to declare he would not be able to tour again even if he wanted.


But that was then, and this is now. And Simon has been working hard to counter his hearing issues.
His upcoming tour will feature a special stage set-up to make it more comfortable for him to perform with his band. It will also be held primarily in intimate classical-music venues, such as Disney Hall in Los Angeles, that are better suited to the whisper-soft dynamics of his Seven Psalms songs.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on February 21.


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Seven years after his ‘farewell tour’, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will play music from his Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms


Seven years after his ‘farewell tour’, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will play music from his Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms.


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Paul Simon announces North American comeback tour 7 years after quitting the road

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Seven years after his ‘farewell tour’, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will play music from his Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms

Seven years after his ‘farewell tour’, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter will play music from his Grammy-nominated 2023 album Seven Psalms