Sound of Silence: Paul Simon bows out with final concert in Queens
The 76-year-old isn’t retiring and hasn’t ruled out occasional future performances, but has said this is his last time on the road Paul Simon ended his final concert tour under a moonlit sky on home turf on Saturday, telling an audience in a Queens park their cheers “mean more than you can knowâ€.Simon performed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which he said was a 20-minute bicycle ride from where he grew up, ending the landmark night with his first big hit, The Sound of...
Brooklyn Vegan — He opened with the Simon & Garfunkel classic 'America,' and went on to play a 26-song set (two encores included) with many more classics from both Simon & Garfunkel and h... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — For night two of three in NYC for Paul Simon's 'Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour,' he stuck to the same setlist as night one but brought out Edie Brickel... more info
USA Today Music — At Saturday's final show on Paul Simon's farewell tour, he told the audience in Queens, N.Y., that their cheers "mean more than you can know."
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Brooklyn Vegan — "How much fun is it to sing a song about Corona... in Corona?!" Paul Simon exclaimed at the final stop of his farewell tour, located in the borough that raised him. Like ... more info
Guardian Music — The 76-year-old isn’t retiring and hasn’t ruled out occasional future performances, but has said this is his last time on the road Paul Simon ended his fina... more info