Paul Simon, Who Retired From Concerts Seven Years Ago, Will Return With Intimate ‘Quiet Celebration Tour’ in 2025

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic On the heels of opening the “SNL50” special Sunday night in a duet with Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon revealed Tuesday that he is un-retiring from live concerts, announcing his first road outing since what was billed as his farewell tour back in 2018, albeit with more “intimate” arrangements and locations than the bigger tours of old.

The “Quiet Celebration Tour” will take place in mid-sized theaters and concert halls and be focused around his most recent album, the acoustically based “Seven Psalms,” although it will include other selections from his vast catalog.

The tour will begin April 4 in New Orleans and end in Seattle in August. 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. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time. Dates along the tour include five nights each at the Beacon Theatre in New York and L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, and three nights each at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Toronto’s Massey Hall, among other stops.