Paul Simon Announces “Homeward Bound” Farewell Tour 

Paul Simon, iconic singer and songwriter, has announced that he will be hanging up his guitar for good, following one final farewell tour. Simon, who rose to fame as half of the iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel, will hit the road in late spring, stopping at venues throughout North America before hopping the pond to visit the United Kingdom and Europe in early summer. Paul Simon’s farewell tour – Homeward Bound – features 20 dates in the U.S. and Canada, followed by nine in the UK and continental Europe.

“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,” Simon said in a statement. “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.”

Tickets for Simon’s final performances are on sale beginning February 9 for dates in North America, and February 8 for most European dates. The tour kicks off in Vancouver, British Columbia on may 16 at Rogers Arena. From there, it progresses from west to east, with stops in several U.S. cities as well as Toronto and Montreal. The U.S. leg of the tour closes on June 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Ten days later, Simon performs in Stockholm, Sweden, with dates following in Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, the UK and Ireland. It wraps up with a July 15 performance – joined by special guests James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt – at London’s BST Festival.

Paul Simon Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour

North America

DATE	CITY	VENUE	ON SALE (All Times Local)
May 16	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 18	Seattle, WA	Key Arena	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 19	Portland,  OR	MODA Center	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 22	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 23	Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Bowl	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 25	Oakland, CA	Oracle Arena	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 27	Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
May 30	Denver, CO	Fiddler’s Green	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
June 1	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Arena	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
June 2	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
June 4	Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
June 6	Chicago, IL	United Center	Sat, Feb 10 @ 10am
June 8	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center	Sat, Feb 10 @ 10am
June 10	Detroit, MI	DTE Energy Center	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
June 12	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 12pm
June 13	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre	Sat, Feb 10 @ 12pm
June 15	Boston, MA	TD Garden	Sat, Feb 10 @ 10am
June 16	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center	Sat, Feb 10 @ 10am
June 19	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum	Fri, Feb. 9 @ 10am
June 20	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Arena	Sat, Feb 10 @ 10am

UK & Europe