Paul Simon's Triumphant Return to Live Shows

0:00On April 3rd, Paul Simon made a smooth return to the stage this week, performing his classic track, Something So Right, on the Late Show, with Steven. Colbert on Thursday, April 2nd. That tune first dropped on his 1973 solo album, There Goes Rhyman Simon, and this marked its first live outing since 1993. He sat on the stool with a tight band featuring acoustic guitar, strings, flute, bass, and percussion, delivering that intimate vibe. Afterward, he chopped it up with Colbert about his early days grinding in England before Simon and Garfunkel blew up with the sound of silence in 1965. Simon thought he was done with live shows after his build final concert in New York, back in 2018, calling it a mix of relief and excitement. But health hurdles like chronic back pain forced him to postpone a couple US dates last summer, leading to minor surgery that got him back on track. Now he's rolling out the UK and European leg of his, a quiet celebration tour, kicking off in Prague on April 9th, hitting Liverpool, Glasgow 2.

1:05Knights at London's Royal Albert Hall in May, and rapping in Dublin. He also opened up last year about hearing loss, messing with recording his 2023 album, Seven Psalms. With Simon back in the groove despite the setbacks, fans across the pond are gearing up for these rare shows. Proof the legends still got that, timeless flow. That's the story for today, music news today, driven by AI.