Paul Simon's World Tour Kickoff: Rare Performance & Stories

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Music News today, AI-powered stories from the music world, Encorey, with the story. Paul Simon's gearing up for a massive world tour kicking off in Prague any day now, running straight through mid-July. Before jetting out, he hit the lake show with Stephen Colbert, chatting about his roots and dropping a rare performance of something so right from. His 1973 album First Time Live since 1993. He opened up about his folk days in England back in the 1960s, before Simon and Garfunkel blew up. That English and Celtic vibe hooked him deep, shaping his sound in ways he first caught through the Everly Brothers stateside. Simon shared this wild story from 1965. He flown back to America after the sounds of silence, started climbing charts with its fresh, folk rock mix. In Copenhagen, he nervously checked the cast box chart, heart pounding as he scanned from the bottom up. Boom, there it was at number 59. He knew right then, his life flipped forever.

1:01That track's still a staple in his shows, closing out his recent tours. Expect him to play his 2023 album Seven Psalms, and full, then dive into hits like Homeward Bound, Graceland, and Me and Julio Down, by the school yard. The US stretch starts June 4th in Palo Alto, California, hitting two nights at Forest Hill Stadium in New York, minutes from his Queen's childhood. Spot before wrapping July 18th in Highland Park, Illinois, Simon's keeping the fire alive, tour after tour.