A Quiet Celebration Tour will see the music legend perform a series of intimate concerts
Paul Simon has announced A Quiet Celebration Tour, a US Tour for this spring and summer where he will present the live-debut performance of his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album Seven Psalms, as well as perform a celebration of his timeless classics. The evolution of this extraordinary artist continues to unfold with this offering, in which Simon chose to perform in intimate venues where the acoustics are optimal in consideration of the severe hearing loss that he incurred over the last few years.
It was during the recording of Seven Psalms, as revealed in the acclaimed In Restless Dreams documentary, that Simon began to steadily lose the hearing in his left ear which initially made extended live performances impossible. Together with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, and his own production team, Simon redesigned his entire stage set up to make performing viable.
Inspired to perform again, Simon began work rehearsing and figuring out how he could bring Seven Psalms to the stage along with new arrangements of familiar favorites. Recorded on entirely acoustic instruments and performed predominantly by Paul, Seven Psalms transcended the concept of the “album” and was released as a single piece of continuous music in seven movements. Simon often says the listener completes the song, and he was eager to expand the experience into the live forum by performing this intricately layered work in intimate rooms with pristine acoustics.
The tour will begin on April 4th in New Orleans and travel throughout North America and Canada, concluding in Seattle in August. The band will include Caleb Burhans on viola, Jamey Haddad on percussion, Gyan Riley on guitar, Mick Rossi on piano and keys, Andy Snitzer on saxophone, Nancy Stagnita on flute, Mark Stewart on guitar and Eugene Friesen on Cello. Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums.
All shows on sale Friday, February 21st at 10 am local time.
Paul Simon 2025 A Quiet Celebration Tour Dates:
Apr 4 – New Orleans @ Saenger Theater
Apr 5 – New Orleans @ Saenger Theater
Apr 8 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Apr 10 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Apr 11 – Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
Apr 14 – Denver @ Paramount Theatre
Apr 16 – Denver @ Paramount Theatre
Apr 17 – Denver @ Paramount Theatre
Apr 20 – Minneapolis @ Orpheum Theatre
Apr 22 – Minneapolis @ Orpheum Theatre
Apr 23 – Minneapolis @ Orpheum Theatre
Apr 26 – Kansas City @ Midland Theatre
Apr 28 – St. Louis @ Stifle Theatre
Apr 29 – St. Louis @ Stifle Theatre
May 7 – Dallas @ AT&T Performing Arts Center
May 8 – Dallas @ AT&T Performing Arts Center
May 11 – Nashville @ Ryman Auditorium
May 13 – Nashville @ Ryman Auditorium
May 14 – Nashville @ Ryman Auditorium
May 17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
May 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
May 21 – Chicago @ Symphony Center
May 23 – Chicago @ Symphony Center
May 24 – Chicago @ Symphony Center
May 27 – Toronto @ Massey Hall
May 29 – Toronto @ Massey Hall
May 30 – Toronto @ Massey Hall
June 6 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
June 7 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
June 10 – Boston @ Boch Center, Wang Theatre
June 12 – Boston @ Boch Center, Wang Theatre
June 13 – Boston @ Boch Center, Wang Theatre
June 16 – New York City @ Beacon Theater
June 18 – New York City @ Beacon Theater
June 20 – New York City @ Beacon Theater
June 21 – New York City @ Beacon Theater
June 23 – New York City @ Beacon Theater
June 26 – Philadelphia @ Academy of Music
June 28 – Philadelphia @ Academy of Music
June 29 – Philadelphia @ Academy of Music
July 7 – Long Beach, CA @ Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center
July 9 – Los Angeles @ Disney Hall
July 11 – Los Angeles @ Disney Hall
July 12 – Los Angeles @ Disney Hall
July 14 – Los Angeles @ Disney Hall
July 16 – Los Angeles @ Disney Hall
July 19 – San Francisco @ Davies Symphony Hall
July 21 – San Francisco @ Davies Symphony Hall
July 22 – San Francisco @ Davies Symphony Hall
July 25 – Vancouver @ The Orpheum
July 26 – Vancouver @ The Orpheum
July 28 – Vancouver @ The Orpheum
July 31 – Seattle @ Benaroya Hall
Aug 2 – Seattle @ Benaroya Hall
Aug 3 – Seattle @ Benaroya Hall
