1975 must have been a strange year. Recording again with Art Garfunkel (´My little town´) at Muscle Shoal Studios; performing at CBS Convention as a solo artist, bringing out Art on stage and being called back both together for encores; releasing a wonderful album called ´Still crazy after all these years´……and having these articles about you in the press:

1974 would bring Paul Simon to the South-East part of the world for the first time in his career.  Japan was visited in the early April of that year.

Here´s an interview while he was in the Tokyo Hilton Hotel:

Paul Simon toured the US in 1973 to promote his newest album ´There goes rhymin´ Simon´.

The list of his confirmed and unconfirmed concerts can be found here :
https://roboud56.wordpress.com/the-70s/paul-simon-1970/

1973 There goes rhymin’ Simon – tour     
1973-05-06 Boston – USA / Massachusetts Boston Music Hall
1973-05-12 Chicago Opera House (review in Chicago Tribune 19730414)     
1973-05-20 San Francisco War Memorial Opera House
1973-06-01 New York – USA / New York Carnegie Hall
1973-06-02 New York – USA / Carnegie Hall (source: Billboard 19730602)
1973-06-03 New York – USA – Carnegie Hall (source: Billboard 19730602)     
1973-06-02 Albany – USA / New York Knickerbocker Arena  (unconfirmed date)  
1973-06-03 Albany – USA / New York Knickerbocker Arena  (unconfirmed date)
1973-06-06 London – United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall (source: Billboard 19730602)
1973-06-07 London – United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall     
1973-06-08 London – United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall
1973-06-10 Uniondale – USA / New York  Nassau Coliseum
1973-10-12 Atlanta – USA / Georgia State University
1973-10-13 Oxford – USA – Miami University
1973-10-19 Ithaca – USA – Cornell University
1973-10-20 Ohio – USA – Kent State University
1973-10-26 Charlottesville – USA – University of Virginia
1973-10-27 Carbondale – USA – Southern Illinois University
1973-11-02 Champaign, USA, University of Illinois
1973-11-03 South Bend, USA, Notre Dame University
1973-11-06 Uniondale, USA, Nassau Colisseum

Unconfirmed dates:

1973-05-00 Los Angeles – USA / California   
1973-05-00 Detroit – USA / Michigan    
1973-05-00 Hartford – USA / Connecticut    
1973-05-00 New York – USA / New York Carnegie Hall
1973-00-00 Berlin – Germany Berliner Philharmonie     
1973-05-00 London – United Kingdom Palladium Theater      
1973-05-00 Amsterdam – Netherlands    
1973-05-00 Paris – France  
1973-05-00 San Francisco – USA / California 
1973-06-00 Santa Monica – USA / California Civic Auditorium

Not all shows were ´sell outs´ from what I understand. A show in the Kiel Auditorium had to be cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. But there were also some performances on campus during several Homecoming Festivals, like the one pictured above, but also one in Miami Unveristy´s Millett Hall on October 13th. There may have been more.

The Texas´ Baytown newspaper mentions a performance or contribution of Paul Simon coming up on August 7th in the Saint Paul´s church  as part of Festival of All Saints. Not so strange at all since Paul was touring and recording with gospelgroup The Jessy Dixon Singers. But I am trying to find out more on that ´gig´still.

…and it will stay quiet.

This blog is not down, but will be continued in September.

It’ s summer, too hot to think and in September I will be back from France!

While looking for information about Stephen Stills & Manassas concerts in 1972 I found this small anouncement:

It was published in the Daily Review of October 26th 1972.

1972-nov-04: Paul Simon, San Francisco, Masonic Auditorium

Paul Simon was in 1973 touring to promote his ‘ There goes rhymin’ Simon’ album….This one is totally new to me!  A different Paul Simon? Anyone any ideas?

I was able to add some more concert dates to 1966,1967 and 1968! Still cannot find information about the 1969 St. Louis show.  

 Here are some pictures I found of announcements:  

Working on a page with all the Benefit Shows Simon & Garfunkel played, I found this poster of their March 1st 1993 Los Angeles show.

A very nice performance with Neil Young!

P.S.: If someone has more information about the Montauk ‘ Back to the Ranch’ shows Paul did in the 90’s, please let me know!

This weekend it was exactly 38 years ago that Paul Simon played a Benefit Show for the George McGovern Election Campaign. On May 8th 1972 Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Paul Simon played in Ohio’s Cleveland.

For Paul this time it was a solo performance, without the help of Art Garfunkel. A month later, in New York City’s Madison Square Gardens, the two would play, also for George McGovern’s benefit, on June 14th.

Paul played the following songs (as far as we know now):

-Me and Julio down by the schoolyard
-Congratulations
-Mother and child reunion
-Cecilia
-The boxer
-Mrs. Robinson
-The sounds of silence
-Bridge over troubled water

This performance was extra special, as ‘ Con9ratulations’  was and is hardly performed live by Paul Simon.

Paul Simon:
– May 12, 1973, Chicago Opera House
– November 20, 1975, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Simon & Garfunkel:
– February 11, 1967, Chicago Concert Hall

I hope to be able to add the reviews of these shows soon!