The University of Western Illinois, Macomb, mentioned a performance in the University Newspaper and also advertised is a concert on the same date at the Loyola Field House in New Orleans.
Maybe one of the readers knows more?
On January 15 1967 Simon & Garfunkel were booked by The University of Detroit in the Towns and Gowns Series. But as mentioned in a note in the (student)newspaper The Michigan Daily, a day later:
The concert was cancelled and money paid for a ticket would be refunded.
But now I found a an article by Jas Obrecht, a music journalist, who writes full enthousiasm about the concert, on his Substack page. The concert given on January 15th at the Memorial Building.
Now, I am a bit confused now. was it held or cancelled. And even more: as in October of the same year, October 7th, Simon & Garfunkel were booked again and in the review it is mentioned that the show in February was cancelled because the duo was snowed in.
Someone?
On January 13, 1967 Simon & Garfunkel performed at Harpur College in Binghampton, NY, USA:
Afterwards they were interviewed and the tape of that is also avaible on Youtube
Go here for the audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrm9bpmEJb4
Added to the list of concerts done in 1967 is:
1967-02-17 Villanova, Villanova University, PA, USA
during the Senior Weekend
Above is a ticket stub of that concert and below a picture of how it was mentioned the Villanovian Newspaper of February 23 1967:
On January 22nd 1967, 59 years ago today, Simon & Garfunkel played at the Philharmonic Hall in New York City. The Daily News reported a week earlier that the “Rock ‘n’ Roll’ vocal duso would be coming. There was some discussion too about the fact that some asked themselves that a symphony hall should be used for concerts (“Are these still concerts?” The New York Times wondered on the 22nd in an editorial).
But Simon & Garfunkel did give their concert and it was a success,
critic Robert Shelton wrote a day later in the same New York Times:
Source: New York Times
In 2002 Sony released the cd with (part) of the Concert:
On May 5, 1967, Simon & Garfunkel played at Princeton University. In the May 11 review published in the Evening Times Trenton in new Jersey, according to the pictures Paul Simon was interviewed by Carol Ehrlich, but named Garfunkel. An almost memorable interview followed. And Joe Rubloedky his manager? Anyway, read for yourselves:
In 1967 Simon & Garfunkel recorded a show for ITV which was broadcast in 2 parts May 2nd and 9th 1967 in the Northern parts of the UK:
It seems to have been an “informal concert”
Here are 4 new dates that have been added to the lists of 1966 and 1967. Two that still have to be confirmed. From the Amhest set there is even a setlist online available.
1966-02-19 Amherst, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Curry Hicks Cage, MA, USA [tbc]
Setlist:
01 Leaves that are green
02 He was my brother
03 Sparrow
04 I am a rock
05 Homeward bound
06 The sound of silence
Encores:
07 Teenage moron
08 I shal be free
1966-04-23 Worcester, Memorial Auditorium, MA, USA [tbc]
1966-04-29 (or 28) Washington D.C., American University, MD, USA [during Spring Weekend]
and from 1967:
1967-01-21 Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, Burruss Hall [student Government Weekend], VA, USA
Soon at your bookstore or newstand.
In the accompanying booklet to the cd Blood Sweat & Tears – Child is the father to the man the band’s front man Al Kooper writes about a 3-day Benefit show given at the Cafe Au Go Go:
…When I returned to New York, I had formulated a plan to conceive this band in England. Unfortunately, I didn t have the funds to get over there, so I threw a benefit for myself at Café Au Go Go in Greenwich Village, the Blues Project’s home base. I cashed in every favor I had a the time, and over a period of two shows a night for three nights, people like Judy Collins, Simon & Garfunkel, David Blues, Eric Anderson, and Richie Havens came down and performed to six sold-out audiences , helping me immensely ( or so I thought ). At the conclusion of the engagement, the owner of the Au Go Go took so many expenses off the gross receipts, that the net was not even enough to get a plain ticket – or even a taxi to the airport!
If one the readers can shed more light on these benefit shows please get in touch throught the comments of this post.
Needed is for example the dates these took place.
Paul Simon - 'Time it was...it was' 