Paul Simon announces Homeward Bound farewell tour

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Paul Simon will play at the Manchester Arena in July in addition to his previously announced London show - reveals dates in North America, Sweden and Norway

Paul Simon
Paul Simon (Image credit: Getty)

Paul Simon has announced details of his Homeward Bound farewell tour.

Last week it was revealed that he’d play a set at London’s Hyde Park on July 15 with James Taylor & His All-Star Band and Bonnie Rait – and he’s now added a performance at the Manchester Arena on July 10.

Those two shows will follow a run of dates across North America and performances in Norway and Sweden.

Simon says: “I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I’d consider bringing my performing career to a natural end. Now I know – it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief.

“I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians. I think about music constantly.

“I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.”

Find a full list of Simon’s 2018 tour dates below.

Paul Simon Homeward Bound 2018 tour dates

May 16: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC
May 18: Seattle Key Arena, WA
May 19: Portland MODA Center, OR
May 22: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA
May 23: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA
May 25: Oakland Oracle Arena, CA
May 27: Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena, NV
May 30: Denver Fiddler’s Green, CO
Jun 01: Dallas American Airlines Arena, TX
Jun 02: Houston Toyota Center, TX
Jun 04: Austin Frank Erwin Center, TX
Jun 06: Chicago united Centre, IL
Jun 08: St Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN
Jun 10: Detroit DTE Energy Center, MI
Jun 12: Toronto Air Canada Centre, ON
Jun 13: Montreal Bell Centre, QC
Jun 15: Boston TD Garden, MA
Jun 16: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA
Jun 19: Greensboro Coliseum, NC
Jun 20: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
Jun 30: Stockholm Ericsson Globe, Sweden
Jul 01: Oslo Spektrum, Norway
Jul 10: Manchester Arena, UK
Jul 15: London Hyde Park, UK

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.