After returning to the stage last year, Paul Simon has announced a fresh set of North American dates for his “A Quiet Celebration Tour.”
The summer run will launch June 4 at the Amphitheater in Palo Alto, California, and wrap with two nights at the Ravinia outside Chicago, July 17 and 18. The run will also find Simon returning to his home borough of Queens, New York, with a July 8 gig at Forest Hills Stadium. Simon grew up in the nearby neighborhood of Kew Gardens and last played in Queens in 2018, when he performed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park at the end of his planned farewell tour.
Tickets for all dates on the 2026 North American leg of the Quiet Celebration Tour will go on sale this Friday, Feb. 6. Full information is available on Simon’s website.
Along with his North American tour, Simon has a European and U.K. run scheduled for this spring. That leg will kick off on April 10 in Prague and end on May 20 in Dublin.
When Simon kicked off his A Quiet Celebration Tour last year, it marked his first proper trek since that farewell run in 2018. During that seven-year gap, Simon played the occasional gig and made surprise appearances at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival and last year’s SNL 50 special.
But any larger return, or even future musical endeavors, were seriously put in doubt after Simon lost most of the hearing in his left ear. It was only through his work with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss and his production team that Simon was able to create a new monitor setup that made playing live again possible.
Due to the delicate nature of his hearing and this setup, most of Simon’s shows last year took place at smaller theaters with pristine acoustics. But the musician appears ready to play larger venues again, with his 2026 itinerary boasting gigs at numerous amphitheaters around the country.
Paul Simon 2026 North American Tour Dates
June 4 – Palo Alto, CA @ Frost Amphitheater
June 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
June 9 – San Diego, CA @ Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
June 12 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 13 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 16 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
June 18 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion
June 20 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheater
June 23 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
June 25 – Toronto, CA @ RBC Amphitheater
June 27 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
June 30 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion
July 3 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
July 8 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
July 11 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
July 15 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheatre
July 17 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia
July 18 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia
