Silencing the Sounds of Silence

Music legend Paul Simon says farewell with new tour including Dallas show

Paul Simon says goodbye during his 2018 farewell tour.

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If you're a fan of Paul Simon, it's time to grab Julio off that schoolyard and head to the American Airlines Center. The iconic singer-songwriter announced on February 5 that he is spending his summer conducting a worldwide farewell tour, and will be making a stop in Dallas along the way.

Simon brings his "Homeward Bound — The Farewell Tour" to the AAC on June 1. In addition to Dallas, Simon will be making stops in Houston on June 2 and Austin on June 4.

“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," Simon said in a release. "Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief."

Famous for such songs as "The Sound of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson," and "You Can Call Me Al," Simon first rose to prominence in the 1960s as part of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. After he and Art Garfunkel split ways in 1970, Simon continued a solo career, nabbing 12 Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Credited with helping shape modern American folk music, Simon has also won a Kennedy Center Honor, as well as a Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song alongside such luminaries as Willie Nelson, Carole King, Paul McCartney, and Smokey Robinson. He is also a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

"Homeward Bound — The Farewell Tour" begins on May 16 in Vancouver, Canada and ends on July 15 in London. Tickets for the Texas dates of Simon's farewell tour go on sale on February 9 at 10 am. Information on ticketing will be available here closer to the on sale date.

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