Paul Simon has announced tour dates for 2026, making his way across Europe and North America on his “A Quiet Celebration Tour” this summer. The legendary singer-songwriter continues the intimate run of shows with 20 newly announced performances stretching from early June to mid-July, with stops at Tanglewood, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, and Forest Hills Stadium.
Simon’s new North American tour will follow a previously announced 21-show European series, stopping in 10 cities from April 9 to May 20. He returns to the States starting at Palo Alto, Calif.’s Frost Amphitheater, then Los Angeles’ famed Hollywood Bowl on June 7. After wrapping his West Coast leg in San Diego, Simon heads to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for two nights on June 12 and 13, then crosses the Midwest with shows in Kansas City, Mo. on June 16 and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on June 23.
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A quick stop in Toronto on June 25 precedes the first NYS regional show at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA (just 40 minutes from Albany) on June 27. A few days later on July 3, Paul Simon arrives in Bethel Woods for what will surely be a great holiday weekend affair, on the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. July 8 finds Paul Simon back in Queens at Forest Hills Stadium, then heads down south for a trio of shows, before closing things out at Highland Park, IL’s Ravinia Festival over July 17-18.
Paul Simon concluded his farewell tour in 2018. Shortly afterwards, the artist revealed that he’d been afflicted by sudden and severe hearing loss in his left ear, which worsened rapidly during the recording of his 2023 album Seven Psalms to the point where he became all but incapable of performing.
Simon surprised his fans announcing “A Quiet Celebration Tour,” last year, spanning into August 2025 with 55 shows across North America, specially selected for their superior acoustics. His celebrated return was made possible by advancements in assistive audio technology and brought the live debut of Seven Psalms, his zeal for which encouraged him to overcome the odds against touring.
Tickets for Paul Simon’s 2026 European tour dates will open to presales beginning on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. local, followed by a general on-sale on Friday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. local. Learn more at paulsimon.com
Paul Simon 2026 Tour Dates:
April 9 – Prague – Congress Centre
April 10 – Prague – Congress Centre
April 12 – Prague – Congress Centre
April 15 – Berlin – Uber Eats Music Hall
April 16 – Berlin – Uber Eats Music Hall
April 18 – Copenhagen – Falconer Centre
April 19 – Copenhagen – Falconer Centre
April 22 – Amsterdam – AFAS Live
April 24 – Amsterdam – AFAS Live
April 25 – Amsterdam – AFAS Live
April 27 – Brussels – BOZAR
April 28 – Brussels – BOZAR
April 30 – Brussels – BOZAR
May 3 – Paris – Grand Rex
May 4 – Paris – Grand Rex
May 7 – Liverpool – M&S Bank Arena
May 9 – Glasgow – Armadillo
May 10 – Glasgow – Armadillo
May 13 – London – Royal Albert Hall
May 14 – London – Royal Albert Hall
May 17 – London – Palladium
May 18 – London – Palladium
May 20 – Dublin – 3Arena
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 Mills, 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 Woods, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 5 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center
July 8 – Queens, 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
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