Paul Simon To Stop In Dallas On Farewell Tour

DALLAS, TX — Paul Simon, the legendary New York rocker, has announced he will be retiring after a final farewell tour. Dallas fans should give thanks, though, as he will make a stop in Dallas during the tour.

Although it probably won't be his final show, his last stadium experience in Dallas will take place June 1, 2018, at the American Airlines Center.

Simon said he plans on doing occasional performances after his pending retirement, although no specific plans were announced.

"After this coming tour, I anticipate doing the occasional performance in a (hopefully) acoustically pristine hall, and to donate those earnings to various philanthropic organizations, particularly those whose objective is to save the planet, ecologically," he said in a statement on his website

His tour will include shows across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, with Simon and his band bringing to the stage a stunning, career-spanning repertoire of timeless hits and classic songs which have permeated and influenced popular culture for generations.

According to Simon, the Homeward Bound tour is a fitting culmination of a performing career that began in the early 1960s and has coincided with his artistic journey as a songwriter and recording artist until the present day.
"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 news release announcing the tour. "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."

Paul Simon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, both as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and as a solo artist.

Of course, there was this unforgettable show Live at Central Park with longtime partner Art Garfunkel.

Click here to explore Simon's final tour dates and book tickets, and here to read about Simon's final tour stop in Houston.

Patch reporter Scott McDonald contributed to this report.

Lead image: Image: Paul Simon performs onstage during The Nearness Of You Benefit Concert at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)