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1. Old Friends
2. Hazy Shade of Winter
3. I am a Rock
4. America
5. Kathy’s Song
6. Hey Schoolgirl
7. Be-Bop-A-Lula
8. Scarborough Fair
9. Homeward Bound
10. Sounds of Silence
11. Mrs. Robinson/Not Fade Away
12. Slip Slidin’ Away
13. El Condor Pasa
14. Bright Eyes
15. Heart in New York
16. Perfect Moment/? (something about dreams)
17. For Emily Whenever I May Find Her (Paul on guitar)
18. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
19. The Boy in the Bubble
20. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
21. Only Living Boy in New York
22. My Little Town
23. Bridge Over Troubled Water
24. Cecilia
25. The Boxer
26. Leaves That are Green
27. 59th Street Bridge Song

Back from a busy weekend in Auckland. Simon & Garfunkel played. Twice. And I went to both shows. I only found out I’d be at both gigs at about 4pm on Friday. But, good stuff. I’ve always been interested in the idea of attending back-to-back shows by an artist but it’s an extravagance that I can’t afford. And, if I’m reviewing an artist performing more than one show it’s only ever the one show that is needed for a review.

So for S&G I struck it lucky, wearing my professional hat for one gig and then along as a punter for the second concert.

We booked our flights as soon as we could - back when I wrote this, just after the gig was announced. Then there was the debacle of preferential ticketing; the gig sells out in 17 minutes. I’m sure we weren’t alone in hoping a second show would be added. And, luckily it was; tickets for that show proved easier to obtain. Читать далее »

There is video footage of a much younger Simon & Garfunkel to start the show and then as the lights drop, silhouetted on the stage the two old friends stand together (but in so many ways apart) and sing Old Friends to rapturous applause.

The seven-piece band launches into Hazy Shade of Winter and I Am a Rock. This is all about the nostalgia; young and old are here to hear the soundtrack of more than one generation and through America, Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound and The Sounds Of Silence the folk- rock continues to roll.

A trip back to Hey Schoolgirl (the first song the duo wrote and performed together as “Tom & Jerry” fifty years ago) leads into Gene Vincent’s Be Bop A Lula, referencing the obvious influence. Читать далее »

Bridge Over Troubled Water was always going to be A Moment. But as Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel traded verses on pop’s greatest consoling anthem towards the end of this first show of their Auckland two-nighter, it became Really Quite Something Else. The sound system - possibly overcome by its own electronic lump in the throat - gave out, leaving just the stage-sound and a slighty confused looking Simon and Garfunkel.

The crowd took over. And just as it built to its final crescendo, the sound came back up. Big finish. Aaah. Sigh.

“That was the nicest thing an audience has ever done for us” remarked Garfunkel. Читать далее »

Simon and Garfunkel warmed the hearts of fans with a flawless perfomance of a generous selection of their hits in Auckland. Jeremy Redmore was there.

Simon and Garfunkel
Where: Vector Arena
When: Saturday, June 13

Paul Simon said it was a show he would always remember, the first of his Australasian tour with his oldest friend Art Garfunkel at Auckland’s Vector Arena providing a magical memory in the untold annals of his mind. Читать далее »

Two more Simon and Garfunkel shows in Australia announced:

18.06 Brisbane, QLD Entertainment Centre
23.06 Sydney, NSW Acer Arena

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Five minutes into an interview with folk legends Simon and Garfunkel, and Paul Simon is already rolling his eyes. The cause? Art Garfunkel, Simon’s childhood friend and longtime musical sparring partner, is explaining why the duo has decided to tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 1983.

“I have new things to say,” says Garfunkel.

“And I dread that …” exhales Simon, eyebrows raised.

“Wait until you hear some of my monologues,” adds Garfunkel, looking across at Simon with glee.

Simon looks back at Garfunkel with a look you can only imagine he’s been giving him for over half a century.

“There are several factors,” continues Simon, ignoring the giggling Garfunkel. “One, the clock is seriously ticking, given our ages, so if we’re going to do it, it’s the sooner, the better, I think.”

“Women have their biological clock,” adds Garfunkel, “and we have our mortality clock.”

Simon exhales. Again. Читать далее »

Simon and Garfunkel have announced they will perform a second concert in Auckland as part of their 2009 tour.Tickets for their June 13 show at Auckland’s Vector Arena sold out within minutes last month, and promoters said there was a 50-50 chance of a second show being announced.

The second show for New Zealand will take place at Vector Arena on Sunday 14 June.

Tickets for the second Auckland show go on sale through Ticketmaster at 9am, on Tuesday 19 May.

Tickets to Simon and Garfunkel’s upcoming show in Auckland sold out in 17 minutes this morning and promoters now say a second performance may be added.

Ten thousand reserve seats, costing up to $369, were snapped up for the June 13 gig after going on sale at 9am.