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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 »

When Art Garfunkel tells audiences on he and Paul Simon’s 1969 tour that the duo has just finished a new album, those clapping had no clue that by the time Bridge Over Troubled Water came out, the former childhood friends would have split acrimoniously and wouldn’t regularly share the stage for another 13 years.

What you don’t get on this new CD is much variation from the songs’ recorded versions. Simon doesn’t break out a blazing electric guitar solo on “I Am a Rock,” and Garfunkel doesn’t turn into a blues shouter on “Bridge.” However, it is interesting to hear the audience reacting to a tune that - as iconic as it is now - hadn’t been released at the time.

Still, many these live versions come off warmer or more lively than their studio counterparts, with the help of a crack backing band: “Homeward Bound,” “Mrs. Robinson” and “The Sound of Silence” - ironically, on that song, it was producer Tom Wilson’s instrumental add-ons that gave the duo its first hit. Only “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” fares worse, becoming a too-earnest folk dirge like a parody from A Mighty Wind.

Elsewhere, Simon and Garfunkel - reportedly mulling one final reunion jaunt, according to Rolling Stone - break out some catalogue rarities such as “Song for the Asking,” a jaunty “Why Don’t You Write Me” and “Leaves That are Green,” as well as a fine cover of Gene Autry’s “That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine.” Bottom line: Live 1969 is for the listener already an S&G fan, and provides a great glimpse of the pair at a creative peak but personal valley.

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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View full tour schedule.

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.

According to Art Garfunkel official site, Paul and Art may “walk off to look for America” in the late autumm. No information about possible concerts in Europe.

Here is some information about Japan tour shows schedule and venues contact phones.

08.07  7 p.m. Nagoya Dome, Nagoya, +81 (052) 241-8118
10.07  7 p.m. Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, +81 (03) 3402-5999
11.07  5 p.m. Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, +81 (03) 3402-5999
13.07  7 p.m. Kyocera Dome, Osaka, +81 (06) 6341-4506
18.07  5 p.m. Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, +81 (03) 3402-5999

Ticket cost varies from 9000 to 13000 JPY (90 - 120 USD).