Simon and Garfunkel
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Simon & Garfunkel confirm reunion
Tuesday, September 9, 2003 Posted: 1:11 PM EDT (1711 GMT)
Paul Simon, right, and Art Garfunkel announce their impending reunion tour on
Tuesday at a New York night club.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Unless they get in yet another squabble, Paul Simon and Art
Garfunkel are reuniting for a concert tour.
They made the announcement at a New York nightclub on Tuesday adding a
performance of their 1970 hit "The Boxer."
"Because we tend to [go on tour] every ten to twelve years, I think this is
probably going to be the last time that we're going to do this," Simon added
about the group's scheduled tour.
There has been talk of a tour since Simon & Garfunkel performed together to
open the Grammy Awards ceremony in February, and they have done the logistical
groundwork, said Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar a concert industry trade
publication.
"It was the Grammys that forced it out of burial," Garfunkel said of their
reunion.
The former duo has reserved dates at concert arenas across the country,
according Bongiovanni.
The mega-selling folk-rock duo broke up more than three decades ago and they've
had a fractious relationship since. They put their arms around each other after
singing "The Sound of Silence" at the Grammys.
"We've known each other since the age of eleven. ... Forgive, forget, move on.
It's not like you live forever in life," Simon said at Tuesday's press
conference.
They've reunited periodically, most notably for a concert tour of stadiums in
1983 and for a series of shows in 1993, Bongiovanni pointed out.
The New York-bred duo, known for Garfunkel's angelic voice and Simon's writing
prowess, scored hits with "The Boxer," "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over
Troubled Water."
Offstage, these old friends had trouble creating the same harmony. When he was
inducted as a solo artist into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, Simon
said of Garfunkel, "I regret the ending of our friendship, and I hope that one
day before I die we will make peace with each other.
After the audience applauded warmly, Simon deadpanned, "No rush."
Here are the cities schedule for concerts:
Auburn Hills, MIchigan
Cleveland, Ohio
COlumbus, Ohio
Chicago, Illinois
St. Paul, Minnesota
Denver, Colorado
Seattle, Washington
Portland, Oregon
San JOse, California
Oakland, California
Las Vegas, Neveda
Phoenix, Arizona
St. Louis, MIssouri
Sacramento, California
Anaheim, California
San DIego, California
Los Angeles, California
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Hartford, Connecticut
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
New York City
Philadelphia, Pensylvania
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Boston, Massachussetts
Washington, DC
Atlanta, Georgia
Tampa, Florida,
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FLorida
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