At the Burswood Dome in Perth for the 2nd of July. The seats seem quite good- not in the nosebleed section.
I was trying to think of the last live performance I saw. Sadly, I think it was the Bee Gees.
They are doing shows in Tokyo Dome on July 10th and 11th. Tickets go on sale next weekend for 13,000yen apiece. Wifey wants to go…yikes!
That’s close to what I paid for “Silver Tier” seats. There were cheaper tickets (about AUD 100) and wons that went close to $500.
I saw them four or five years ago – it was a good show. Paul Simon’s musicianship is astonishing: they didn’t do note for not reproductions of the originals (which gets them points from me), but the new arrangements weren’t so out there as to distress the traditionalists.
You will note, however, that Paul doesn’t make eye contact with Art even once.
At their age they probably can’t see each other.
I saw them back in '03–it was fun. The Everly Brothers were also there for a few songs.
I didn’t notice the eye contact thing. Oh well. Have fun, Cicero.
“Don’t watch anybody under 60!”
I saw them here in Austin on that same tour. The sign said “Special Guests: The Everly Brothers,” which I assumed meant they’d eb the opening act. Instead, Simon and Garfunkel took the stage promptly at 8 PM, played for about 30 minutes, then played their first hit: “Hey Schoolgirl.” which they released in the late Fifties when they were still calling themselves Tom & Jerry.
“Hey Schoolgirl” was, obviously, the work of two teenagers trying to sound like the Everly Brothers, so it was a good lead-in to the Everly boys, who played 4 of their old hits, and then sang “Bye Bye Love” togetehr with Paul and Art.
It was a great show, but as others have noted, Paul and Art still didn’t act like pals who loved playing together. They acted like a pair of guys who made a rational business decision to reunite. Art knows that, as a solo act, he’d play in front of 300 people at Austin’s One World Theater. Paul knows that, as a solo act, he’d play in front of 3,000 people at the Backyard. Together, they played in front of 15,000 people at the Erwin Center.
So, even if they LOATHED each other (I don’t think they do, they just aren’t friends any more), it would make sense to tour together. Heck, from what I’ve heard, Phil and Don Everly haven’t spoken to each other off stage in 30 years, so there’s ample precedent.
But then, from all I’ve h
And they toyed around a bit with who sang what.
For example, Paul Simon always sang “Kathy’s Song” solo, in the past, but Art Garfunkel sang it during that tour, and did a very nice job with it.
I saw them in an interview on a local channel a few and they admitted a few difficulties but also referred to their musical ability as a duo. There didn’t seem to be any animosity- nor overt friendliness. It may have been staged of course.
No, I don’t think there’s any animosity – just, as astorian says, a business deal involving two former partners who are no longer friends. Paul just doesn’t make the slightest effort to present any kind of friendly gloss on it.
I’m not sure Simon has the warm and fuzzies for anyone. He’s brilliant but not known for his extroversion.
In 1967 (I was 7) my sister, who was studying at the University of Illinois, got tickets for herself and my other two older sisters to see S & G. It didn’t register at the time but when I was old enough to buy my own records, “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme” was the first album I bought and I was envious.
I saw them in '82 (I think) in Dusseldorf. Even then they seemed like a nostalgia act. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the show, great backup musicians (e.g. Steve Gadd), but an S&G show now nearly 30 years later. . . (!)