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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel will make their third and final tour of Japan as Simon & Garfunkel in July, and in the process become the oldest foreign artists to play at Tokyo Dome. The singer-songwriter duo are both 67 years old, and will surpass the record held by Charlie Watts, who performed at Tokyo Dome when he was 65 during a Rolling Stones tour in March 2006.
The pair announced their upcoming world tour in February, when Garfunkel made a surprise appearance at one of Simon’s shows in New York, where they sang a couple of their classic hits together, such as “The Sound of Silence” (originally titled “The Sounds of Silence”) and “The Boxer.”
Simon & Garfunkel will start their Japan tour at Nagoya Dome on July 8 and follow it with shows at Tokyo Dome on July 10 and 11, Kyocera Dome in Osaka on July 13 and finish their tour at Sapporo Dome on July 18.
The concerts will be their first in Japan since 1993 when they played two gigs drawing about 80,000 people in total. Their five concerts this July are expected to attract around 200,000 fans.
© Japan Today
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memyselfI
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel I don't like their boring music sorrryyyy !!!!!
nath
Hello darkness, my old friend.
Disillusioned
Good to see all the old rockers coming to Japan to milk the cash-cow for their retirement.
nath
Wow! They do not look 67.
hokkaidoguy
Disillusioned: Good to see all the old rockers coming to Japan to milk the cash-cow for their retirement.
hang on. Rockers? Simon and Garfunkel? Rockers? What?
USNinJapan2
Love their music but wouldn't want to see them in a stadium setting...
Dennis Bauer
They still exist? waaow
seeker1
Glad they're coming, but I bet I won't be able to afford to go and see them. It'll probably be broadcast on NHK or WOWWOW later anyway.
ca1ic0cat
They might not look 67 but can they get a driver's license? That's a bridge over troubled water...
Sorry....
yawmin
that picture was taken the first time they came to japan, and even if you hate them, you have to give them credit for influencing today's music. "and the words of the prophets are written on the subway wall"
pointofview
They cant pull off the harmonies like the old days but Paul Simon is one of the greatest guitarists around and Id love to see him play some classics.
Pump24
Great musicians, fantastic songwriters, undeniably talented gents...but live? I'd rather spend the money on rent, as that's what tickets will cost, and sit at home watching my Graduate LP spin on the turntable. For those young folk who don't know what that is...
realist
Unlike "meandmyself" above, who obviously has been in Japan too long, I think like the 80,000 fans who enjoyed their last concerts in Japan all those years ago. Their music is superb, and timeless. They are true stars, with great voices, unlike much of the garbage called "music" that emanates from Obamaland today.