“Cecilia” might break our heart but, thankfully, she’s keeping the bank intact this year.
After doing a bit of digging, our team found surprisingly cheap tickets to see Paul Simon on his summer 2026 ‘Quiet Celebration Tour.’
And, yes, that includes his two New York shows.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for his Friday, July 3 gig at Bethel’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts was $75 including fees on StubHub.
Prices start at $96 including fees on StubHub for New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium on Wednesday, July 8.
As for his other concerts, some tickets are going for as low as $64 including fees on StubHub.
Not a bad price to see one of the most timeless singer-songwriters of the 20th century.
All shows come in support of Simon’s 2023 record “Seven Psalms,” which features his wife and collaborator Edie Brickell.
According to Set List FM, on the first leg of the tour last year, the Rock Hall of Famer — who had suffered from hearing loss and retired from performing live in 2018 before strategizing with Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss to devise a plan where he could take the stage again — begins his shows by performing the solemn album in full.
Then, following a brief intermission, he returns to the stage and delivers his most indelible fan favorites like “Graceland,” “Homeward Bound” and “Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard,” “The Boxer” and “The Sound of Silence” among others.
“…for maybe the first 60 seconds of the show, you may be struck by how Simon’s voice sounds a bit more fragile, at this age…and then after that brief period of adjustment, you forget about it,” Variety wrote in a review of a July 2025 Orlando concert.
“…you never have to worry about him missing any notes.”
Need to cross seeing Paul live off your bucket list?
We’re here to help, Cecilias, Julios and Als.
Our team has everything you need to know and more about seeing Paul Simon live on his 2026 ‘A Quiet Celebration Tour’ below.
Paul Simon tickets
Inventory to see Paul Simon live is available on all verified ticketing sites.
We recommend checking out StubHub, Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats and GameTime to find the seats that makes the most sense for you.
Paul Simon tour schedule 2026
A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and the lowest ticket prices on StubHub and Vivid Seatrs can be found here:
| Paul Simon tour dates | StubHub prices start at |
|---|---|
| June 4 at the Frost Amphitheater in Palo Alto, CA | $180 (including fees) |
| June 7 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA | $127 (including fees) |
| June 9 at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, CA | $125 (including fees) |
| June 12 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO | $142 (including fees) |
| June 13 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO | $149 (including fees) |
| June 16 at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO | $108 (including fees) |
| June 18 at the PNC Pavilion in Cincinnati, OH | $129 (including fees) |
| June 20 at the Meadow Brook Amphitheater in Rochester Hills, MI | $73 (including fees) |
| June 23 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $75 (including fees) |
| June 25 at the RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON, CA | $64 USD (including fees) |
| June 27 at the Koussevitzky Music Shed in Lenox, MA | $116 (including fees) |
| June 30 at the BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, NH | $84 (including fees) |
| July 3 at the Bethel Woods Center For The Arts in Bethel, NY | $75 (including fees) |
| July 5 at the TD Pavilion at the Mann in Philadelphia, PA | $84 (including fees) |
| July 8 at Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills, NY | $96 (including fees) |
| July 11 at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, NC | $69 (including fees) |
| July 13 at Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA | $102 (including fees) |
| July 15 at the FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, TN | $123 (including fees) |
| July 17 at Ravinia in Highland Park, IL | $177 (including fees) *on Vivid Seats |
| July 18 at Ravinia in Highland Park, IL | $177 (including fees) *on Vivid Seats |
If you’d like to see the gifted vocalist overseas — he’s hitting the Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France and the UK to name just a few countries on his 2026 calendar — you can find all of Paul Simon’s spring international tour dates here.
Paul Simon set list
Simon headlined at Seattle’s McCaw Hall on Aug. 6, 2025. According to Set List FM, here’s what he performed that evening:
Seven Psalms
01.) “The Lord”
02.) “Love Is Like A Braid”
03.) “My Professional Opinion”
04.) “Your Forgiveness”
05.) “Trail of Volcanoes”
06.) “The Sacred Harp” (with Edie Brickell)
07.) “Wait” (with Edie Brickell)
Hits and Deep Cuts
08.) “Graceland”
09.) “Slip Slidin’ Away”
10.) “Train in the Distance”
11.) “Homeward Bound” (Simon & Garfunkel song)
12.) “The Late Great Johnny Ace”
13.) “St. Judy’s Comet”
14.) “Under African Skies” (with Edie Brickell)
15.) “Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War”
16.) “Rewrite”
17.) “Spirit Voices”
18.) “The Cool, Cool River”
19.) “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” (with Edie Brickell)
Encore
20.) “Father and Daughter”
21.) “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”
22.) “The Boxer” (Simon & Garfunkel song)
Encore II
23.) “The Sound of Silence” (Simon & Garfunkel song)
Paul Simon on “SNL”
Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary show with a nearly five-minute rendition of his seminal tune “Homeward Bound” in February 2025.
Accompanied just by an acoustic guitar and a pair of microphones, you can hear their poignant, triumphant duet here:
Paul Simon new music
On May 19, 2023, Simon released his 15th solo studio album “Seven Psalms.”
The unconventional record — which allegedly came to him in a dream — is a single 33-minute track made up of seven parts.
“I envisioned ‘Seven Psalms’ as one long thought, combined with sounds powerful enough to make the thought come alive,” he said.
For our money, the record is a soft, spiritual departure for the sensitive hitmaker. His unmistakable voice is as powerful as ever but there’s a real deep feeling here, one of an artist trying to make a final thesis statement. “Seven Psalms” is simple, lo-fi and a worthy listen for even the most fair weather of fans.
And, while, yes, the album is quite heavy, “My Professional Opinion” is a jaunty, tongue-in-cheek tune that has traces of Simon’s playful classics “Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard” and “Cecilia” in its DNA if you squint hard enough while tuning in.
If you’d like to hear the stirring, acoustic offering, you can find “Seven Psalms” here.
Paul Simon band
According to Consequence, here are the artists that took the stage with Simon last spring and summer:
Caleb Burhans (viola), Jamey Haddad (percussion), Gyan Riley (guitar), Mick Rossi (piano, keys), Andy Snitzer (saxophone), Nancy Stagnita (flute), Mark Stewart (guitar), and Eugene Friesen (Cello). They added that “Steve Gadd and Matt Chamberlin will alternate on drums.”
As noted above, Simon’s wife Edie Brickell joined him on vocals.
Classic rockers on tour in 2026
If you still have classic rock radio on repeat, you’re in for a treat.
Many mega icons from the ’60s and ’70s are still out and and about, delivering their timeless favorites at venues all over North America these next few months.
To make sure you’re up to speed, here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.
• Ringo Starr
• Robert Plant
• Bob Dylan
• James Taylor
• John Mellencamp
Who else from way back when is pounding the pavement? Take a look at our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2026 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.