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Posted in music | tour dates on May 18, 2011

Paul Simon playing a NYC club show! (BV Presents @ Webster Hall) +++ updated tour dates, SNL video & the Chicago setlist

Paul Simon

NYC did just get two nights of Paul Simon at the fabulous Beacon Theater, but I still couldn't help feeling left out since the March announcement of rare Paul Simon club dates. Seattle, LA, San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago, DC and even Boston were given chances to experience Paul up close and personal . NYC wasn't included... until now. BrooklynVegan is proud to present Paul Simon at Webster Hall on June 6! (at 8pm)

Tickets for the NYC club date will go on sale to the public on May 25 at 10am (via Ticketmaster), but there will also be a presale beginning exactly 24 hours earlier. Check in right here on BrooklynVegan.com on the morning of May 24 for presale details and a password.

UPDATE: Password HERE.

You can also try and WIN two tickets on the BrooklynVegan Facebook page now. All tour dates, Philadelphia on June 4 & 5 included, are listed below.

Paul's Chicago club show happened on Monday at the Vic. Greg Kot was there...

"Paul Simon has played stadiums and festivals. He's done Central Park. So it was a treat Monday to see one of the most venerated songwriters of the last half-century turn the relatively intimate, sold-out Vic Theatre into his living room.

The 69-year-old singer-songwriter dressed for the occasion in loose-fitting jeans and black T-shirt underneath an unbuttoned shirt. His eight-piece multi-culti band framed him, with Simon at times resembling a crossing guard at a three-way intersection as he directed musical traffic. His foot tapped, his arms waved, he crouched and jutted a guitar toward his musicians, he even played an air washboard solo...

The full Chicago setlist, all tour dates, and videos of Paul performing new songs "Rewrite" and "So Beautiful or So What" on Saturday Night Live over the weekend (Ed Helms was the host), below...

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Paul Simon on SNL - May 14, 2011

Paul Simon on SNL - May 14, 2011

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Paul Simon set list Monday at the Vic Theatre - May 16, 2011
1 The Boy in the Bubble
2 Dazzling Blue
3 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
4 So Beautiful or So What
5 Vietnam (Jimmy Cliff cover)
6 Mother and Child Reunion
7 That Was Your Mother
8 Hearts and Bones
9 Mystery Train (Junior Parker cover)
10 Slip Slidin' Away
11 Rewrite
12 Peace Like a River
13 The Obvious Child
14 The Only Living Boy in New York (Simon & Garfunkel)
15 The Cool, Cool River
16 Getting Ready for Christmas Day
17 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
18 Gumboots

Encore:
19 The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
20 Kodachrome
21 Gone at Last
22 Here Comes the Sun (Beatles cover)
23 Late in the Evening

Encore 2:
24 Crazy Love, Vol. II
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Paul Simon -- 2011 Tour Dates
5/19 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium-
5/21 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
5/22 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Festival
5/25 Washington DC DAR Constitution Hall-
5/27 Washington DC 9:30 Club
5/28 Atlantic City, NJ The Borgata
5/29 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theatre @ Foxwoods
6/01 Boston, MA Wang Theatre-
6/02 Boston, MA House of Blues
6/04 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theater
6/05 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theater
6/06 New York, NY Webster Hall
6/21 Cork, Ireland Live At The Marquee
6/23 Nottingham, U.K. Nottingham Royal Centre
6/24 Glasgow, Scotland Clyde Auditorium
6/26 Glastonbury, U.K. Glastonbury Festival
6/27 Bournemouth, U.K. Bournemouth International Centre
6/28 London, U.K. HMV Hammersmith Apollo
6/30 Birmingham, U.K. Birmingham NIA
7/01 London, U.K. iTunes Festival
7/03 Manchester, U.K. O2 Apollo Manchester
7/05 Brussels, Belgium Forest National
7/06 Paris, France Palais du Congres
7/08 Rotterdam, The Netherlands North Sea Jazz Festival
7/09 Hamburg, Germany Laeiszhalle
7/11 Berlin, Germany Zitadelle
7/12 Mainz, Germany Zitadelle
7/15 Zurich, Switzerland Live At Sunset

Tags: Paul Simon, Webster Hall
posted at 12:12 PM on May 18, 2011 in music | tour dates | Comments (100)

Comments (100)

Paul Simon doesn't realize the vat of hummus he is about to step into

Posted by Josh | May 18, 2011 12:19 PM

ONE MILLION BONERS

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:20 PM

please tell me tyler is opening. please tell me tyler is opening. please tell me tyler is opening. PLEASE!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:20 PM

Paul Simon spoke at my commencement and he was terrible. The Eno album was also a letdown.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:21 PM

He sounds like that Vampire Weekend band

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:22 PM

Hope these tickets aren't insanely expensive, this would be awesome to see.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:24 PM

i saw Paul Simon on SNL last saturday night. I was wondering what he was doing there, should have know he was kicking off a big tour

Posted by free instrumentals | May 18, 2011 12:26 PM

This is a cool way to see Paul Simon once. As long as the tickets are somewhat sane (I'll say the $100-$150 range is sane considering what he charges for less intimate shows) I'm definitely all over this.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:26 PM

This guy was funny on SNL

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:27 PM

first comment FTW

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:30 PM

Ah, Paul Simon ... still your granddad's favorite after all these years

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:31 PM

Paul Simonon...FTFW

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:32 PM

Doesn't this guy just steal all of his material from Los Lobos?

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:33 PM

true fact: simon LOVES vampire weekend

he also loves eating his toenail clippings.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:35 PM

Ladysmith White Paulsimonon

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:35 PM

yes!!!! awesome news!!!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:38 PM

It's that African guy from The Beatles.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:38 PM

What the fuck is "even Boston" supposed to mean?

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:45 PM

it means that Boston is inferior to NYC in every way possible. but you already knew that

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:47 PM

June 6th, eh? That's the National Day of Slayer!

(ok, I know that was in 2006, but still)

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:48 PM

Can I borrow a few bucks?

Posted by Art Garfunkel | May 18, 2011 12:53 PM

Just scored tickets. I'm not sure how or why they are available, but I scored 2! Almost $100 each with fees, but I should be able to sell these on Craigslist for a lot more!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 12:55 PM

I hope Paul Simon gets raped by Odd Future

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:00 PM

^ um, yeah

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:00 PM

When I was a kid, I was so bummed out that Princess Leia was married to Paul Simon.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:03 PM

I love Paul Simmon and everything but I don't think I'd liek to pay 100 beans to see him live. BTW Boston is inferior to NYC....everyone knows that.

Posted by The Real Real Yup. PERIOD | May 18, 2011 1:03 PM

the only good things to come out of Boston are the Pixies and Mission of Burma

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:05 PM

Yea the hummus in Boston sucks too.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:06 PM

1:05 Morphine were great!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:08 PM

I'm so over Odd Future and Boston and Vampire Weekend

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:10 PM

Boston isn't a real city. It's a large town with a big gay accent.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:15 PM

Boston's Vampire Future .... Film @ 11

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:15 PM

I was disappointed that he was lip syncing his performances on SNL

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:16 PM

No posts about the Seona Dancing reunion NYC shows, huh?

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:30 PM

hey hummus girl - get some new material

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:33 PM

people in boston are cheap and not that nice.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:35 PM

1:30 is Seona Dancing really reuniting? That would be HILARIOUS

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:44 PM

paul simon is expensive and not that good

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 1:47 PM

hummus is expensive and not that good

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:10 PM

hummus gives me loose stools

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:13 PM

"the only good things to come out of Boston are the Pixies and Mission of Burma"

What about Dinosaur Jr. (ok, Amherst but still)?

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:15 PM

I liked "More Than a Feeling," and "Amanda," but other than that Boston kind of sucks.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:15 PM

paul simehn

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:17 PM

these tickets should be will call only.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:19 PM

2:15 you raise an excellent point. Dino is on the list of only good things to come from Boston

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:23 PM

amherst is not boston.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:26 PM

saying amherst is boston is like saying nyc is albany

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:26 PM

Paul Simon - sit down, little man.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:28 PM

add mimaroglu to that list, buddy

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:29 PM

is that henry rollins girlfriend?

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:29 PM

Modern Lovers
Buffalo Tom
SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN!!!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:33 PM

$55 plus fees (http://www.bowerypresents.com/event/6543). Good luck getting tickets. Don't worry. This won't be an absolute circus.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:39 PM

i'll wait for the show he's playing at Yankee Stadium July 17, thanks

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:52 PM

You guys are forgetting about the Mighty Mighty Bosstones!!!!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 2:56 PM

I just got my bracelet for the pre-sale

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:01 PM

how come the BP event page doesn't mention BV????

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:07 PM

Thank you, 2:23. Actually, I think there are more but that's all I could think of at the moment.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:08 PM

no there are no more, that's IT

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:12 PM

Evan Dando hails from Beantown.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:23 PM

fuck boston

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:25 PM

Sorry, you don't have a say in this, 3:12.

Evan Dando's a good choice too, 3:23.

Converge are from Boston too, I believe.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:25 PM

remember juliana hatfield?

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:26 PM

JONATHAN RICHMAN is the most important Boston-ite.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:41 PM

yikes, you crossed the line with evan dando.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:41 PM

"how come the BP event page doesn't mention BV????"

now it does

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 3:57 PM

Watching Paul Simon on SNL last week was kind of like watching your beloved but aging grand uncle tell the same stories you've heard 20 times before only he can hardly catch his breath and he forgets half of the funny lines.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 4:16 PM

I liked him on SNL this weekend. The songs as quality and he has fun producing and performing his work. I notice that he is only touring in the New England area before heading to Europe. Maybe he'll come back to the US for a bigger show later in 2012.

Posted by Turbo Tax Online | May 18, 2011 5:02 PM

Admitting to having watched Paul Simon on SNL is the exact opposite of anything ever said by Odd Future.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 6:07 PM

"remember juliana hatfield?"

I sure do. Especially her videos!

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 6:18 PM

Showcase Showdown were great

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 6:31 PM

tickets are $55 before fees. even though i don't like paul simon, that's honestly a pretty reasonable price to see him at a place like webster hall.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 6:37 PM

55 bucks isn't bad. much cheaper than his other shows and smaller place.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 7:25 PM

Thank you, 2:23. Actually, I think there are more but that's all I could think of at the moment.

Posted by chinese stock market | May 18, 2011 7:50 PM

NYC is great, but don't delude yourselves that you have anything do with it.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 10:35 PM

Letters to Cleo
Dambuilders
Passion Pit

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 10:57 PM

Any list of great Boston bands must include Big Dipper, Come, and Lyres. And Proletariat too.

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 11:12 PM

FAT DAY

Posted by Anonymous | May 18, 2011 11:25 PM

GUIZ U FORGOT PASSION PIT <3

Posted by Anonymous | May 19, 2011 7:18 AM

Can we wait in line AT Webster Hall for tickets?

Posted by Anonymous | May 20, 2011 1:28 PM

@128 no

Posted by Anonymous | May 20, 2011 1:46 PM

"So Beautiful Or So What" is the best album since, well since Paul Simon's "Surprise". I just saw two shows in Toronto & they were incredible. I was going to Boston too, as it was originally the tour closing shows. When he added Philly, all my friends wanted to do that show instead. So I'm jockeying around my acupuncture practice & going to the Boston & Philly shows. Now, it looks like maybe NYC too!!!

Posted by linclink | May 21, 2011 12:35 AM

I was looking at his tour dates and was stunned that there was no club show in NYC also...this is great news!!!!! Now if I can be one of the lucky golden ticket holders...well done Brooklyn Vegan!!!!!

Posted by jason | May 21, 2011 10:54 PM

Bridge Over Troubled Hummus

Posted by Anonymous | May 24, 2011 12:06 AM

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS WILL CALL ONLY!

Posted by Anonymous | May 24, 2011 1:28 AM

Hi,

where is the pre-sale password?

Posted by Marco | May 24, 2011 7:57 AM

Looking for the presale code also.

Posted by Chris | May 24, 2011 9:09 AM

When/where will the presale be announced?

Posted by scoper | May 24, 2011 9:17 AM

Have the strange feeling we will see all tickets on ebay before the password is released.

Posted by Mike | May 24, 2011 9:32 AM

Mike, that's how it was for the Beacon.... sold out at 10:00:01, tix on Stubhub already.

Posted by scoper | May 24, 2011 9:35 AM

Uggggh - c'mon already.

Posted by Chris | May 24, 2011 9:37 AM

I think they're gonna announce the password right at 10am guys - when the presale begins.
There's no presale password entry window on Ticketmaster yet - it'll go live at 10.

Posted by Anonymous | May 24, 2011 9:40 AM

this is bs. Have a feeling the password will surface after 10am...

Posted by Andrew | May 24, 2011 9:40 AM

If this happens with this event again I'll file a claim with the NY Attorny General Office an request investigation.

Posted by Mike | May 24, 2011 9:42 AM

This is crap. Why wouldn't we be able to have the password before the tickets go on sale...it's not like we can use it before 10 anyway.

Posted by Paul | May 24, 2011 9:44 AM

When they say "right here on Brooklyn Vegan" does it definitely mean AN UPDATE TO THIS PAGE or might it be on the front page? I keep obsessively refreshing both.

Posted by Anonymous | May 24, 2011 9:44 AM

ritz2u is the pw

Posted by montana2u | May 24, 2011 9:52 AM

Yeah, it was posted on a different page:

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/05/paul_simon_webs.html

Posted by Anonymous | May 24, 2011 9:57 AM

thank you montana2u for the password. couldn't of got 2 without u.

Posted by Anonymous | May 24, 2011 10:29 AM

amazing show! although...WH acoustics did not impress...and aparently they don't believe in air conditioning...amazing show!

Posted by json | June 7, 2011 10:35 PM

Um, I think you meant to say that Vampire Weekend sounds like Paul Simon. Or at least they resemble him. Good first album. Not big on their second.

Posted by tjl | July 7, 2011 5:27 PM

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