Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon perform “Homeward Bound” on Feb. 16, 2025, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live.”

After spending seven years retired from touring, Paul Simon is once again returning to the national circuit — with some help from Bay Area researchers.

The 83-year-old songwriter, who came to prominence as one half of the folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, played his farewell tour in 2018. Since then, he’s given rare, intermittent one-off performances (including an appearance at Outside Lands 2019). But on Tuesday, Simon announced his return to the spotlight with the A Quiet Celebration Tour. The North American tour, which is slated to run from New Orleans in April to Seattle in August, includes three nights at San Francisco’s

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