Paul Simon has announced the venue for his final concert.
As part of his Farewell Tour, Simon will play his final concert in the borough of Queens where he grew up. The event will be the first major concert event at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in decades.
“It seems more like fate than coincidence that I should do the final show on this final tour at Flushing Meadows Corona Park,” Simon said. “I could have ridden my bike from home to the park in about 20 minutes when I was a kid. But this is less a goodbye than a farewell. Thank you all for the ride, I had a great time.”
Simon will be donating all personal net-proceeds from the concert to a yet to be announced good cause. Tickets for the concert will go on sale beginning Friday, June 29 at 10 am ET at axs.com.
“I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I’d consider bringing my performing career to a natural end,” Simon said when announcing the tour earlier this year. “Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating, and something of a relief.”
