Simon and Garfunkel cancel North American tour dates

Concert venues across North America will be filled with the Sound of Silence as soft rock super duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have “indefinitely postponed” their much-anticipated summer tour so Art can recover from a vocal paresis. The tour was postponed from April to July earlier this year.

Art Garfunkel surprised audiences when he joined Paul Simon on stage in New York in February of 2009 and Garfunkel announced five days later in a BBC interview that the duo was planning a tour together.

The two performed together earlier this month at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo above – Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)

In an official statement, Simon and Garfunkel apologize to their fans:

The Simon & Garfunkel tour that had been set for July has now been postponed indefinitely. The tour, originally set for April and then rescheduled for July, is now on hold as Art Garfunkel continues to recover from a vocal paresis. According to his doctors, Art is expected to make a full recovery, however they cannot predict an exact timeline. This condition (paresis) inhibits the duo from performing shows at the highest possible level and it is for that reason and out of respect for their fans that Paul and Art have decided to put the tour on hold.

Simon & Garfunkel regret any inconvenience this has caused their fans and are looking forward to rescheduling the dates when Art fully recovers. Art says, “I do feel bad about disrupting so many people’s plans but, as I continue to mend, I can’t yet bring my ‘A Game’ to a tour, and I would not perform for you with anything less.”

Tickets can be refunded at place of purchase or call your local venue.

Here are Paul and Art performing “Sound of Silence” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” from earlier this year:

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