Paul Simon « A Quiet Celebration »

On May 20, 2026, 3Arena in Dublin hosts A Quiet Celebration, a concert centered on Paul Simon’s songbook. First known through Simon & Garfunkel, Simon moved early into a solo path where folk, pop and rock meet careful storytelling. Albums like Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon and Still Crazy After All These Years shaped a writing style that captures everyday scenes with folk textures, soul colors and gospel echoes. With Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints, recorded alongside South African and Brazilian musicians, he widened the frame, bringing new rhythms and harmonies into his melodies without losing clarity.

That curiosity runs through later releases — You’re the One, Surprise, So Beautiful or So What, Stranger to Stranger, the reimagined cuts of In the Blue Light, and the recent Seven Psalms — balancing acoustic intimacy with more layered, exploratory arrangements. A Quiet Celebration draws on this catalogue: close-up narratives, intricate guitar lines, shifting percussion and a feel for pulse that threads the decades into one coherent set.