American folk-music legend Paul Simon is coming back to Israel for first time since '83 show to promote new album "So Beautiful or So What."
By DAVID BRINNPaul Simon lookin' good_311(photo credit: Courtesy)The weeks of published and whispered rumors turned into facts Tuesday, with the confirmation that legendary American singer/songwriter Paul Simon will be returning to Israel for a concert at Ramat Gan Stadium on July 21.A month after fellow 1960s icon Bob Dylan graces the stage on June 20, Simon will arrive as part a world tour promoting his latest album, So Beautiful or So What, considered by many critics to be one of his best in the last two decades.RELATED:Out and about: Celebrate Bob Dyland 70th Birthday at Barby, Tel AvivBob Dylan: Tangled up in (Israeli) Jews Disc Reviews: Essential Paul Simon Simon, who will turn 70 in October, has appeared in Israel twice before - in 1978 on his own and in 1983 with his erstwhile partner Art Garfunkel.Tickets for the show go on sale on May 30 via the Leann Ticket Agency website - www.leaan.co.il and will also be sold beginning the next day at the agency's office on Dizengoff St. in Tel Aviv.
