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Simon and Garfunkel Plan First Tour in Five Years

by Jarrett Martineau | February 18, 2009 at 10:10 am

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After Art Garfunkel made a surprise guest appearance at a recent Paul Simon concert in New York last Friday night, Garfunkel announced that the popular duo Simon and Garfunkel are planning another tour together — their first in five years.

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Simon and Garfunkel had previously fallen out on several occasions and, famously, took a 20 year hiatus from performing together until the reunited briefly for tours in 2003 and 2004.

Official dates and locations for the 2009 tour have not yet been announced.

Simon and Garfunkel are planning to tour together for the first time in five years, Art Garfunkel has said.

The singer revealed the plans five days after making a surprise appearance at a Paul Simon concert in New York where the pair performed three songs.

"Our plan to work together is coming together but it doesn't go through England this time," he told BBC News.

Garfunkel, 67, would not confirm if the tour would be in the US. The duo last toured together in 2003 and 2004.

Their 2003 concerts marked their first US tour in 20 years.

On Friday night, Simon and Garfunkel performed together to rapturous applause at a concert to mark the reopening the Beacon Theater after refurbishment.