Paul Simon, BB&T in Sunrise
Iconic singer-songwriter Paul Simon will perform Sept. 8 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise on the third and final leg of Homeward Bound — The Farewell Tour.
Tickets will cost $45.75-$170.75 and go on sale 10 a.m. today at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Ticketmaster.com and by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets will go on sale at the BB&T Center box office 10 a.m. Monday.
Simon’s final 11 farewell performances, announced Monday, also includes a Sept. 11 concert at Orlando’s Amway Center. Tickets for that show also go on sale today.
The Homeward Bound tour culminates with three concerts in Simon’s hometown of New York, Sept. 20-22.
“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. Now I know: It feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief,” Simon said in a statement accompanying Monday’s announcement. “I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians. I think about music constantly. I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.”
Simon’s distinctive body of work includes 13 studio albums, plus five studio albums as half of Simon & Garfunkel. He has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three Album of the Year awards for “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Still Crazy After All These Years” and “Graceland.”
For more information, visit PaulSimon.com or TheBBTCenter.com.