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Paul Simon - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Paul Simon Australian Tour Gets Underway SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere on March 26, 2013

in Live,News

Paul Simon is back in Australia for his headlining appearance at Bluesfest this weekend and kicked off his Australian tour in Perth on the weekend.

Paul Simon - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Paul Simon - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Simon performed at the Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival in Fremantle after shows in Singapore and Taiwan last week.

Here is the Paul Simon setlist from Singapore, March 22, 2013:

Gumboots (from Graceland, 1986)
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (from Still Crazy After All These Years, 1975)
So Beautiful Or So What (from So Beautiful Or So What, 2011)
Mother and Child Reunion (from Paul Simon, 1972)
The Boy In The Bubble (from Graceland, 1986)
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard (from Paul Simon, 1972)
Slip Slidin Away (from Greatest Hits, Etc, 1977)
The Obvious Child (from The Rhythm of the Saints, 1990)
The Only Living Boy In New York (from Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
That Was Your Mother (from Graceland, 1986)
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (from Graceland, 1986)
Late In The Evening (from One Trick Pont, 1980)

The Sound of Silence (from The Sound of Silence, 1966)
Kodachrome/Gone At Last (from Kodachrome, 1973, from Still Crazy After All These Years, 1975)
You Can Call Me Al (from Graceland, 1986)

Graceland (from Graceland, 1986)
Traditional Song

March 27, Adelaide, Entertainment Centre
March 28, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
March 30, Newcastle, Entertainment Centre
April 1, Byron Bay, Bluesfest
April 2, Sydney, Entertainment Centre

New Zealand
April 6, Dunedin, Forsyth Barr Stadium
April 8, Auckland, Vector Arena

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