Concert is postponed: Paul Simon needs to be relaxed after back surgery

The legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon (83) had to cancel two concerts in Philadelphia at the end of June. The reason was chronic and intensive back pain that required immediate medical treatment. Now his team has spoken out and gave an update.

As can be seen from the statement, the Simon & Garfunkel icon had to undergo an operation to relieve the “severe back pain”. After a successful back surgery this week, the 83-year-old singer needed a little more time to regenerate before he can be on stage again. His planned concert in Long Beach, California, was therefore postponed by one day.

“Thanks to an excellent team of doctors, the operation was successful as expected,” the statement was explained. “However, it has become clear that he needs another day of rest and relaxation to ensure that he can call up his full skills in Long Beach.” Management emphasized that the decision to postpone was made by a day of pure caution. All tickets already acquired keep their validity for the new appointment. Fans who cannot adapt their plans accordingly receive a complete refund.

Simon was originally supposed to appear on Monday, July 7th, in the Terrace Theater in Long Beach. The show was now moved to Tuesday, July 8th, to give the musician an additional day of rest.

The music star’s health problems had already worsened drastically at the end of June. Just a few hours before his first planned appearance in Philadelphias Academy of Music on June 28th, he had to cancel the show and the appearance the following day. “Paul has been suffering from chronic and intensive back pain for some time,” said at the time. “Today these became unbearable and require immediate attention. Unfortunately, we have to cancel these shows at this time, as we have no way to move them.”

However, the team was optimistic that Simon could continue his tour after the “smaller surgical intervention”. “We are confident that Paul can end the tour as planned after this small surgical intervention, which was planned for the next few days and may also find replacement appointments for the unusual shows,” said the message.

The musician is currently on his “A Quiet Celebration Tour”, which he announced in February. In 2018, Simon had actually withdrawn from tour life and reported on hearing problems. should end in early August.