Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are set to make "a very special announcement" at a New York club on Tuesday night, though it might prove to be less special following comments by the editor of US live music magazine Pollstar.
Gary Bongiovanni has revealed that the former-duo have booked a number of concert venues and are planning a reunion tour. "Everyone's been expecting it," Bongiovanni told reporters this weekend. "Though it was still in the speculative stages, because you never know when Artie and Paul will get in a fight and call the whole thing off." There has been talk of a reunion tour, of course, ever since the duo performed 'The Sound Of Silence' together at this year's Grammys.
The legendary duo last performed together in a series of shows in 1993. But their relationship remains at best fractious. When he was inducted as a solo artist into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 Simon famously said of Garfunkel: "I regret the ending of our friendship, and I hope that one day before I die we will make peace with each other." But after his audience applauded his statement he added, "No rush."
Neither Simon or Garfunkel's publicists have commented on the tour, except to confirm tomorrow's press conference.