Paul Simon has said a film of images from America's recent history, which provided a backdrop for Simon & Garfunkel's recent US shows, probably won't be used on the duo's forthcoming Europe dates. Simon told reporters: "It's not a political statement. It's a geographic reality. It's what an artist does when he feels the name of his country speaks too loudly and too provocatively (that) it pushes the music aside."
Simon has also indicated the current Simon & Garfunkel tour may be the last (and really genuinely this time): "I think this [the show] is a good example of the music that we made and I don't really see any powerful reason to do it again because we did it. It's not a Sherman-esque declaration. It's just how I feel."
Simon & Garfunkel play the Manchester Evening News Arena on 14 Jul and Hyde Park on 15 Jul as part of their first European tour together for more than two decades.