Last spring, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon electrified the music world when they announced they would be touring together again after a five year absence.

However when the routing for summer 2009 was announced for only New Zealand and Australia the stateside fan base of the duo was left to wonder whether all they were going to get was the sound of silence. The question has been answered with Simon and Garfunkel’s announcement that they will be part of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s lineup.

The festival will, as usual, be running over two weekends in the spring: April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 in New Orleans, LA at Fair Grounds Race Course. Simon and Garfunkel will be making their debut at the Jazz Festival on April 24.

Tickets for single days as well as weekend packages for the Jazz Fest this year have gone on sale already.

A full lineup of formers have been announced already by festival producers for the 2010 festival. The Allman Brothers Band, Lionel Richie, Van Morrison, Aretha Frankling and Pearl Jam are among performers that were previously conformed for this year’s upcoming Jazz Fest. The current lineup in its entirety can be found at the Jazz Fest’s website.

The first time that Art Garfunkel acknowledged that he had plans to reunite with Paul Simon came during a February 2009 BBC interview, although at the time he didn’t confirm any specifics about the route. Simon and Garfunkel, a couple months later, confirmed around 10 performance dates for Australia and New Zealand.

2010 Simon & Garfunkel Concert Tour
April
24 – New Orleans Jazz Festival – New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Track

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