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PAUL SIMON WILL play Dublin’s RDS in July, Aiken Promotions has announced.
The concert is set to take place on 13 July 2018, with special guests James Taylor and Bonnie Rait.
Tickets go on sale on next Monday 12 February at 9am from all usual outlets.
The Dublin gig will be the second last date on Simon’s farewell Homeward Bound Tour. The tour kicks off on 16 May in Vancouver, Canada and will travel around North America, the United Kingdom and Europe.
The American singer-songwriter issued a statement on Twitter this afternoon announcing the end of his live touring.
“I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight extraordinary group of gifted musicians. I think about music constantly,” Simon said.
“Sadly, we lost our lead guitarist and my friend of 30 years, Vincent N’guini, who died last December. His loss is not the only reason I’ve decided to stop touring, but it is a contributing factor.
Mostly, I feel the travel and time away from my wife and family takes a toll that detracts from the joy of playing. I’d like to leave with a big thank you to the many folks around the world who’ve come out to watch me play over the last 50 years.
Simon said that after his final tour, he anticipates performing the occasional performing in an “acoustically pristine hall, and to donate those earnings to various philanthropic organisations”.
Once again, I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.
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Yeah, I’d be ordering the online edition I think.
Bodily fluids have no place on any printed media.
Except Hustler.
Bob you’re the reason I scrolled down to the comments!!
The Scratch ‘n’ Sniff STD campaign is going to be huge..
“To draw attention to the virus and the stigmas attached”
Or
To draw attention to their magazine?
Hmmmm!
I heard that HIV blood smells like horse blood!
Absolutely disgusting.
I’d rather be positive then have your negativity.!!.
Even if it was just ordinary blood it’s disgusting
You’d rather do both, bingy?
Surely its HIV neutralized blood then rather HIV positive
You’re not gonna get any clicks with a headline like that though
The virus does not in the open air. Still a creepy way to make a point.
Live* in the open air.
HIV is so hot right now
ESPECIALLY WITH IMMIGRATION AS IS TB?
Just No !
Strange but an eye opener none the less
More strange news from Germany.. a few days ago in Hamburg, Someone decided to build a brick wall on the metro, the bricks were kept together with strong adhesive glue. it took 12 hours to break down the wall. Damage’s were estimated at €10,000 (https://twitter.com/HVVStorungen/status/593108565809836032)
Weeeeeird!
It’s the in your face mentality that generates negativity.
This is sick and what about other diseases in blood?
Also killed by pastuerisation
Odd but anything that helps is welcome.
It’s got us talking all the way over here. Whatever your view, the awareness campaign’s obviously working.
Heck we’ve gone back a fair bit from the Bertie days when we were “the centre of Europe”
Glen it can live up to an hour outside the body.
24 I heard?
Nein danke. Queerocracy in the adcendent. Ffs what next?
Just wait till their looking for a substance to make a cream front cover and a bigger impact!!!
A splash do to speak!!!
Uuggghhh!
“So”
You could cook and eat a HIV positive person and not get it…
WTF Andy?
You’re right Andy. I don’t get it at all.
Great way to get people talking. HIV is a very manageable condition thanks to the advances in medicine but in many cases in Ireland it could have been avoidable if they didn’t have unprotected sex
I’m not just sure… I’m HIV positive
You told the joke wrong, you dope.
Not the first time this has happened, and won’t be the last. (People putting parts of themselves into magazines I mean).
In fact, Mark Gruenwald, a comic book writer for Marvel from the late 70′s all the way to the mid 90s, until his passing, requested his cremated ashes be used to print a comic book. And they were, mixed in with ink and used to print the Trade PaperBack of Squadron Supreme.
Other artists have used their own blood for sculptures, and one famously canned his own excrement, with each can selling for like 250000 grand a tin.
Guys, this is a cool idea BUT IT’S ALREADY BEEN DONE. A Lebanese magazine did this EXACT thing to commemorate the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. See the original “Printed in Blood” campaign here – eerily similar, no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4kcQdoKmQ
Guys, this is a cool idea – but it’s been done! A Lebanese magazine (Audio Kultur) did this to commemorate the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. See the original “Printed in Blood” campaign here. Eerily similar, no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4kcQdoKmQ
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