Paul Simon returned home to Queens on Saturday night to close out his Homeward Bound Farewell Tour in appropriate fashion at Flushing Meadows Corona Park—just a few miles from where he grew up—offering the same career-spanning, 26-song performance that he has been showcasing for the entire tour, which is billed as the final such outing for the legendary singer-songwriter.

Saturday’s stage was set up on the World’s Fair grounds next to the New York State Pavilion, which hosted classic shows from acts like Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead and Santana in the ’60s, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz introduced Simon at the top of the night.

As with Friday night’s show at Madison Square Garden, Simon welcomed out his wife and fellow singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, who led the way on the iconic whistling section of “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” Simon also welcomed collaborators from NYC chamber ensemble yMusic for the next few songs, “Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War,” “Can’t Run But” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”

Simon addressed the audience at a few points during the farewell performance, reflecting on his school days and even playing catch at one point, along with nodding to fellow folk legend Joan Baez and referencing the current political climate, calling these “strange times.” The show also featured Simon & Garfunkel classics like “America,” “Homeward Bound,” “The Boxer” and their first hit, “The Sound of Silence,” which served as the grand finale for Saturday’s tour closer.

See the full setlist below, along with some fan-shot video from the night.

 

Paul Simon
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY

America, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, The Boy in the Bubble, Dazzling Blue, That Was Your Mother, Rewrite, Mother and Child Reunion, Med and Julio Down by the Schoolyard*, Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War^, Can’t Run But^, Bridge Over Troubled Water^, Wristband, Spirit Voices, The Obvious Child, Questions for Angels, The Cool Cool River, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, You Can Call Me Al

Enc: Late in the Evening, Still Crazy After All These Years, Graceland

Enc II: Homeward Bound, Kodachrome, The Boxer, American Tune, The Sound of Silence

Notes: *w/ Edie Brickell
^w/ yMusic

Source: setlist.fm