After nearly a decade of hiatus, legendary artist Paul Simon is returning to the stage for a special tour.

Simon, 83, plans to embark on a series of intimate concert performances – a spring and summer 2025 event he calls “a quiet anniversary tour.”

“The evolution of this extraordinary artist continues to unfold,” the press release states, “with Simon choosing to perform in intimate venues where the acoustics are optimized given the severe hearing loss he has suffered over the past few years.”

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Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon has revealed plans to return to the stage after previously retiring from his illustrious music career. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

In May 2023, Simon revealed that most of the hearing in his left ear had disappeared.

However, the “sound of silence” collaborator shared that he was “inspired to perform again.”

“Simon chose to perform in intimate venues where the acoustics were optimal considering the severe hearing loss he had suffered over the past few years.”

–Paul Simon spokesperson

“Simon began rehearsing the work and figuring out how he could bring the ‘seven psalms’ to the stage along with new arrangements of familiar favorites,” the press release continued.

Paul Simon performing live at the Greek Theatre in 1980 (Richard McCaffrey/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

“Simon often tells listeners to finish a song, and he was excited to extend the experience into the live forum by performing this intricately layered work in intimate rooms with pristine acoustics.”

“A Quiet Anniversary Tour” will kick off in New Orleans on April 4 and travel across North America, in addition to shows in Canada. Simon will wrap up his tour in Seattle in August.

His tour comes after he previously noticed his hearing was deteriorating while he was creating his last album, “Seven Psalms.”

“Quite suddenly I lost most of the hearing in my left ear and no one had an explanation for it. So it was more difficult,” Simon previously told the Times in 2023.

Paul Simon has shared that he was “inspired to perform again” after initially announcing his retirement from touring nearly a decade ago. (Ilya S. Savenok)

“My reaction to that was disappointment and annoyance; not quite anger, because I thought it would pass, it would fix itself.”

Unfortunately, Simon’s hearing did not fix itself. The singer also noted at the time that he was recovering from a bout of Covid, saying in the interview: “Boy, I’ve been beaten up for the last few years.”

In 2018, Simon announced his retirement. In a social media post, he wrote: “I feel like the travel and the time away from my wife and family is going to put a damper on my enjoyment of playing.”

Simon’s wife of more than 30 years, Edie Brickell, sang a duet with him on the finale of “Seven Psalms.” (Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/Filmmagic)

His wife of more than 30 years, Edie Brickell, sang a duet with him on the finale of “Seven Psalms.”

The couple share three children: Adrian Edward, Lulu, and Gabriel Elijah.

Simon was previously married to the late Carrie Fisher. The couple met in the late ’70s but did not marry until August 1983. They divorced less than a year later, in July 1984.