Paul Simon July 18th 2026 Ravinia, Highland Park Illinois USA


Mics: DPA 4022
Recorder: Nagra Seven
Location: My Favorite spot (almost).
SD Card Reader: Prograde Dual Slot SD
Sound Forge to track


I paid DEARLY for this show! I was looking forward to this. Little did I know how frail his voice was. The crowd was SO annoying. Paul played VERY low volume so you could hear everyone talking around you. How in the world don't you hang on every note when you paid $275 per ticket FACE value!! I actually could have walked out on this show I was so perturbed at everything. People coming in there seats 40 minutes into the show and then talking! Leaving 20 minutes before the end (GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE, GOOD RIDDANCE)! Did not help Paul announces he will skip the first set in favor of the second set of hits. Two kids next to me that played on there phones the whole night. $550 for you kids to do that?

Slow walk back to the car. I took the chip out and inserted into a SC card reader for the USB port on the car (any of you music heads ever do this)? After hearing this on the way back home, I was like....WOW, this is a recording!!! This is one of the very first shows in the new Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia. 70 million renovation. Guys! The Hunter Pavilion is GREAT!! His voice still sucks... Enjoy for what it's worth. Rick B

This was the last show of the tour!


Setlist:


01 - loud crowd
02 - talking
03 - Graceland
04 - Slip Slidin' Away
05 - Train in the Distance
06 - Homeward Bound
07 - talk
08 - The Late Great Johnny Ace
09 - Father and Daughter
10 - talk
11 - Under African Skies
12 - crowd
13 - talk
14 - The Cool, Cool River
15 - Rewrite
16 - Spirit Voices
17 - talk
18 - Mother and Child Reunion
19 - Mrs. Robinson
20 - talk
21 - Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War
22 - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
23 - crowd encore
24 - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
25 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
26 - Something So Right
27 - The Boxer
28 - crowd
29 - The Sound of Silence
30 - fade out