Art Garfunkel

I was front row and about 6 feet away from Artie! The concert got off to a late start, not sure why though. At about 8:15pm Tab Laven walks out on stage to applause, Artie immediately follows him. Artie started the show with April Come She Will, followed by The Boxer. He was in a great mood and playful and funny and snarky. At one point a couple came in late and he said, “Go ahead find your seats but we’re not doing The Boxer again. Everyone laughed. He only did part of A Heart In New York and then immediately went into All I Know and did all of that song.

He mentioned many times how happy he was to be there and a few times he mentioned how happy he was that the theater was sold out. There was a lot of love in that theater last nite. Artie was loving the audience and they were loving him. It was great.

He looked great too, low rise black skinny jeans, a white button shirt, vest and a purple tie. The black low rise skinny jeans looked better from the front than the back.

There was one WTF moment. I don’t know what he heard or saw or what was going through his mind but he said, “Do I hear a little puppy? Oh puppy don’t do Bridge Over Troubled Water.” I have no idea what that was about and the rest of the audience seemed just as confused.

He said that his autobiography should be out by autumn of 2017.

After Scarborough Fair he was talking about recording it and said the first thing they did was put down the guitar track and he said Paul Simon’s playing was pretty much as good as Tab’s! I have to say Tab’s guitar playing was excellent. It totally made the show.

The highlight of the concert for me was 99 Miles From LA. He didn’t do that at the 2014 concert I went to. 99 Miles From LA is my favorite Artie song and its the one that first got me interested in him.

I was also very pleased when he did For Emily Whenever I May Find Her. There are just some songs you want to hear live and that is one of them. I could have done without Kathy’s Song. I have never liked that song. At one point after talking about singing in the synagogue as a child he sang Vee Mah Lay and it was the most beautiful thing to come out of his mouth.

As usual he only did part of Bridge Over Troubled Water. He received a standing ovation after that and seemed very pleased with it! I thought the show was over after that because he and Tab disappeared from the stage, but a few seconds later they reappeared and did Now I Lay Me Down which was very sweet.

At the end of the show he took his bows and blew a kiss to the audience. He also put his arms out and kind of encircled the audience then hugged himself as if he were hugging the audience. He then put his hand over his heart and smiled. It was really sweet.

Art Garfunkel I was lucky enough to see him in 2009, the venue was small but had an intimate feeling. Lets face it, this was never going to be a gig for a mosh pit.
The stage, rather than running across the front of the venue, it was in the shape of a semi circle that allowed the audience to be seated in an arc around Art and the rest of the band, which was conservatively made up of a small number of musicians.
With a catalogue of songs as large as his (and Paul Simons) it was hard to know where he’d begin. But he began with All I Know, a soft, beautiful song and one of his most famous. He went on to play a mixture of his own tracks and classics made famous by Simon & Garfunkel such as The Boxer, El Conor Pasa, Kathy’s Song, Sound of Silence before finishing with Bridge Over Trouble Water.
Throughout he constantly told stories from his past, giving the audience an insight into what inspired the songs. Many of the stories sent the audience into fits of laughter and the performance of each song were meet with a wholehearted applause. I have been listening to Art Garfunkel since I was a child. My mother was a huge fan and I spent much time immersed, whether I wanted to be or not. It wasn't until I was an adult that I fully appreciated his and Paul Simons songwriting genius. The lyrics are profound, raw, honest and beautiful. The songs are like stories, stories that you can get sucked into and lost in. Art voice is remarkable, a voice that stops you in your tracks, beautiful, soulful and in many ways haunting.
It was a wonderfully entertaining and interesting evening by a legendary figure in music. Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the greats.

Ithaca, NY Sun May 6, 2018

The show was good, always wonderful to see such a big name performer. Great song choices, however! I have to wonder if Art is having some health issues as he was actually quite bizarre in a couple moments. Saying nonsense things and unprofessionally reaming out someone who took his photo claiming they used a flash (the person he reamed out did not as i was sitting in same row and saw it for myself). He ranted ad nauseam about "stealing his image", how now look what you've done making me lose my concentration! He was really over the top. Mind you this is after he bragged about performing infront of 600,000 in a years time with Simon & Garfunkle. After the show, he signed a few autographs for fans waiting on the sidewalk. He signed a photo for a young man, a S & G album cover that already had Paul Simon's signature on it. The kid was so happy. Then a few moments later he asked the guy where he got the album signed by Paul, the guy said he bought it that way, that the signature was authenticated with a certification. HE PROCEEDS TO TAKE THE MARKER AND CROSSES OUT VIGOROUSLY HIS AUTOGRAPH ON THE ALBUM HE JUST SIGNED FOR THE GUY! So i have to say either he is just an angry bitter man with no filters, or he is headed to some health issue. I wish him the best of luck as he is a wonderful performer and legend nevertheless. But for the ultimate fans at the show and afterwards, he surely had us all walking away feeling rather sadly perplexed.

One half of the world's most esteemed songwriting duos Simon & Garfunkel, Art was always criticised to have not been as creative within the pairing although you cannot discredit his additions to the group when you see the man perform live. Unfortunately there are no signs for permanent reunion of the duo so your best opportunity is to catch them perform solo.

This is still a very enjoyable night of music with a culmination of Art's popular solo albums, a couple of Paul Simon's tracks and the wonderful combining magic that occurred when the two came together. The audience is very enthusiastic throughout the show, these songs do not appear to age and will have affected people's lives in ways that Art seems aware of this evening as he delivers the likes of 'Scarborough Fair' with a huge amount of sincerity. He is not a hugely talkative performer however this does not bother the audience as it means he can fit in an impressive twenty tracks that come to a blissful end with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'.

Had a wonderful evening on November 30, 2015 at Kongresshaus Zürich!

I had last seen Art Garfunkel at the last concert he played with Paul Simon in Switzerland in '83, which also was my first ever concert I was allowed to attend :-)

So many years later, Art exceeded my expectations, loved his voice, his choice of songs and was pleasantly surprised to meet his son, Art Junior, who performed some very impressive duets with his very proud dad!

Also loved Art's insightful and witty poems and look very much forward to reading his book due out next year, I am sure to find lots of interesting stories there!

Art just started what I suspect to become an extensive tour of Europe and I can only recommend everyone to treat yourselves to a couple of hours in the company of this very humble yet impressive legend of our generation!!

I grew up with Art´s music. How my dad made me listen Simon and Garfunkel when I was only 4 years old on turntable. As they sang together in the Bookends theme song:
''Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a park bench quietly. How terribly strange to be 70''. Art now being 73 himself I can honestly say his voice starts to come back to the way it was.

Art sang his famous songs from the Simon and Garfunkel era, as well as some of his own classics. In this night venue it was music the way God must have had intended it one day. Just a man, backed by a guitar player, singing touching songs and reading soft poems.

He mentioned he won't rule out a future Simon and Garfunkel tour, since him and Paul are still close friends.

A great evening's entertainment which had all the audience on the feet to applaud. A good mix of Simon & Garfunkel oldies plus a few original Art Garfunkel songs and loved his son James aka Art Junior singing too - what an amazing voice! Interspersed with the music was a selection of Art's poetry and lifelong musings - made for an intriguing entertainment. Highly recommended.

I've seen Art many times, with and without Paul. My last time seeing Art was more of a poetry session, disbursed with several songs. Yes, as mentioned here, he couldn't hit many notes of yesteryear. That's one thing; but the Q&A session was quite telling. He was incredibly rude to the crowd if the questions didn't appeal to him. A true [unwarranted] egomaniac.

Very very disappointed. The concert was about 2 hours long with a 20 minutes break. Fine with that. But the problem was that he couldn't hit the notes which I wasn't bothered about considering his age but more than half the concert was him just reading letters. I went to hear him sing not recite poetry. Feel a bit ripped off.

Absolutely loved every song .
Such a great night listening to a legend. A great venue and Art was so personable. Loved his poetic stories before each song . Will definitely go to see him next time he is playing.