For three nights this summer, one of American music’s most introspective artists will settle into the quiet grandeur of Davies Symphony Hall. From July 19 to 22, Paul Simon returns to San Francisco for a rare series of performances that look not backward, but inward; an artist in dialogue with time, memory, and the slow, patient craft of songwriting.

Simon’s work has always traced the border between the intimate and the expansive. From the hush of Bookends to the polyrhythmic sprawl of Graceland, his catalog is a testament to the enduring power of curiosity. He is a formalist and a wanderer, as fluent in doo-wop as he is in Andean flute, a songwriter who never stopped asking how songs could carry more rhythm, truth, and risk.

These performances, staged in one of the country’s most acoustically refined halls, promise something closer to meditation than concert. The setlists have grown quieter in recent years, more selective. His latest work, Seven Psalms, leans into the spiritual, the elemental Meant not to fill arenas, but to linger and resonate. What remains is the voice and the words, still cutting through with clarity and grace.

Paul Simon performs at Davies Symphony Hall from July 19 to 22. Tickets available at sfsymphony.org.

Address: 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102
Show Time: 8:00 p.m.
Age: All Ages