The Simon & Garfunkel Story Comes To The VETS

The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop at The VETS in Providence on January 19, 2020 at 7pm during the North American tour. The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the '60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous "The Concert in Central Park" reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

Tickets are $62 - $42 and can be purchased online at TheVetsRI.com, by calling 401.421.ARTS (2787), or in person at The VETS/PPAC box office located at 220 Weybosset St. Providence. The VETS is located at One Avenue of the Arts, Providence. The VETS on-site box office is only open on show days. For more information on upcoming event at The VETS visit www.TheVetsRI.com.

Using huge projection photos and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all of their hits, including 'Mrs. Robinson', 'Cecilia', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Homeward Bound' and many more.

With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, Simon & Garfunkel's perfect harmonies and songs that poignantly captured the times made them one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time. Over the years, they won 10 Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1977, their Bridge Over Troubled Water album was nominated at the 1977 Brit Awards for Best International Album. In 2003, Simon and Garfunkel were awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the following year saw their "The Sound of Silence" awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.

More Information about The Simon & Garfunkel Story can be found at: http://www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com.

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