Simon & Garfunkel - First Tour In Japan, Osaka Stadium May 8th 1982
Simon & Garfunkel - First Time In Japan
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By 1980, the solo careers of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were not doing well, and simultaneously, to help alleviate New York's economic decline, concert promoter Ron Delsener suggested a free concert in Central Park. Delsener contacted Simon with the idea of a Simon & Garfunkel reunion, and once Garfunkel had agreed, plans were drawn up. The concert, held on September 19, 1981 attracted more than 500,000 people, at that time the largest ever pop show attendance. Warner Brothers Records released a live album of the show, The Concert in Central Park, which went double platinum in the US. The event created a renewed interest in Simon & Garfunkel's work, and following a number of heart-to-heart talks attempting to put their disagreements behind them, the duo undertook a world tour beginning in May 1982. • During this time the pair played in Japan for the first time ever. Performing 5 shows in the country - 3 in Tokyo and 2 in Osaka - between the 5th and 12th of May ’82, the concerts attracted massive crowds and the pair’s gig at Osaka Stadium on 5th was recorded and broadcast live across the nation.
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