SIMON AND GARFUNKEL "OLD FRIENDS" 2003  BASEBALL TEE  CONCERT T-SHIRT

Description

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL "OLD FRIENDS" 2003 BASEBALL TEE CONCERT T-SHIRT. This shirt was sold on their 2003
"Old Friends" reunion tour
In 2003, Simon and Garfunkel received a
Lifetime Achievement Award
at the
45th Annual Grammy Awards
, for which the promoters convinced them to open with a performance of "The Sound of Silence". The performance was satisfying for both, and they planned a full-scale reunion tour. The Old Friends tour began in October 2003 and played to sold-out audiences across the United States for 40 dates until mid-December,
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earning an estimated 3 million.
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A second U.S. leg commenced in June 2004, consisting of 20 cities. Following a 12-city run in Europe in 2004, they ended their nine-month tour with a free concert along
Via dei Fori Imperiali
, in front of the
Colosseum
in
Rome
, on July 31, 2004. It attracted 600,000 fans, more than their Concert in Central Park. In 2005, Simon and Garfunkel performed three songs for a
Hurricane Katrina
benefit concert in
Madison Square Garden
, including a performance with singer
Aaron Neville
.
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