Paul Simon's Graceland Live

A Glasgow concert billed as Paul Simon's Graceland Live, built around the American singer-songwriter's 1986 album. It takes place at the SEC Armadillo.

Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who first came to wide attention as one half of Simon & Garfunkel, the duo completed with Art Garfunkel. As a solo artist, Simon's best-known record is Graceland, released in 1986 and recorded partly in South Africa with the vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Its songs include "You Can Call Me Al", the title track "Graceland", "The Boy in the Bubble" and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes".

The Glasgow date carries the title Paul Simon's Graceland Live, so the evening is tied to that album and its songs. The record draws on South African vocal and township music, and its blend of those traditions with Simon's songwriting is the core of its reputation.

The SEC Armadillo hosts concerts and shows in Glasgow. The night will suit listeners who know Graceland and want to hear its material performed in a concert setting, as well as fans of Simon's wider songwriting.