Verified or supported facts
- The starter caption identifies the image as a self-portrait made after soundcheck at DPAC on December 1, 2011.
- Publication permission for the photographic image was confirmed by rights owner the founding guitarist on July 29, 2026.
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Initial event record · Initial editorial record · Paul Simon Fall US Tour — Durham Performing Arts Center · Photographic publication rights confirmationRelated event
First night opening for Paul SimonRelated story
The Couch SongsRelated people
The founding guitaristCollections
The Essential 50The BeginningThe Paul Simon RunPortraitsRelated archive records
2011
Paul Simon stage-access pass
Location unknown · PhotographTWF-PHO-2011-0004
December 2, 2011
The van beside the buses
The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia · PhotographTWF-PHO-2011-0005
December 3, 2011
Two in the morning, Duluth
Duluth, Georgia; hotel not identified · PhotographTWF-PHO-2011-0006
December 6, 2011