Matthew Leimkuehler

mleimkuehler@dmreg.com

Paul Simon, the singer-songwriter known for tracks such as "You Can Call Me Al" and "Graceland" is set to perform at the Des Moines Civic Center this spring.

Scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. on May 18, the 12-time Grammy Award winner comes to Des Moines after the April 2015 release of "The Ultimate Collection," a greatest hits record. Simon was one-half of the legendary American folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. The group, consisting of Simon and Art Garfunkel, was responsible for popular songs in the 1960s and '70s, such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Mrs Robinson."

Simon's also scheduled to perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival this April, per his website. He's due to perform at the Civic Center three days after historic American surf rock group the Beach Boys are set to play the same venue, on May 15.

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Tickets to see Paul Simon go on sale Friday at 9 a.m. and can be purchased at desmoinesperformingarts.org, the Civic Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations or via phone at 800-745-3000.

More information on the show can be found at desmoinesperformingarts.org.