Paul Simon is coming out of retirement to play a North American tour that includes a five-night stand at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre this summer, the singer announced Tuesday. Si

While recording Seven Psalms, Simon experienced the sudden loss of most of the hearing in his left ear. That made the prospect of live performance a challenge, but over time he developed a new monitor setup (collaborating in part with the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss) that he’ll take on the road for the new tour,