Despite Simon’s age — he turns 70 in October — his voice still has the force of youth, and he hits the high notes effortlessly (although his old partner Art Garfunkel hit even higher notes with the same ease). In short, Simon was outstanding at this enthusiastic performance.

As good as his vocals were and as tightly as his eight-man backing band played, Simon made the show even better with a set list that seemed as if it were put together by an old FM radio deejay linking song themes.

After the old Jimmy Cliff anti-war tune “Vietnam,” with Simon singing, ” ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ she told me the telegram said, ‘but Mistress Brown your son is dead,’ ” he connected the dots to his own “Mother and Child Reunion” in the very next tune.

Simon did it again late in the show, beneath a lone spotlight, soloing on “The Sound of Silence,” which starts with “Hello darkness, my old friend,” segueing into the colorful explosion of “Kodachrome” and finishing the mini-set with George Harrison’s into-the-light “Here Comes the Sun.”

Simon sang half the new record, and those songs, especially “Rewrite,” were well-received. Yet judging by the cheers and applause, the music from “Graceland” topped this gig and easily provided the night’s hottest, liveliest moments.

“The Boy in the Bubble” and “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” were both remarkable for their energy and sonic layering. But where Simon seemed to lose his signature stage stiffness was in the zydeco-infused “That Was Your Mother,” during which his conductor-like hand jive synced to the accordion accents and washboard rhythms.

Simon finished the show with “Still Crazy After All These Years” — but if anything, this guy is still incredible after all these years.