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In 1966, pianist Ben Folds was born in Winston-Salem, NC. His first band was called Majosha, and in 1994 he formed the trio Ben Folds Five with Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee. A college band, Ben Folds Five released their debut album, Ben Folds Five, in 1995. According to Mtv.com, Ben Folds Five resembled "such piano-driven artists as Billy Joel and early Elton John. But like punk bands, Ben Folds Five put on a high-energy, blistering live show." Today Ben Folds works on a solo pop music career.

One of the top Ben Folds Five songs was "Brick," a 1997 single from Whatever and Ever Amen. The last Ben Folds Five album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, was streamed live online at Myspace. People enjoyed Ben Folds Five lyrics, but Ben Folds Five disbanded in 2000. Ben Folds decided to begin a solo career, and Ben Folds tour tickets sold quickly. The Ben Folds songs "The Luckiest" from Rockin' the Suburbs and Ben Folds' "Landed" from Songs for Silverman appealed to fans.

Along with artists such as Ben Kweller and Guster, Ben Folds attracts a loyal cult following with his piano pounding style and funny song lyrics. In 2008, Ben Folds released Way to Normal.

Ben Folds Concerts

Date	Location	Venue	Price	Get tickets
02.12.2024 07:30	Nashville USA	Schermerhorn Symphony Center 02.12.2024 07:30	$50.99-$622.25	Buy tickets
04.12.2024 07:30	Naples USA	Artis-Naples 04.12.2024 07:30	$110.00-$727.38	Buy tickets
10.12.2024 07:30	Houston USA	Jones Hall for the Performing Arts 10.12.2024 07:30	$45.90-$188.00	Buy tickets
11.12.2024 08:00	Austin USA	ACL Live At The Moody Theater 11.12.2024 08:00	$62.00-$545.00	Buy tickets
12.12.2024 07:30	Dallas USA	Majestic Theatre - Dallas 12.12.2024 07:30	$98.24-$920.00	Buy tickets
14.12.2024 07:30	Fayetteville USA	Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center 14.12.2024 07:30	$119.00-$149.00	Buy tickets
15.12.2024 07:00	Shreveport USA	The Strand Theatre - LA 15.12.2024 07:00	$106.00-$191.00	Buy tickets
17.12.2024 07:00	New Orleans USA	The Fillmore - New Orleans 17.12.2024 07:00	$87.88-$575.00	Buy tickets
18.12.2024 08:00	Memphis USA	Minglewood Hall 18.12.2024 08:00	$66.87-$265.00	Buy tickets
19.12.2024 08:00	Huntsville USA	Von Braun Center Mars Music Hall 19.12.2024 08:00	$117.00-$169.00	Buy tickets
21.12.2024 08:00	Jacksonville USA	Florida Theatre Jacksonville 21.12.2024 08:00	$87.72-$216.00	Buy tickets
14.03.2025 07:30	York USA	Strand Theatre at Appell Center for the Performing Arts 14.03.2025 07:30	$114.00-$128.00	Buy tickets
18.03.2025 07:00	Kansas City USA	Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 18.03.2025 07:00	$89.90-$251.16	Buy tickets
19.03.2025 07:00	Kansas City USA	Helzberg Hall - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 19.03.2025 07:00	$89.50-$251.16	Buy tickets
11.04.2025 07:30	Johnson City USA	ETSU Martin Center 11.04.2025 07:30	$75.00-$428.00	Buy tickets
12.04.2025 08:00	Marietta USA	Peoples Bank Theatre 12.04.2025 08:00	$250.00-$550.00	Buy tickets
15.04.2025 07:30	Cincinnati USA	Cincinnati Music Hall 15.04.2025 07:30	$100.10-$510.00	Buy tickets
25.04.2025 08:00	Costa Mesa USA	Segerstrom Center For The Arts - Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 25.04.2025 08:00	$0.00-$0.00	Buy tickets
26.04.2025 08:00	Costa Mesa USA	Segerstrom Center For The Arts - Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 26.04.2025 08:00	$166.99-$171.15	Buy tickets
03.05.2025 07:30	Milwaukee USA	Bradley Symphony Center 03.05.2025 07:30	$116.30-$525.00	Buy tickets
04.05.2025 07:30	Wausau USA	Grand Theatre - WI 04.05.2025 07:30	$90.00-$145.00	Buy tickets
09.05.2025 07:30	Omaha USA	Kiewit Hall At Holland Center 09.05.2025 07:30	$73.75-$575.00	Buy tickets
10.05.2025 07:30	Omaha USA	Kiewit Hall At Holland Center 10.05.2025 07:30	$50.60-$1035.00	Buy tickets
23.05.2025 08:00	Detroit USA	Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall 23.05.2025 08:00	$40.00-$850.00	Buy tickets
24.05.2025 08:00	Detroit USA	Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall 24.05.2025 08:00	$162.00-$850.00	Buy tickets
16.06.2025 07:30	Chicago USA	Chicago Symphony Center 16.06.2025 07:30	$255.00-$316.00	Buy tickets

Artist Info

Singer/pianist Ben Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is best known as the leader of the power pop trio Ben Folds Five, but has also struck out on his own as a solo artist. Despite playing in bands in high school, his musical career didn't really get off the ground until the late '80s, as a bassist for Majosha (the outfit issued such obscure releases as Party Night: Five Songs About Jesus and Shut Up and Listen to Majosha). Proving his multi-instrumental talents, Folds also played drums as a session musician in Nashville. After relocating to New York, Folds started acting again (he'd previously done some theater in high school) and signed a publishing deal with Sony Music.
Moving back to North Carolina, in 1994 Folds formed Ben Folds Five, a trio that also included bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jessee. Whereas most alternative bands of the '90s specialized in distorted teen-angst rock, the guitarless trio was a refreshing break from the norm, its sound akin to such past power popsters as Todd Rundgren, Jellyfish, and early Joe Jackson, and such piano-driven artists as Billy Joel and early Elton John. But like punk bands, Ben Folds Five put on a high-energy, blistering live show. The band was signed to the independent Caroline Records shortly afterward, resulting in its self-titled debut one year later. Due to airings of the humorous anthem "Underground" (which poked fun at the politics of the punk/alternative scene) on MTV's 120 Minutes) and constant touring, quite a buzz was stirring for the band by the time of its second album.
Released in 1997, Whatever and Ever Amen was pure pop perfection -- easily one of the year's best releases and perhaps the best power pop release of the '90s. The band's songwriting and sound had improved even further, as evidenced by such gems as "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces," "Fair," "Kate," and "Battle of Who Could Care Less," plus their whimsical tribute to breakups, "Song for the Dumped." But it was the ballad "Brick" that broke the band commercially -- unlike the majority of Ben Folds Five's material, which was upbeat, the song contained melancholic music and vocals, as the lyrics told the story of a teenage couple who decides to get an abortion (it has been speculated that the tale was autobiographical for Folds). The single didn't hit until several months after the album was released, which meant that the band stayed on the road for well over a year, playing with such notables as Dave Matthews, Beck, and as part of the 1997 H.O.R.D.E. festival -- earning Whatever platinum status.
While 1998 didn't see a new studio album by the band, Ben Folds Five's former label issued a 16-track rarities collection (Naked Baby Photos) as Folds released his first solo album, Volume 1, under the pseudonym Fear of Pop. Although the album went largely unnoticed, it included the song "In Love," which included overly dramatic vocals from none other than Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner (comparable in approach to Shatner's must-hear 1968 album, The Transformed Man) and which was performed on The Conan O'Brien Show shortly after the album's release. Ben Folds Five regrouped with 1999's The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, which was a more mature work than its predecessors, although the energetic leadoff single, "Army," showed that Folds' humorous approach hadn't dulled at all.
Folds officially went solo again in 2001 with Rockin' the Suburbs. A series of EPs followed, with the new long-player Songs for Silverman dropping in 2005. He released Supersunnyspeedgraphic: The LP in 2006, followed by the full-length Way to Normal in 2008. In 2009 Folds contributed two songs to University A Cappella!, a collection of covers of some of Folds' best tracks by various university groups. Lonely Avenue, a collaboration with British novelist/essayist Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy), arrived in 2010, followed by the 18-track Retrospective: The Best Imitation of Myself 1995-2011, which represented Folds' first U.S. career overview. The compilation included a new song with the original Ben Folds Five, who re-formed the following year and released their fourth studio album, The Sound of the Life of the Mind, followed by Ben Folds Five Live in 2013. In 2015, Folds released So There, an eight-track collection of chamber pop originals that he recorded with New York City-based classical sextet yMusic. The album also included a performance of his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, with the Nashville Symphony.

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