Ben Folds Announces Australian Tour Dates

Acclaimed American singer-songwriter Ben Folds is heading back to Australia to promote his new album So There this August.

Accompanied by New York-based chamber ensemble yMusic, Folds will be bringing his beautiful classical show to our shores to showcase his new album, along with some of his greatest hits to remind us why we fell in love with him in the first place.

The group will join Folds on stage to perform songs from So There (which debuted #1 on the US Billboard Classical Music Chart) and to turn the pop classics into a magical live experience.

Ben Folds’ first claim to fame was the popular three-piece band Ben Folds Five, who produced three albums in the ’90s, along with a reunion album in 2012. The band’s pop sound set them apart from the alternative music scene that dominated radio airwaves in the late ’90s, with many fans and critiques placing Ben Folds Five in the genre of ‘nerd-rock’.

Following the band’s break-up in 2000, Folds pursued a solo career and has received great critical acclaim for his albums Rockin’ the Suburbs, Songs for Silverman, and Way to Normal. In his September 2015 album So There, Folds placed his commercial success on the back burner and created a classical record with a full orchestra, which combines his charming pop vocals and Piano Man charisma with yMusic’s classical instrumentation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience some exceptional piano plinking, smooth vocals, and classical orchestra live this winter!

Ben Folds with yMusic Australian Tour Dates

THUR 18 AUG

QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane

SAT 20 AUG

Sydney Opera House, Sydney

SUN 21 AUG

Sydney Opera House, Sydney

TUE 23 AUG

Perth Concert Hall, Perth

THUR 25 AUG

Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

FRI 26 AUG

Palais Theatre, Melbourne

SAT 27 AUG

Palais Theatre, Melbourne

SUN 28 AUG

Canberra Theatre, Canberra

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