Fantastic
by Lodestein on 6/29/22Brown County Music Center - NashvilleRating: 5 out of 5Ben sounded great. The venue was very nice not a bad seat in the house. Would go see him again when in town.
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About
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation.
He's created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. His last album was a blend of pop songs and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra that soared to #1 on both the Billboard classical and classical crossover charts.
For over a decade he's performed with some of the world's greatest symphony orchestras, and currently serves as the first ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.
Folds released his first book - a collection of interrelated essays, anecdotes and lessons about art, life and music - in 2019, which debuted as a New York Times Best Seller, and is currently hosting a podcast series spinoff of his book entitled "Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds." In addition to solo rock and orchestral touring, he's also developing a new unscripted tv series with Fred Rogers Productions, continues to appear in various film/tv guest starring roles, and is working on two new albums.
An avid photographer, Folds is also a member of the prestigious Sony Artisans of Imagery, has worked as an assignment photo editor for National Geographic, and was featured in a mini-documentary by the Kennedy Center's Digital Project on his photographic work.
An outspoken champion for arts education and music therapy funding in our nation's public schools, has served for over five years as an active member of the distinguished Artist Committee of Americans For The Arts (AFTA), and serves on the Board of AFTA's Arts Action Fund. He also served as Chairman of the Arts Action Fund's ArtsVote2020 national initiative that encouraged voter engagement in the 2020 US elections, and continually advocates for improving public policies for the arts and arts education.
Setlists
Set 1:
- 1.But Wait, There's More
- 2.Capable of Anything
- 3.Kristine From the 7th Grade
- 4.Still Fighting It
- 5.Gracie
- 6.You Don't Know Me
- 7.Fragile
Intermission
- 8.Zak and Sara
- 9.We Could Have This (also with Oregon Symphony)
- 10.Cologne
- 11.Still
- 12.Landed
- 13.Free Coffee
- 14.Effington
Encore
- 15.The Luckiest
- 1.So There
- 2.Don't Change Your Plans (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 3.The Last Polka (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 4.What Matters Most
- 5.Mess (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 6.Capable of Anything
- 7.When We Were Light
- 8.Effington
- 9.Learn to Live With What You Are
- 10.Kristine From the 7th Grade
- 11.Annie Waits
- 12.We Could Have This
- 13.Landed
- 14.Zak and Sara
- 15.Army (Ben Folds Five cover)
Encore
- 16.You Don't Know Me
- 17.Rock This Bitch
- 18.Philosophy (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 1.Still Fighting It
- 2.So There
- 3.The Ascent of Stan
- 4.Sentimental Guy
- 5.Capable of Anything
- 6.Kristine From the 7th Grade
- 7.Don't Change Your Plans (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 8.What Matters Most
- 9.You Don't Know Me
- 10.Exhausting Lover
- 11.Not the Same
- 12.Just Pretend (The Bens cover)
- 13.Zak and Sara
- 14.The Luckiest
- 15.Brick (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 16.Army (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 17.Effington
- 18.Boxing (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 19.Kate (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 20.Narcolepsy (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 21.Philosophy (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 1.Capable of Anything
- 2.Me and Maurice
- 3.Don't Change Your Plans (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 4.The Ascent of Stan
- 5.What Matters Most
- 6.Kristine From the 7th Grade
- 7.Effington
- 8.Still Fighting It
- 9.We Could Have This
- 10.Landed
- 11.Jesusland
- 12.Kate (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 13.Annie Waits
- 14.Gracie
- 15.You Don't Know Me
- 16.The Luckiest
Encore
- 17.Army (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 18.One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces (Ben Folds Five cover)
- 1.Capable of Anything
- 2.Fragile
- 3.Kristine From the 7th Grade
- 4.Gracie
- 5.Effington
- 6.Free Coffee
- 7.Zak and Sara
- 8.We Could Have This
- 9.Still Fighting It
- 10.You Don't Know Me
- 11.Fred Jones Part 2
- 12.Landed
- 13.Not the Same
- 14.The Luckiest
Amazing
by Del on 6/29/22Brown County Music Center - NashvilleRating: 5 out of 5Was a great experience. Venue was awesome and Ben Folds was amazing
Amazing, intimate show
by DrH on 6/29/22Brown County Music Center - NashvilleRating: 5 out of 5Just a terrific show with Ben in rare form both musically on the piano and vocally. BCMC was also a great venue. Highly recommend Ben Folds on this concert. Very fun night.
FANTASTIC
by Ruth Ann on 6/29/22Brown County Music Center - NashvilleRating: 5 out of 5The venue was smaller in size and everyone working there was extremely nice and welcoming. Our seats were great, and Ben was FANTASTIC!
Absolutely incredible.
by Aaron on 6/27/22Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel - DetroitRating: 5 out of 5He co trollwd the show with only a piano. He conducted the audience and had us all sing harmonies. Absolutely amazing.
Engaging show
by Mc on 6/27/22Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel - DetroitRating: 5 out of 5Ben folds puts on a really engaging show. He involves the audience and tells a story throughout the night. Totally unique from a lot of other performers!
Ben Folds at Sound Board Motor CIty Casino
by Dr Quisp on 6/27/22Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel - DetroitRating: 4 out of 5The opening act was Jason Waggoner and he was a very good singer. He seemed nervous and talked a lot between songs and tended to ramble, but when he perfromed it was very good. Ben always puts on a solid show. However, it was a little bit difficult at times to hear is vocals about the piano playing. The show seemed a bit rushed and shorter than usual. He ever seemed to not take the time he usually does after someone says "Rock this bitch" to creat a song at the moment which is also a trademark of every show he does. He has so many songs and since this tour was just himself at the piano, I am surprised he has been keeping to a setlist that does not vary from show to show. I loved the idea when people would thow a piece of paper on stage or zoom a paper airplane and he would read it and play that song. I was thankful he played Fred Jones Part II as he frequently leaves that great and poignant song out of his show. I liked that he ended the show, with the encore being The Luckiest, which has become such a fan favorite years after it initially came out.
Outstanding Piano Playing!
by Alex O. on 6/27/22Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel - DetroitRating: 4 out of 5Ben Folds played all but one of his songs and he even talked about music theory while improvising a song. Since he did not play One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces the concert was only a 4/5.
Great night
by Jfay on 6/27/22Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel - DetroitRating: 5 out of 5Always entertaining and enjoyable. Never a disappointment
Amazing
by AMP on 6/23/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5Amazing concert! Ben Folds broke the piano... But it was funny, and the crew was able to fix it! The venue was so nice, and the ushers and bartenders were very kind and helpful!
One guy and a piano
by Andyy on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5I'm always amazed how captivating Ben's performance is. I've heard and played these songs a million times and still, hearing them live, with a room full of semi-harmonious voices, is the best live experience ls I've had No need for fancy lights or showmanship. These shows are about the music, and I couldn't recommend it enough! Ben, thank you for coming out to the desert yet again!!!
Amazing Ben as always!
by Moe on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5Dude’s got some mad talent. Not just piano or voice, but improvising when the piano got finicky. It was a wonderful evening!
Great show despite break to fix broken piano
by Aussiewebmaster on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5Ben had an awesome show - small venue had his diehard fans singing along to most tunes
Ben Folds- engaging and amazing playlist
by d. N. on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5This is an event for FANS...everyone there knew the lyrics ... great experience
Respite
by Fitz on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5Took me away from my thoughts with lots of great tunes, laughter and audience participation! And lessons on how to make the most of a defective piano! Ben Folds is real, a “Diva” would have walked away but this true artist hammered it out! Thanks, we are the Luckiest!
The Greatest!
by Mimmersinabox on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5Ben Folds was entertaining and interactive! Even though he had some technical difficulties with the piano he and his team were quick to resolve the issue and Ben was a pro and figured it out. The most fun I’ve had at a concert in a long time!
Ben is the boss of 88 keys
by Skeeter on 6/22/22Chandler Center for the Arts - ChandlerRating: 5 out of 5Other than difficulties with the piano it was sublime.
Thanks for a great show Ben!
by J. P. on 6/22/22Rating: 5 out of 5Awesome performance. Like someone else stated below, very enthusiastic to perform and very interactive with the crowd. He was loose and funny. It was just what I expected. He nearly broke the piano but the crew managed to keep it going with only a short intermission.
Boo hiss
by Unrealtor on 4/18/22Greenfield Lake Amphitheater - WilmingtonRating: 1 out of 5Bought 4 tickets in January and concert was canceled by March….still haven’t received refund….ugh
Ben Folds
by Mikey01 on 4/9/22Liberty Hall - LawrenceRating: 4 out of 5Definitely exceeded my expectations. He interacted with the crowd and truly played like he wanted to be there. Lots of energy and music from one guy and a piano. Hated the small, no leg room seats in the balcony.