Ben Folds

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Real Live Certified

Critic Consensus

Ben Folds is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 147 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Ben Folds is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Ben Folds concert reviews describe live shows and performances as upbeat, delightful, unforgettable, entertaining, satisfying, exuberant, and colorful.

ON TOUR

Annenburg Center - Zellerbach Theatre; The Kennedy Center, Philadelphia, United States; Washington, D.C., United States (November 16; Oct 26); Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, United States (November 12); Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown, NJ, United States (November 13); Annenburg Center - Zellerbach Theatre, Philadelphia, United States (November 16); The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL, United States (November 22); David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts - Ferguson Hall, Tampa, FL, United States (November 23); Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, United States (December 2); ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, United States (December 11)

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Latest Release

Sleigher (25 October 2024)

Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Winston-Salem, United States (9/12/1966)

Bio

Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for his prowess as a pianist.

Has Performed With

Ben Lee, Cake, Rufus Wainwright, yMusic, Tall Heights, Ben Folds Five, Barenaked Ladies

Critic Concert Reviews

Local Spins (USA)

June 30, 2024

Ben Folds, Luke Bryan, Kurt Vile, The Flaming Lips and Yussef Dayes

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

June 25, 2024

Things don’t always go as planned, but sometimes it’s for the better, and this theme was well-represented on a Friday night for a Ben Folds concert in Lowell, Massachusetts. The original plan seemed a perfect way to kick off the summer — live music on a picturesque field in a park.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

June 10, 2024

Ben Folds rocks the city on the last night of the Three Rivers Arts Festival

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The Arts Desk (UK)

November 15, 2023

A relaxed run through old classics and new delights

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Houston Press (USA)

October 18, 2023

Ben Folds Goes Broadway at Bayou Music Center

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Nippertown (USA)

October 1, 2023

Singer and songwriter Ben Folds is a storyteller, a musician, but most of all a connector. He connects people with feelings, gives meaning to experiences, and, through his songwriting, joins entire concert halls in song.

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