Ben Folds Announces UK Tour
Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five fame) has announced details of his first UK tour in over two years to promote his upcoming new studio album.
Since disbanding Ben Folds Five, Folds has been working solo, recording the ‘Rockin’ The Suburbs’ album in 2001 and recently releasing a series of EPs (the first two, ‘Sunny 16’ and ‘Speed Graphic’ are both only available online at www.recordstore.co.uk).
Ben Folds also recently got together with Ben Lee and Ben Kweller to record a four song EP, aptly titled ‘The Bens 4-Song EP’
Now Folds will be making a rare trip to the UK and Ireland to play a 10 date UK tour, his first live dates this side of the Atlantic since 1992.
Tickets details are expected to be announced shortly.
The full dates of the solo ‘Ben Folds And A Piano Tour’ are:
- Leicester, De Montford hall (November 12)
- Manchester, Lowery (14)
- Dublin, Vicar Street (15)
- Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall (16)
- Sheffield, Octagon (18)
- Brighton, Dome (19)Warwick, Arts Centre (20)
- Southampton, Guild Hall (21)
- Cambridge, Corn Exchange (23)
- London, Barbican (25)
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