Tickets on sale soon! “The last time I did this on tour the response was overwhelming, with literally hundreds of paper airplanes with song requests being launched on cue from fans at the start of the second half of each of my concerts. It’s the purest, most low-tech form of engagement that creates a special bond with my audiences.” – Ben Folds #paperairplanerequesttour
Years in the making from Academy Award nominated director Scott Hicks, and now slated to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Years in the making from Academy Award nominated director Scott Hicks, and now slated to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival.
On Apr. 12, at 8/9c on PBS, @actualbenfolds invites the virtuosic @jacobcollier, rising jazz superstar @laufey , and chart-topping English singer-songwriter @doddleoddle to reimagine their music alongside the @natsymphonydc at the @kennedycenter. #KenCenNextPBS
Nashville: I just early voted @freddiefornashville for Mayor. Remember, we don’t have to do as much protesting if we just get it right at the ballot box. But we gotta show up. Anyone with friends in Nashville, push them to take a few minutes to vote.
38 more cities just announced for the #PaperAirplaneRequestTour! Visit benfolds.com/tour to learn more.
Fine residents of the DC area: I’ve got a solo piano show this Thursday, September 21st at the Main Concert Hall at @kennedycenter. Tix in bio. If there ever was a home venue for me, it is this incredible place. Lucky me! I do a lot of work there with the National Symphony Orchestra, but this show will be me as a musician in my natural habitat, on tour, in support of my new album “What Matters Most.” In fact, the song “Paddleboat Breakup” on the new album came from an improvised song at my last Kennedy Center solo show a couple years ago. So yes, there will be new songs. But I also want to make this set special with your input. I’m not normally this democratic, but, hey, it’s DC. Feel free to respond to this post with your requests and song suggestions. I’ll put together a unique set for the 21st (haha..I’ll have to brush up) to honor my home away from home gig. Also, plan on arriving early enough to catch special guest @linzkraft (look her up) and thank me later. See ya there, Ben. Photo credit: Alysse Gafkjen
Take a moment to enjoy jazz superstar @laufey performing “Magnolia” with the @natsymphonydc as part of @actualbenfolds’s DECLASSIFIED series which challenges artists to re-imagine their work through an orchestral lens. #KenCenNextPBS
PBS crew in Ben’s green room capturing content as he’s warming up before his DECLASSIFIED sound check at @kennedycenter.
#paperairplanerequesttour
Enjoy this throwback with @actualbenfolds performing his song “Fragile” with NSO on July 20, 2022, from the “DECLASSIFIED®: Ben Folds Presents” concert series. Watch the full performance using the #LinkInBio “Fragile” Written and performed by @actualbenfolds Arranged by Eric Allen
ben folds & a guitar! wait no, that’s not right… tix: benfolds.com/tour (link in bio)
guess who is joining Ben, @doddleoddle & @laufey tonight for DECLASSIFIED …
REPOST @adlfilmfest : “Award-winning director Scott Hicks’ documentary MY NAME’S BEN FOLD I PLAY PIANO will have its World Premiere at our Closing Night Gala! Plus, Ben Folds will join via live video link. Follow the musical genius of Folds as he plays a symphonic concert spectacle with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and uncover his personal narratives behind the songs. 🎟 Join @adlfilmfest at @the_piccadilly for the screening plus After Party — tickets via our website or app, link in @adlfilmfest’s bio!”
“Throughout the evening, Ben Folds would change the feel in the room, alternating from gentle and tender songs to thunderous and ferociously played pieces to an audience that gleamed with every note and anecdote. Folds possesses the technical prowess to flawlessly execute each song as it was recorded; however, without any backing musicians, he chose to deliberately diverge from any written sheet music and instead channel his emotions and release them with every strike of the piano keys. When Folds channeled all of his energy into the keys, the concert hall resonated with passionate, complex, and thunderous music – much to the audience’s delight.” SEE BEN LIVE: benfolds.com/tour US/UK/EUROPE DATES AVAILABLE Read the full article on Ben’s Facebook. (Photo by Jason Herman)
Save the date! Ben brings back the “Declassified” show with the National Symphony Orchestra on Friday, June 14. Stay tuned for announcements on the new slate of artists featured! (video: May 2018 Declassified performance)
Join Ben Folds for an intimate evening of songs and stories featuring a lineup of hits, including new music off his album “What Matters Most.” Lynchburg, VA Bristol, TN Greenville, SC Huntsville, AL Birmingham, AL Charlottesville, VA Durham, NC Washington, DC Boston, MA Portsmouth, NH Portland, ME Troy, NY New Brunswick, NJ Huntington, NY Conway, AR Houston, TX Austin, TX benfolds.com/tour
An honor. www.youtube.com/opry
The legendary @actualbenfolds performs “What Matters Most” with the @natsymphonydc as part of his long-running DECLASSIFIED series which challenges artists to re-imagine their work through an orchestral lens. Ben Folds performs “What Matters Most” with the National Symphony Orchestra as part of his long-running DECLASSIFIED series which challenges artists to re-imagine their work through an orchestral lens.
Get a head start on a great weekend with @doddleoddle performing “Lonely Bones” with the @natsymphonydc as part of the @actualbenfolds’ DECLASSIFIED series which challenges artists to re-imagine their work through an orchestral lens. Written during lockdown, dodie describes her song as “warm and waltzy, whilst having such dark feelings weaved in.”
The Declassified series at @kennedycenter returns on June 14th! Tickets on sale now. Link in bio! Ben will host an evening of special guest artists who will perform their music with @natsymphonydc. Stay tuned for announcements on who will be part of the June lineup! Past guests have included William Shatner, Leyla McCalla, Sara Bareilles, Jon Batiste, Laufey, Cody Fry, Regina Spektor and more. (VIDEO: July 2022 Declassified Performance)
Join indie icon and NSO Artistic Advisor Ben Folds (@actualbenfolds) on Jun. 14 for the return of his popular late-night series with today’s hottest artists! Get tickets at the #LinkInBio 🎶 🎹 DECLASSIFIED® series goes beyond the traditional orchestra concert by offering great live music—both classical and contemporary—in a laid-back, casual setting. Come early and stay late for drink specials, live shows, and more! Guest artists to be announced.
South Portland, Maine! Join Ben Folds for a special in-person signing event on September 28 at 4pm, hosted by Bull Moose. No registration required! Just swing by 219 Waterman Dr, South Portland next Thursday and meet Ben.
The Music City Census is now LIVE. If you’re in the music industry in Nashville, please make your voice heard! TAKE THE SURVEY HERE: musiccitycensus.com #musiccitycensus
