Ben Folds Five Announce First Tour Since 2013

Ben Folds’ titular Five have announced their first tour in 13 years. The trio—led by Folds, Robert Sledge, Darren Jessee—are set to rock nine suburbs cities across the South next spring, with more stops to be announced.

The full slate can be found below. Folds founded the Five alongside Sledge and Jessee in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (they referred to themselves as five instead of three because it sounded better).

Earlier this year, they released a shelved version of their first album for its 30th anniversary. In 2025, Folds resigned as artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra following Trump’s hostile takeover of the Kennedy Center.

Ben Folds Five 04-12 Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre 04-13 Chattanooga, TN – Tivoli Theatre 04-15 Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre 04-16 Pompano Beach, FL – Pompano Beach Amphitheater 04-17 Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound 04-20 Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater 04-21 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall 04-22 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 04-24 Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company.

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O trio — liderado por Folds, Robert Sledge, Darren Jessee — está pronto para agitar nove cidades suburbanas no Sul na próxima primavera, com mais paradas a serem anunciadas.

A programação completa pode ser encontrada abaixo.