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 2027

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

Alex Suskind has overseen music coverage for New York magazine’s Vulture and, before that, Entertainment Weekly. He has written about TV, film, technology, politics, and tons of other stuff for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, and The Fader. ... Read More