Singer-songwriter Ben Folds burst onto the 1990s alternative rock scene with his self-titled band, Ben Folds Five.
Hit radio singles like "Brick," released in 1997, cemented the band as a major player in the era of pop- and punk-influenced rock bands that centered angsty songwriting and emotional performances. The band broke up in 2000, and briefly reunited again in 2011 to tour with the Barenaked Ladies before disbanding permanently in 2013.Ìý
This September, front man Ben Folds will play Lafayette's Heymann Performing Arts Center in a solo show titled "Ben Folds & a Piano." The show will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24, and tickets will go on sale Friday on the .Ìý
Since 2000, Folds has found solo success through a number of albums and musical collaborations with figures like Weird Al Yankovic, William Shatner and Neil Gaiman. His latest pop album, "What Matters Most," was released in 2023, and last year Folds dropped his first Christmas album, "Sleigher."Â
A live Ben Folds album, recorded with the National Symphony Orchestra, is slated for release this year. Folds served as the first artistic advisor to the NSO for eight years, and he received a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville in 2018.Ìý
