Friday, February 18, 2011
Ben Folds Begins European Leg of "Lonely Avenue" Tour
Ben Folds kicks off the European leg of his 2011 world tour with a performance at Vicar Street in Dublin tonight, featuring music from his debut Nonesuch release, Lonely Avenue, a collaboration with English novelist Nick Hornby. After Saturday's stop in Birmingham, England, the tour heads to Hornby's hometown of London for a performance at the Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday. Time Out London recommends the show, describing Folds's work as "thumpingly fine and melodically sussed collegiate pop" from an artist "whose style suggests a Randy Newman for the iPod generation."
Fold recently completed a tour of the Midwestern United States with support from Street Corner Symphony, finalists on The Sing-Off, the TV singing competition of which Folds has been a judge for two seasons. Throughout the US tour, Folds enlisted the help of audience members to perform an a cappella version of the Lonely Avenue song "Working Day." He taught portions of the song to crowds each night and filmed it all. The final segment, along with the final US tour date, was postponed due to heavy snows, so stay tuned for more. In the mean time, you can see the work in progress on Folds's YouTube channel, benfoldstv.
After a number of additional stops in the UK, the European tour continues through Germany, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands. In May, the tour makes its way to the Southern Hemisphere for shows in Folds's once-adopted home country of Australia with shows in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. Then it's up to Japan for shows in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
You can see the currently scheduled tour dates below. For more information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
Head to the Nonesuch Store to pick up a copy of Lonely Avenue on CD, vinyl, or in a special deluxe edition featuring the album on CD, four short stories by Hornby, 15 images by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz, all in a hardbound, 152-page book; high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the complete album are included at checkout.
BEN FOLDS ON TOUR
| Feb 18 |
Vicar Street |
Dublin, IRELAND |
| Feb 19 |
HMV Institute |
Birmingham, ENGLAND |
| Feb 20 |
HMV Hammersmith Apollo |
London, ENGLAND |
| Feb 22 |
Guildhall |
Southampton, ENGLAND |
| Feb 24 |
O2 Apollo |
Manchester, ENGLAND
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| Feb 25 |
O2 Academy |
Glasgow, SCOTLAND
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| Feb 26 |
O2 Academy |
Sheffield, ENGLAND
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| Feb 28 |
Docks |
Hamburg, GERMANY
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| Mar 1 |
Vega, Musikkens Hus |
Copenhagen, DENMARK
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| Mar 3 |
Huxley's Neue Welt |
Berlin, GERMANY
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| Mar 4 |
Muffathalle |
Munich, GERMANY
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| Mar 5 |
Halle E+G, Museumsquartier |
Vienna, AUSTRIA
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| Mar 7 |
Paradiso |
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
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| Mar 8 |
Live Music Hall |
Köln, GERMANY
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| May 11 |
Royal Theatre |
Canberra, AUSTRALIA
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| May 13 |
State Theatre |
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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| May 14 |
State Theatre |
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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| May 17 |
QPAC, Concert Hall |
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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| May 20 |
Palais Theatre |
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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| May 22 |
A.E.C. Theatre |
Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
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| May 24 |
Riverside Theatre |
Perth, AUSTRALIA
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| May 29 |
Hitomi Memorial Hall |
Tokyo, JAPAN
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| May 31 |
Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall |
Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Jun 1 |
Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall |
Tokyo, JAPAN
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| Jun 6 |
Namba Hatch |
Osaka, JAPAN
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| Jun 7 |
Diamond Hall |
Nagoya, JAPAN
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Was there myself and wrote a review and had a snapper there so photos and setlists too included
http://www.goldenplec.com/2011/02/19/review-ben-folds-vicar-street/
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