Ben Folds live in concert.
ON TOUR

Ben Folds

144
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

81
%
Based on 
144
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
78
%
Based on 
8
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Ben Folds is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 144 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Ben Folds is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Ben Folds concert reviews describe live shows and performances as upbeat, delightful, unforgettable, entertaining, satisfying, exuberant, and colorful.

ON TOUR

Mayo Center for the Performing Arts; Downtown Pittsburgh, Morristown, NJ, United States; Pittsburgh, PA, United States (November 13; Jun 9); Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, Toldeo, United States (June 27); The State Theater, Kalamazoo, United States (June 29); Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown, NJ, United States (November 13); The Plaza Live, Orlando, FL, United States (November 22);

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Latest Release

What Matters Most (June 2, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Winston-Salem, United States (9/12/1966) (9/12/1966)
Bio
Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for his prowess as a pianist.
Has Performed With
Ben Lee, Cake, Rufus Wainwright, yMusic, Tall Heights, Ben Folds Five, Barenaked Ladies

Critic Concert Reviews

Louder Than War (UK)

November 16, 2023
%
Ben Folds; Birmingham Symphony Hall; Friday 10th November

The Arts Desk (UK)

November 15, 2023
80
%
A relaxed run through old classics and new delights

Houston Press (USA)

October 18, 2023
%
Ben Folds Goes Broadway at Bayou Music Center

Nippertown (USA)

October 1, 2023
%
Singer and songwriter Ben Folds is a storyteller, a musician, but most of all a connector. He connects people with feelings, gives meaning to experiences, and, through his songwriting, joins entire concert halls in song.

Pass The Aux (USA)

August 22, 2023
%
Ben Folds shares stories behind the songs at The Wiltern

San Diego Union Tribune (USA)

July 11, 2023
%
World premiere ‘Underground’ puts audience inside the music and mind of Ben Folds

Surviving the Golden Age (USA)

June 20, 2023
%
If I had known in 2019 that the last concert I would have shot for nearly four years was LeAnn Rimes, I would have made better life choices. One of the few highlights the quarantine period of my life were the weekly Ben Folds live streams.

Past critic reviews published in

Dallas Observer (USA), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (USA), Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), Scenestr (Australia), The AU Review (Australia) and more

Image Credit

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