After six years and three albums, Ben Folds, Robert Sledge and Darren Jesse (aka Ben Folds Five) disbanded leaving Ben to his own devices.

The vanity project 'Fear Of Pop' was first to emerge, full of impromptu rap solos and spoken word supplied by William Shatner. Then came 2001's acclaimed 'Rockin' The Suburbs', a blend of classic power-pop and piano balladry, before Folds relocated to Australia to work on follow-up Songs For Silverman, released 2005. In the three and a half year gap between albums, Folds put out a limited-edition series of three EPs, as well as forming supergroup The Bens with Ben Lee and Ben Kweller.

Upcoming events

• Mon 07 Jul at Nottingham Rock City
• Tue 08 Jul at Sheffield Academy
• Wed 09 Jul at Liverpool Academy (Liverpool University)
• T In The Park Saturday, Sat 12 Jul at Kinross T In The Park with Sugababes, Biffy Clyro, dEUS, Rage Against The Machine, Ian Brown, The Raconteurs
• Sun 13 Jul at Bristol Academy
• Sun 30 Nov at London Shepherds Bush Empire

Releases

• Supersunnyspeedgraphic, the lp - album, out 23/10/2006 on Columbia Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Songs For Silverman - album, out 25/04/2005 on Epic Records. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Wed 25 Jun at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)
• Tue 24 Jun at Newcastle upon Tyne Academy. (post review)
• Tue 13 Dec at London Brixton Academy. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 09/06/2008: Ben Folds adds new show to summer tour dates
• 23/11/2006: Have piano, will travel: Ben Folds tours
• 30/08/2006: Ben Folds to release collection of rare stuff
• 10/05/2005: Ben Lee creates a mix tape. Lots of people sing
• 29/01/2005: Ben Folds Announces New Albums
• 11/11/2004: Illness forces Ben Folds to reschedule dates to 2005
• 02/11/2004: Ben Folds does upmarket tour of Britain
• 02/05/2004: Ben Folds Live: UK Tour Announced For November
• 02/01/2004: The Bens EP Sees the Light of Day
• 17/08/2003: Ben Folds Tops The Charts!

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