Ben Folds asks for those paper airplane songs again. The musician will embark on a massive US tour throughout 2024, and attendees will have the opportunity to request songs by throwing a paper airplane at him during the show.
Ben Folds initially embarked on his first “Paper Airplane Request Tour” in 2017, where he randomly selected paper airplane songs requested by fans and performed them solo. His new US tour will feature the same concept, as he explains in a statement: “The last time I did this on tour, the response was overwhelming, with literally hundreds of paper airplanes with song requests released at the request of fans. fans at the beginning of the tour. second half of each of my concerts. It is the purest and least technological form of interaction that creates a special bond with my audience.”
The tour, which spans a total of 74 shows, kicks off with a summer leg beginning May 30 in Charleston, South Carolina, with dates extending through mid-August. A newly announced fall leg kicks off in mid-September and includes shows in Reno, Los Angeles, Tucson, St. Paul, Des Moines, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Orlando, Houston, Austin, Dallas and more.
Pre-sale tickets for Folds' newly announced tour dates taking place between September and December are scheduled for Thursday, May 2 via Ticketmaster (use the code SOUND TEST), with a general sale to follow on Friday, May 3.
Check out Folds' full, updated tour schedule below and get tickets for all their upcoming shows here.
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Ben Folds 2024 Tour Dates:
05/30 – Charleston, South Carolina @ Charleston Music Hall
05/31 – Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium
01/06 – Peachtree City, GA @ The Fred
06/02 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
04/06 – Charlotte, North Carolina @ Belk Theater
06/06 – Savannah, GA @ District Live
07/06 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
08/06 – Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Performance Center
06/09 – Pittsburgh, PA @ 3 Rivers Arts Festival
06/11 – Richmond, VA @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
06/21 – Lowell, MA @ Lowell Summer Music Series
06/22 – Great Barrington, MA @ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
06/23 – Hammondsport, NY @ Point of the Bluff Concert Pavilion
06/25 – Kent, OH @ The Kent Stage
06/27 – Toledo, OH @ Teatro Peristyle
06/28 – Petoskey, MI @ Bay View John M. Hall Auditorium
06/29 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Kalamazoo State Theater
12/07 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
07/13 – Plymouth, MA @ Plymouth Memorial Hall
07/14 – Westhampton Beach, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
07/16 – Nashville, IN @ Brown County Music Center
07/17 – Lexington, KY @ Lexington Opera House
07/18 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theater
07/20 – Wilmington, North Carolina @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
07/21 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavilion
07/30 – Boise, ID @ Morrison Center
07/31 – Layton, UT @ Edward. A Kenley Centenary Amphitheater
02/08 – Steamboat Springs, CO @ String Music Pavilion
05/08 – Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium
06/08 – Beaver Creek, CO @ Vilar Performing Arts Center
07/08 – Pueblo, CO @ Pueblo Memorial Hall
08/08 – Amarillo, TX @ Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
10/08 – Wichita, KS @ El Cotillón
11/08 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place
08/13 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theater
08/15 – Bloomington, IL @ Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
08/17 – Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theater
08/18 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
10/09 – Idaho Falls, ID @ Colonial Theater
11/09 – Orem, UT @ Noorda Center for the Performing Arts
09/13 – Reno, NV @ Grand Theater at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
09/14 – Monterey, CA @ Golden State Theater
09/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
09/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tucson Theater
09/18 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
09/19 – San Diego, CA @ Epstein Family Amphitheater
09/24 – Salem, OR @ Elsinore Theater
09/25 – Olympia, WA @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
09/27 – Bremerton, WA @ Location TBD
09/28 – Bellingham, WA @ Mount Baker Theater
09/29 – Tacoma, WA @ Location TBA
04/10 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Washington Pavilion
05/10 – Duluth, MN @ DECC Symphony Hall
06/10 – St. Paul, MN @ Ordway Music Theater
08/10 – Wausau, WI @ Frand Theater
09/10 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
10/10 – Carmel, IN @ The Palladium – The Performing Arts Center
10/12 – Des Plaines, IL at the Rivers Casino Event Center
10/13 – Fort Wayne, IN @ The Clyde Theater
10/15 – Midland, MI @ Midland Arts Center
10/17 – Johnson City, TN @ ETSU Martin Center for the Arts
07/11 – Buffalo, NY @ University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
12/11 – Brooklyn, New York @ Brooklyn Paramount Theater
11/13 – Morristown, New Jersey @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
11/15 – York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts
11/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn Live Arts/Anneberg Center for the Performing Arts
11/17 – Raleigh, North Carolina @ Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
11/19 – Winston-Salem, North Carolina @ The Ramkat
11/22 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
11/23 – Tampa, FL @ David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts – Ferguson Hall
11/24 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker
10/12 – Houston, TX @ Jones Hall
11/12 – Austin, TX @ ACL live at the Moody Theater
12/12 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theater
12/14 – Fayetteville, AR @ Walton Arts Center
12/15 – Shreveport, LA @ TBA
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