Ben Folds Five 2027 Tour Dates & Schedule

Quick answer

Yes — Ben Folds Five are officially touring in 2027. The alt-rock trio announced a nine-date reunion run, their first tour in 15 years, hitting theaters and amphitheaters across Tennessee, Florida, Texas and Alabama from April 12 to April 24, 2027. All three original members are back: Ben Folds on piano, Robert Sledge on bass and Darren Jessee on drums. October 2026 check: the initial nine dates are confirmed and on sale; more dates are expected but have not been announced yet.

What's confirmed vs. what's still coming

The 15-year road back

Ben Folds Five formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — three musicians, zero guitars, and a sound frontman Ben Folds once described as built on piano-driven power pop. Their 1995 self-titled debut and 1997's Whatever and Ever Amen (home of the enduring ballad "Brick") made them one of the defining alternative acts of the late '90s. The band released a third album in 1999, split, reunited for 2012's The Sound of the Life of the Mind — their highest-charting US album at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 — and then went quiet as a unit in 2013.

Folds himself never left the stage, touring relentlessly as a solo artist (most recently behind 2024's Christmas-themed Sleigher), while the trio's legacy kept growing in their absence. The 2027 reunion doubles as an anniversary celebration: the band released a 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of their debut earlier in 2026, and 2027 marks 30 years since Whatever and Ever Amen. It is the first time all three members have toured together since the band disbanded.

Ticket and presale info

Tickets are genuinely on sale now. The Live Nation presale ran Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 10 a.m. local time (free All Access membership required), and the general on-sale opened Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster and officialbenfoldsfive.com. Given the 15-year gap and the small initial routing, the theater dates are the ones most likely to sell out first — if your city isn't on the list, the band has signaled more dates are coming, so joining their mailing list beats overpaying on resale.

Where to check for updates

• Official site: officialbenfoldsfive.com
• Tour announcement coverage: Consequence of Sound

Nineties alt-rock fans have a busy 2027 shaping up. If Ben Folds Five's piano-driven reunion run is your speed, you should also be tracking our Foo Fighters 2027 tour dates page and the Oasis 2027 tour dates page — plus Coldplay's 2027 tour dates if your tastes run toward the bigger arena end of the era.