Ben Folds Announces Fall Tour With yMusic

The outing begins Nov. 1 in Huntington, N.Y., following a previously announced stretch of dates with yMusic that runs through Sept. 16 in San Francisco.

So There is due out Sept. 11. Folds teamed up with the New York City-based yMusic sextet for eight songs on the LP.

A few months ago NPR premiered the LP’s first track, “Capable of Anything,” which it described as a “little pocket symphony of sorts” and “a bit of pop perfection.”

Folds told NPR that he and yMusic had “cracked the code that would enable us to perform an upbeat pop song with no bass and classical instruments.”

NPR’s Bob Boilen was impressed, writing, “I find this to be the most lovable piece of music I’ve ever heard from Ben Folds, and he’s recorded a lot of music in the past twenty years as a solo artist and with his band Ben Folds Five.”

So There also includes the debut recording of Folds’ “Concerto For Piano and Orchestra,” which he recorded with the Nashville Symphony. Pre-orders are ongoing.

Folds’ next show with yMusic is Sept. 12 in Nashville as part of “Live On The Green.” Here are the new dates:

Nov. 1 – Huntington, N.Y., The Paramount
Nov. 3 – Charlotte, N.C., Belk Theater         
Nov. 4 – Knoxville, Tenn., Tennessee Theatre
Nov. 5 – Atlanta, GA             The Tabernacle           
Nov. 6 – Chattanooga, Tenn., Tivoli Theatre
Nov. 7 – Wilmington, N.C., Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre            
Nov. 9 – Charleston, S.C., Charleston Music Hall    
Nov. 11 – Birmingham, Ala., Alabama Theatre        
Nov. 12 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Taft Theatre      
Nov. 13 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre     
Nov. 14 – Columbus, Ohio, The LC Pavilion
Nov. 16 – Indianapolis, Ind., Murat Theatre
Nov. 17 – St. Louis, Mo., The Pageant         
Nov. 18 – Kansas City, Mo., Uptown Theater

Presale tickets and VIP packages will be available Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. local venue time. General onsales start Friday, Aug. 28. Visit BenFolds.com for more information.