Ben Folds Returns To Australia in 2026 with National Tour ‘Ben Folds & A Piano’

Catch the former Adelaide-based artist at the newly renovated Thebby Theatre in February next year.

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Ben Folds returns to Australia in 2026 with his new tour, Ben Folds & A Piano. The former Adelaide resident will perform songs from across his extensive catalogue that spans more than three decades. Expect classics like ‘Brick’ and ‘Army’ from his time with Ben Folds Five alongside his solo hits such as ‘Rockin’ the Suburbs’ and ‘The Luckiest’. Ben Folds will also share stories with the audience about his time in the business.

Kicking off the Ben Folds & A Piano tour at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on Wednesday 18 February. He then plays two New South Wales shows at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Friday 20 February and Thirroul’s Anita’s Theatre on Saturday 21 February.

The tour continues with gigs at Canberra Theatre Centre on Sunday 22 February, Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on Tuesday 24 February, Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Thursday 26 February and Ulumbarra Theatre in Bendigo on Friday 27 February, before Ben Folds heads west for a final show at Riverside Theatre in Perth on Sunday 1 March.

Limited tickets available for Ben Folds’ Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth shows are on sale via frontiertouring.com.

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Getting his start performing with a variety of not-so-successful bands throughout the ‘80s and early ‘90s, Ben Folds struck gold as the frontman of alt-rockers Ben Folds Five.

The band released three albums in the ‘90s, including the highly praised Whatever and Ever Amen, which included the hit singles ‘Brick’ and ‘Battle of Who Could Care Less’.

Going solo in the ‘00s, Ben Folds has released five albums, his most recent being last year’s Sleigher, and worked with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras.

He served for eight years as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, DC, before stepping down after Donald Trump announced his takeover of the Centre.

Ben Folds has also worked on movie and TV show soundtracks, written a New York Times Best Seller and launched the music education charity Keys For Kids in 2022.

Catch Ben Folds at Thebarton Theatre on Tuesday 24 February. For ticketing information, visit frontiertouring.com.

Ben Folds Ben Folds & A Piano 2026 Australian Tour Dates

Wednesday 18 February – ​The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD

Friday 20 February – ​State Theatre, Sydney, NSW

Saturday 21 February – ​Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW

Sunday 22 February – ​Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, NSW

Tuesday 24 February – ​Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA

Thursday 26 February – ​Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC 

Friday 27 February – ​Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, VIC

Sunday 1 March – ​Riverside Theatre, Perth, WA

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