Ben Folds Five Tickets

Alternative Rock music will definitely be here to stay. With its heartfelt lyrics and its use of rock and grunge music styles, music of this genre will be appreciated and listened to for years to come.

Ben Folds Five, a group of the alternative rock music genre, was established in the town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1993. This alternative group consists of three members which include Ben Folds as lead vocals and head songwriter as well as melodic and keyboards, Darren Jessee for drums, backup vocals, songwriter and percussions and Robert Sledge for bass, backup vocals, synthesizer and contrabass.

The group first gained popularity in the independent, pop and alternative music scene with the success of their hit song entitled “Brick”, which was included in their album “Whatever and Ever Amen” in 1997. Soon after, their songs were a popular request in many radio stations.

The music of Ben Folds Five was influenced by different music genres which include jazz and improvised styles. The band was together for a total of seven years which produced several hit record albums and singles. Ben Folds Five eventually disbanded in 2000 under friendly terms.

On the 18th of September 2008, Ben Folds Five had temporarily reunited for a one night concert and played various songs which were taken from their album entitled “The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner”. Once again, the band had come together in 2011 in order to record a total of three songs for their new album entitled “The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective”. In January 2012, the group announced that they will be reuniting once more to record their new album. Soon after, they had schedules for tour performances in different festivals across the United States.