A Ben Folds Symphony Orchestra Australian Tour 2014 has been announced with the acclaimed songwriter announcing a series of headline shows Down Under, performing with the backing of a full orchestra.

Ben Folds has spent this year touring with symphony orchestras around the world, and this November and December, audiences across Australia will be awarded the same treatment. With the aid of symphony orchestras in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, and Melbourne, Folds will perform selections from his esteemed catalogue – including Ben Folds Five songs, his solo material, and his new Concerto For Piano And Orchestra work, composed especially for his global symphony orchestra tour.

It’s not the first time Folds has partnered with an orchestra to bring his rich songbook to life. In 2005, he teamed up with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), reworking his songs over two nights at Kings Park and Botanical Gardens in Perth, filming the results for the DVD release, Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth.

The Ben Folds Symphony Orchestra Australian Tour 2014 dates are the first dates from the 47-year-old composer and one-time Adelaide resident since performing on the 2012 lineup for Harvest as part of the reunited Ben Folds Five lineup, performing in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane (plus sideshows) in Australia for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Ben Folds & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Australian Tour 2014

Friday 14th November – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Saturday 15th November – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Tickets: http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/sso_ben_folds_2014.aspx

Friday 28th November – Concert Hall, Perth
Saturday 29th November – Concert Hall, Perth
Tickets: www.waso.com.au

Friday 5th December – Festival Theatre, Adelaide
Tickets: www.bass.net.au

Wednesday 10th December – Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart
Tickets: www.tso.com.au

Friday 19th December – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Saturday 20th December – Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Tickets: http://www.mso.com.au/whats-on/2014/ben-folds/

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