An extensive fall trek kicks off on September 10th
Emmy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling music artist Ben Folds has announced additional fall shows are being added across the US as part of his Paper Airplane Request Tour, including a show on November 19th in his hometown of Winston-Salem which will spotlight his North Carolina charitable initiative Keys For Kids.
Fans during each of the shows will be invited to launch their song requests to the stage via paper airplanes.
All proceeds from his Winston-Salem concert will benefit Keys For Kids, which supports a statewide network of North Carolina nonprofits that provide free or affordable piano lessons to school-age children in the state. Folds’ Winston-Salem show will also feature a special guest appearance by Keys For Kids students.
This follows the expansion of the trek that includes dates in July and August in Knoxville, Des Moines, St. Louis, and others.
Folds, who released his most recent album What Matters Most to critical acclaim, has been in the studio in recent months working on his first holiday album targeted for release later this year. He’ll also be featured in a special PBS broadcast this spring that spotlights his ongoing Declassified: Ben Folds Presents concert series he curates as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.
Ben Folds 2024 Paper Airplane Request Tour Dates:
May 30 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
May 31 – Augusta, GA @ Bell Auditorium
June 1 – Peachtree City, GA @ The Fred
June 2 – Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
June 4 – Charlotte, NC @ Belk Theater
June 6 – Savannah, GA @ District Live
June 7 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Sandler Center for the Performing Arts
June 8 – Rocky Mount, VA @ Harvester Performance Center
June 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ 3 Rivers Arts Festival
June 11 – Richmond, VA @ Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
June 21 – Lowell, MA @ Lowell Summer Music Series
June 22 – Great Barrington, MA @ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
June 23 – Hammondsport, NY @ Point of the Bluff Concert Pavilion
June 25 – Kent, OH @ The Kent Stage
June 27 – Toledo, OH @ Peristyle Theater
June 28 – Poteskey, MI @ Bay View John M. Hall Auditorium
June 29 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Kalamzoo State Theatre
July 12 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
July 13 – Plymouth, MA @ Plymouth Memorial Hall
July 14 – Westhampton Beach, NY @ Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
July 16 – Nashville, IL @ Brown County Music Center
July 17 – Lexington, KY @ Lexington Opera House
July 18 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
July 20 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 30 – Boise, ID @ Morrison Center
July 31 – Layton, UT @ Edward A. Kenley Centennial Amphitheater
Aug 2 – Steamboat Springs, CO @ Strings Music Pavilion
Aug 5 – Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium
Aug 6 – Beaver Creek, CO @ Vilar Performing Arts Center
Aug 7 – Pueblo, CO @ Pueblo Memorial Hall
Aug 8 – Amarillo, TX @ Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
Aug 10 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
Aug 11 – Des Moines, IA @ Hoyt Sherman Place
Aug 13 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre
Aug 15 – Bloomington, IL @ Bloomington Center for Performing Arts
Aug 17 – Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre
Aug 18 – St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
Sept 10 – Idaho Falls @ ID Colonial Theater
Sept 11 – Orem, UT @ Noorda Center for the Performing Arts
Sept 13 – Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
Sept 14 – Monterey, CA @ Golden State Theatre
Sept 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Sept 17 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tucson Theater
Sept 18 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Sept 19 – San Diego, CA @ Epstein Family Amphitheater
Sept 24 – Salem, OR @ Elisnore Theatre
Sept 25 – Olympia, WA @ Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Sept 27 – Bremerton, WA @ TBA
Sept 28 – Bellingham, WA @ Mount Baker Theatre
Sept 29 – Tacoma, WA @ TBA
Oct 4 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Washington Pavilion
Oct 5 – Duluth, MN @ DECC Symphony Hall
Oct 6 – St. Paul, MN @ Ordway Music Theatre
Oct 8 – Wausau, WI @ Frand Theater
Oct 9 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
Oct 10 – Carmel, IN @ The Palladium – The Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 12 – Des Plaines, IL @ The Event Center at Rivers Casino
Oct 13 – Fort Wayne, IN @ The Clyde Theatre
Oct 15 – Midland, MI @ Midland Center for the Arts
Oct 17 – Johnson City, TN @ ETSU Martin Center for the Arts
Nov 7 – Buffalo, NY @ University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
Nov 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount Theater
Nov 13 – Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Nov 15 – York, PA @ Appell Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Penn Live Arts/Anneberg Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 17 – Raleigh, NC @ Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 19 – Winston-Salem, NC @ The Ramkat
Nov 22 – Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
Nov 23 – Tampa, FL @ David A Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts – Ferguson Hall
Nov 24 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker
Dec 10 – Houston, TX @ Jones Hall
Dec 11 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Center
Dec 12 – Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
Dec 14 – Fayetteville, AR @ Walton Arts Center
Dec 15 – Shreveport, LA @ TBA
