Anecdotal Ben
The best picture I got!
Doing "The Frown Song"
Goodnight Providence!Saturday, September 27, 2008
Ben Folds Concert!
On Thursday Ben Folds played a concert at the Bank of America Center in Providence, R.I. The venue is actually an ice skating rink during the winter, although during the spring, summer, and fall it serves as a small venue for outdoor concerts. One of my classmates had a friend who worked the sound system during the show and was able to get us in for free, stage side. Missy Higgins, an Australian singer, opened for Ben doing a 45 minute set. I had not previously heard of her, but I enjoyed all of her songs and am planning on downloading a few. After a 30 minute break, Ben came on around 7:15. Anyone who has ever seen him live, claimed that he puts on a fantastic show, and he lived up to their praise. For the first hour he played a set of new songs from his new album which comes out on Tuesday. He actually is quite funny, and had the audience laughing with his anecdotes and the fact that he played multiple versions of the same song, letting us know which one made the album and which were so thoughtfully released by him on the internet for fans to enjoy. For a small venue, playing new material, he still managed to keep the audience into it. For the encore, he did about 6 classics, or "old shit", as he phrased it, including, "Landed", "Rockin the Suburbs", and "The Frown Song". He did not play "Kate" as I had hoped, but regardless it was still an awesome show. Here are some pictures!
Anecdotal Ben
Doing "The Frown Song"
Goodnight Providence!
Anecdotal BenDoing "The Frown Song"Goodnight Providence!
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3 comments:
oh Kate it sounds like u had a good time! your pictures came out amazing, you must have been really close. this is probably a silly question, but what type of music does he play? i have heard u mention him before, is he very famous? i am glad u had a fun!
love your photos and love ben folds. i saw him a few years ago at jones beach and he was amazing! he did play kate (and it is another reason why I so want to be a kate!!). happy you enjoyed it!
He plays soft piano rock, and his songs are great, because the lyrics are typically very witty and sarcastic. He isn't popular in the same way as the Jonas Brothers, but he has almost a cult following. You should check out some of his stuff, I'd think that you'd like it.
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