Ben Folds Five to Unleash First-Ever Live Album

2013-04-21

Story by Cat Badra

Ben Folds Five will release their debut live album, ‘Ben Folds Five Live,’ in June

Indie rock favorites Ben Folds Five will be heading out on the road this summer, and now, the band has dropped the news that they’ll be unleashing their debut live album on June 4.

The live set, named “Ben Folds Five Live,” will offer 15 songs that were recorded during the band’s latest world tour. Songs appearing on the album were recorded all over the world, from California to Tokyo, and offer a mix of the classics and new tracks off the band’s latest studio album, 2012’s “The Sound of the Life of the Mind.” A few examples include “Brick,” “Narcolepsy,” “Uncle Walter” and “Erase Me.” Find the full track listing below.

The band’s summer roster is packed with shows alongside Barenaked Ladies and Guster for the Last Summer on Earth Tour. The trek sets off on June 17 at the Verizon Theatre in Dallas, Texas, and continues through a July 30 stop in Brooklyn, N.Y. For the full itinerary, head to the tour’s official website.

‘Ben Folds Five Live’ Track Listing:

“Jackson Calif.nnery” (The Warfield, San Francisco, Calif., 1/31/13)
“Erase Me” (The Warfield, San Francisco, Calif., 1/31/13)
“Selfless, Cold and Composed” (House of Blues, Boston, Mass., 10/13/12)
“Uncle Walter” (Kool Haus, Toronto, Ontario, CA, 10/5/12)
“Landed” (The Warfield, San Francisco, Calif., 1/31/13)
“Sky High” (The Barton Theatre, Adelaide, AU, 11/16/12)
“One Chord Blues/Billie’s Bounce” (The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CALIF. 1/26/13)
“Do It Anyway/Overture-Heaven on Their Minds” (O2 ACalif.demy, Brixton, UK, 12/4/12)
“Brick” (The Warfield, San Francisco, Calif., 1/31/13)
“Draw a Crowd” (Calif.pitol, Port Chester, N.Y., 10/9/12)
“Narcolepsy” (Hitomi Kinen Hall, Tokyo, JP, 2/16/13)
“Underground” (Mielparque Hall, Osaka, JP, 2/22/13)
“Tom and Mary” (O2 ACalif.demy, Brixton, U.K., 12/4/12)
“One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces” (The Warfield, San Francisco, Calif., 1/31/13)
“Song for the Dumped” (The Barton Theatre, Adelaide, AU, 11/16/12)

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