Alternative trio Ben Folds Five have announced a new album and US tour following their reunion in 2008.
Ben Folds, Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee performed at New York’s Mountain Jam Festival last Saturday (June 2nd), and are due to head out on their first headline tour in 12 years this September, beginning with a show at New York’s Central Park on the 14th. Further details on the tour will be available over on their official website as and when they are confirmed.
In addition, festival appearances at Bonnaroo this coming Sunday (June 10th), the Milwaukee Summerfest on June 28th and the Old St. Patrick’s Church Block Party in Chicago a day later are also booked.
Ben Folds’ new album – the first since 1999’s ‘The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner‘ – will be released in September. The album’s recording is taking place at their Nashville studios, and can be pre-ordered via Pledge Music here.