BEN FOLDS FIVE 1997 TOUR DATES

Feb. 13: Gavin Convention, New Orleans - Jimmy's

Europe and UK

Mar. 2: Glasgow - The Arches
Mar. 4: Newcastle - Riverside
Mar. 5: Manchester - MDH
Mar. 6: Norwich - Waterfront
Mar. 7: London - Astoria
Mar. 9: Sheffield - Leadmill
Mar. 11: Copenhagen - Cafe Rust
Mar. 12: Stockholm - Studion
Mar. 13: Malmo - KB
Mar. 15: Hamburg - Logo
Mar. 16: Munich - Muffathalle
Mar. 17: Cologne - Underground
Mar. 18: Amsterdam - Melkweg
Mar. 20: Brussells - Ancienne Belgique Club
Mar. 21: Paris - Divan Du Monde

Mar. 27: Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's (Setlist)
Mar. 28: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (Setlist)

Opening for Counting Crows:

Mar. 31: Vancouver, B.C. - Orpheum - Tickets now on sale
Apr. 1: Seattle, Washington - Paramount Theater - Tickets now on sale through Ticketmaster (Setlist)
Apr. 2: Portland, Oregon - Schnitzer Auditorium - Tickets now on sale through Ticketmaster
Apr. 4: Berkeley, California - Greek Theatre - Tickets on sale March 2 (Setlist)
Apr. 5: Irvine, California - Irvine Meadows - Tickets now on sale through Ticketmaster (Setlist)
Apr. 6: San Diego, California - Remac - Tickets now on sale through Ticketmaster (Setlist)

with Komeda opening:

Apr. 8: Salt Lake City, Utah - Zephyr Club (Setlist)
Apr. 10: Denver, Colorado - Bluebird Theatre
Apr. 12: Tempe, Arizona - Gibson's Bar & Grill
Apr. 14: Tucson, Arizona - Pima County Fairgrounds
Apr. 16: Houston, Texas - Urban Art Bar (Setlist)
Apr. 18: Austin, Texas - Liberty Lunch (Setlist)
Apr. 20: Dallas, Texas - Edgefest '97 (Setlist)
Apr. 21: Lawrence, Kansas - Liberty Hall (Setlist)
Apr. 22: St. Louis, Missouri - The Galaxy (Setlist)
Apr. 24: Chicago, Illinois - Metro (Setlist)
Apr. 25: Detroit, Michigan - St. Andrews Hall (Setlist)
Apr. 26: Cleveland, Ohio - The Odeon Concert Club (Setlist)
Apr. 28: New York, New York - Irving Plaza (Setlist)
Apr. 30: Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts (Setlist)
May 1: Raleigh, North Carolina - The Ritz
May 2: Lexington, Virginia - Washington & Lee University
May 3: Atlanta, Georgia - Music Midtown Festival

Japan

May 9: Tokyo - Akasaka Blitz
May 10, 11: Osaka - Imperial Hall
May 13: Fukuoka - Skala Espacia
May 14: Nagoya - Diamond Hall
May 15: Sapporo - Xanadu
May 17, 18, 19, 20: Tokyo - Akasaka Blitz

May 27: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock club
May 28: Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
May 29: Cohoes, NY - Saratoga Winners (with special guest Bloom)
May 30: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
June 1: Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol
June 2: Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
June 3: Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Bar
June 4: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
June 6: Toronto, Ont. - Lee's Palace (with September '67 opening)
June 7: Montreal, PQ - Cabaret Music Hall
June 8: Ottawa, Ont. - Barrymore's Cancelled
June 25: New York, NY - Central Park Summer Stage (with Morphine and Pharaoh Sanders)

Europe:

June 21 and 22: Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
June 27: Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
June 28: Copenhagen, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
June 29: Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival
July 1: London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
July 2: Norway - Quart Festival
July 4: Belgium - Torhout/Werchter Festival

H.O.R.D.E.

At the H.O.R.D.E. dates, the band was joined by a string quartet consisting of Jane Scarpantoni (cello), Dylan Williams (viola), Heather Paauwe (violin), Lorenza Ponce (violin).

July 11: Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 13: Portland, OR - Portland Meadows
July 15: Park City, UT - Wolf Mountain Amphitheatre
July 17: Irvine, CA - Irvine Meadows
July 18: Phoenix, AZ - Desert Sky Pavilion
July 20: Englewood (Denver), CO - Fiddler's Green
July 23: Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre
July 24: Maryland Heights (St. Louis), MO - Riverport Amphitheatre
July 25: Noblesville, IN - Deer Creek Music Center
July 27: Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob
July 29: Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
July 30: Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheatre
August 1: Minneapolis, MN - River's Edge
August 2: East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 3: Tinley Park, IL - New World Music Theatre
August 5: Vernon, NY - Vernon Downs
August 6: Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theatre
August 8: Mansfield, MA - Great Woods Center
August 9: Mansfield, MA - Great Woods Center
August 10: Albany, NY - SPAC
August 12: Jones Beach, Long Island, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheatre
August 13: Virginia Beach, VA - GTE Amphitheatre Show cancelled for technical reasons

Australia

September 25: Sydney - Uni
September 26: Melbourne - Monash Uni
September 27: Adelaide - Thebarton Theatre
September 28: Perth - Ozone
October 1: Canberra - ANU
October 3: Melbourne - Prince of Wales
October 4: Brisbane - Livid '97
October 5: Sydney - Metro

Fall US Tour

Letters in parentheses following the venue denote Opening Acts:

VFG: Venus Flytrap Girls
BBT: Big Bang Theory
OP: Old Pike
KF: Kim Fox
V: Verbow
T: Travis
JW: Jan Wertz

Oct. 16: Atlanta, GA - The Roxy (VFG)
Oct. 17: Charlotte, NC (VFG)
Oct. 18: Raleigh, NC - The Ritz (BBT, VFG)
Oct. 19: Charleston, SC - 96-WAVEfest, featuring Son Volt, Cracker, David Byrne, and more
Oct. 21: Jacksonville, FL - Club 5
Oct. 22: West Palm Beach, FL - Carefree Theatre (VFG)
Oct. 23: St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre (VFG)
Oct. 25: Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Oct. 26: Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre (VFG)
Oct. 27: Nashville, TN - 328 Performance Hall (VFG)
Oct. 28: Indianapolis, IN - Vogue theatre (OP, KF)
Oct. 30: Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre (KF, V)
Oct. 31: Cleveland, OH - Lakewood Civic Auditorium (V, KF)
Nov. 1: Ypsilanti, MI - Eastern Michigan University-Pease Auditorium (KF, V)
Nov. 2: Ithaca, NY - Cornell University-Bailey Hall (V, KF)
Nov. 4: Boston, MA - The Roxy (V, T)
Nov. 5: Northampton, MA - Pearl Street (V, T)
Nov. 6: New York, NY - Supper Club (V, T)
Nov. 8: New Wilmington, PA - Westminster College (JW, T)
Nov. 9: Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (VFG, T)
Nov. 10: Richmond, VA - Flood Zone (VFG, T)
Nov. 11: Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle (VFG, T)
Nov. 17: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (T)
Nov. 18: South Bend, IN - Notre Dame, Stepan Center (T)
Nov. 19: Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre (T)
Nov. 21: Dallas, TX - Stork Room (Free show sponsored by KKZN Radio)
Nov. 22: Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa (T)
Nov. 24: Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre (T)
Nov. 26: Salt Lake City, UT - Zephyr Club (T)
Nov. 27: Tempe, AZ - Gibson's KZON Listener Appreciation Show
Nov. 28: San Franicsco, CA - Fillmore (T)
Nov. 29: Redondo Beach, CA - Club Caprice (T)
Nov. 30: Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre (T)

Dec. 2: Boston, MA - WBCN Xmas Rave - Venue TBA (Sponsored by WBCN Radio)
Dec. 3: Providence, RI - WBRU Birthday Bash. Venue TBA (either Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, The Strand, or The Met Cafe) One admission good for all 3 clubs. Other bands playing include Everclear, Our Lady Peace, Letters To Cleo, Catherine Wheel, and others. (Sponsored by WBRU Radio)
Dec. 4: Washington, DC - Georgetown University, Gaston Hall (with Yazbek) (Tickets via (a href="http://www.protix.com">ProTix)
Dec. 5: Charlotte, NC - Dana Auditorium, Queens College (Sponsored by WEND Radio) - Tickets via Ticketmaster

UK/Ireland

Dec. 8: Manchester, England - Manchester University MDH
Dec. 9: Bradford, England - University of Bradford
Dec. 11: London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
Dec. 12: Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow University Queen Margaret Union
Dec. 13: Dublin, Ireland - Red Box