Ben Folds Concert! (16/06/2005) (June 21st, 2005)
Well here it is. I finally managed to get to a Ben Folds concert and it was GREAT! Apologies in advance for the darkness of the pictures, but the lights weren't very bright and the flash just didn't reach all the way to the stage. Anyway, I'll know for the future to sit to the center left of the stage, as I couldn't see much of his face due to a clonking great piano in the way!! Never mind, I got some great pics when he left the piano seat. What I love about Ben Folds is the level of audience participation he has! He gets the audience to sing along in lots of songs, like Underground, and even tutors them into doing harmonies in Army and Not The Same. The photos of him crouching and standing on the piano are action shots when at the end of Not The Same the whole audience sings in three part harmony Aaaaa-AAAAAA... you'll know what I'm talking about if you've listened to the album Ben Folds Live :) After the show we hung around to meet Ben but he didn't show up. I think he might have been a little steamed about the security being so low - near the end some idiot stormed onto the stage and plonked his cap on Ben while he was playing! We did get to meet Jared (the bassist) and Lindsay (the drummer) though, which was awesome!
Well here it is. I finally managed to get to a Ben Folds concert and it was GREAT! Apologies in advance for the darkness of the pictures, but the lights weren't very bright and the flash just didn't reach all the way to the stage. Anyway, I'll know for the future to sit to the center left of the stage, as I couldn't see much of his face due to a clonking great piano in the way!! Never mind, I got some great pics when he left the piano seat. What I love about Ben Folds is the level of audience participation he has! He gets the audience to sing along in lots of songs, like Underground, and even tutors them into doing harmonies in Army and Not The Same. The photos of him crouching and standing on the piano are action shots when at the end of Not The Same the whole audience sings in three part harmony Aaaaa-AAAAAA... you'll know what I'm talking about if you've listened to the album Ben Folds Live :) After the show we hung around to meet Ben but he didn't show up. I think he might have been a little steamed about the security being so low - near the end some idiot stormed onto the stage and plonked his cap on Ben while he was playing! We did get to meet Jared (the bassist) and Lindsay (the drummer) though, which was awesome!
