Rockin' the Suburbs

Last night I went and saw the very excellent Ben Folds in Bristol with Dave K and Chris and Jenny Phin. (Yup, that's right, I cross-polenated my work and home friends, but I think it all went well!) It's been the better part of 8 years since I last saw Mr Folds (back at V99 in Stafford with Kempy, Steve and Ant!), and so it was about time I got around to seeing him again. And thank goodness I did as it was a fantastic! Possibly ranking in my top 2 or 3 best gigs at the Academy in Bristol!*

Not only did he play nearly the entirety of his excellent solo albums 'Rockin' the Suburbs' and 'Songs for Silverman', (most notably Zack and Sarah and my all-time fave Folds song, Landed) but he also managed to squeeze in some new stuff, not to mention a couple of classic Ben Folds Five tracks as well (the always fantastic Kate and the Battle of Who Could Care Less!)

For those who are interested, he was supported by a curious little hobbit man called Corn Mo, who played the accordion and sung wierd songs about people who's trousers fall down - he was not great!

* For the record, my all-time top 5 Bristol Academy gigs are...
1. Ryan 'not Bryan' Adams (2004)
2. Ben Folds (2008)
3. Kings of Leon (2004)
4. Ash (2006)
5. Doves(2004)